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Nutrition for Runners: Potato Pizza

Tonight’s recipe is one I came across when I went to Philadelphia in November. A potato pizza is what I ended up having for supper the night before the marathon. Incidentally, if any of you are headed to Philadelphia anytime … Continue reading

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The Science of Running: Splitting Long Runs

Tonight’s post explores the idea of splitting a long run into two shorter runs. It is not something I regularly do but as we all know sometimes things come up and it can be difficult to fit in your long … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned in 2011

Tonight’s post is a bit of a continuation of last night’s post when I discussed my plans for 2012. Tonight’s focus is on what I learned in 2011 and what I plan to carry forward to 2012 to help me … Continue reading

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2011 in Review

With one day left in 2011 I took a few minutes earlier to think back on the year I have had in terms of running. It was another good year for me in which I managed to accomplish a number … Continue reading

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Back to Running

Following my usual post-marathon steps to recovery seems to have worked again as I am planning to get in my first post-marathon run tomorrow after work. As with my last couple of marathons I followed most of these steps. The first … Continue reading

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What Next?

The Philadelphia Marathon was the big race I was looking forward to and gearing all my training toward so far this year. For that reason I had not looked at doing any races after Philadelphia. For the first time in … Continue reading

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Philadelphia Marathon Recap

Yesterday was my fifth marathon. I ended up choosing Philadelphia because of the timing in late November and because I heard it was a relatively flat and quick course. The event certainly did not disappoint. We headed down to Philadelphia … Continue reading

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Marathon Profile: Philadelphia Marathon – Update

The Philadelphia Marathon ended up being one of the first marathons I profiled on this site. Here I am nine months later and just a few days away from actually running this race. I chose this marathon as my fall … Continue reading

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Wipe Out

As I have mentioned already, the whole point of this week is to stay loose and to rest my legs before the marathon on Sunday. Given that, tonight’s run was just supposed to be an easy 8 km run home … Continue reading

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Checklist for Philadelphia

Today was a rest day for me. With only a few days left before we head to Philadelphia it is hard to keep my mind off the upcoming marathon. Today I ended up putting together my list of things I … Continue reading

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