August 2010

A Rough Day At The AC100

August 31, 2010
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Pam and I arrived in Wrightwood, CA for the AC100 around noon on Friday afternoon. We quickly checked in for the race, got her through the med check, did a little bit of last minute race shopping and then checked in at our hotel. We spent the rest of the afternoon resting and prepping for [...]

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A Crash Course In Trail Running

August 25, 2010
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I have been dabbling with running on trails for the past eight months or so. During that time span, I’ve only had 6 or 8 quality trail runs. I’ve run two trail races, the Wildwood 10K and the Wildwood Trail Half Marathon. I’ve also run withPam in the SoCal mountains and in Palm Springs. My [...]

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Ask the Readers: How Do You Cope with Injuries?

August 24, 2010

This post is from J.D., the quiet half of Get Fit Slowly. It’s been a good summer in my personal world of fitness. I’ve lost thirty pounds (and have about twenty to go), cycled about 700 miles, and have built a lot of strength through Crossfit. As you might expect, I’ve coped with a variety [...]

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2 Meaningful Reasons Why Daily Weigh-Ins Aren’t Meaningless!

August 23, 2010
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The other day, when I asked you all about your vacation habits, a couple of people perceived the anecdotal mentions of two one day weigh-ins as the main point of my post. The post was supposed to be about how I believe you should let yourself take breaks from the stresses that sometimes come along [...]

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The Wait Is Over

August 20, 2010

The last time I got waitlisted, to my first choice of colleges, I eventually got in. Well this time, everything worked itself out as well. Yep, the wait is over, I’m officially running this year’s: Good thing I’ve been training. I’m nervous just thinking about covering that distance. But I’m excited as well. Wish me [...]

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