Monthly Archives: January 2012

January Wrap-up

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Patrick

As you can imagine from my last couple of posts, things did not go according to the plan for the rest of the month I posted on the 17th.  Unfortunately my life took an unexpected turn the day after I … Continue reading →

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Getting Back on Track

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Patrick

I managed to get in three more runs since my last post. Tonight was my first run since returning home from the west coast. The point of my runs while I was away was just to get me outside to … Continue reading →

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Running as Therapy

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Patrick

I have not posted in five days now which is probably the longest I have gone without updating this site since I started it. Unfortunately I received some unexpected news last week and everything else has been on hold since. … Continue reading →

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Plan for the Rest of January

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Patrick

With no races scheduled for this month and my 16 marathon training program only scheduled to start early next month I have been running without a plan so far in January. Essentially my focus for this month has been to … Continue reading →

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Speed Intervals on an Indoor Track

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Patrick

This morning I tried speed intervals at an indoor track for the first time. As I mentioned in a previous post, I am looking to add more speed work to my training as I get ready for this year’s Ottawa … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stories

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Patrick

It’s time again for Saturday Stories, a collection of some of my favourite articles and blog posts from the past week. As always, if you came across something you feel is worthy of mention here feel free to posta link … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s Run in the Snow

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Patrick

Unless I want to start running on a treadmill, getting used to running in the snow is a necessity for me between December and March. Since I try to avoid running on a treadmill I run in the snow four … Continue reading →

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Canceling My Application For the New York Marathon Lottery

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Patrick

If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook you may have caught that I submitted a lottery application for this year’s New York Marathon. Along with the Boston Marathon it is one of the big marathons I would like to … Continue reading →

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Race Profile: Sunshine State Races

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Patrick

Tonight’s choice for a race to profile was an easy one. You may recall in my post about my 2012 race schedule I mentioned not having any races scheduled for February. Not long after posting that I received a message … Continue reading →

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Gear Review: ellasport Power Capris

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Jaime

Well my New Year’s resolutions just became easier to keep after my latest trip to the gym to try out ellasports’s new Power Capris. Pam from ellasport asked Patrick if he would be willing to review the capris, and while … Continue reading →

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