October 2011

Autumn Leaves 50K Race Report

October 31, 2011

Friday night it rained—the hardest rain of the Fall so far. Pam spent a lot of time getting her costume together. It paid off in the end too, because not only did she win the ladies’ race, but she also won first prize in the costume contest. Her Medusa getup earned her a really nice [...]

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Autumn Leaves 50K—Ready To Rock!

October 28, 2011

Yesterday morning I went out for my final pre-race run…A little 5 mile jaunt at race pace. I’ve spent a considerable time running at race pace during the past few weeks. Ever since Victoria, I’ve tried to burn what it feels like to run at 9:30 min/mile pace into my mind, legs and lungs. When [...]

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What’s Your Peanut Butter & Honey

October 27, 2011

After a few days of good, hard training (and good nutrition) I feel like I’ve got myself under control. Blogging for accountability, running/crossfitting, and eating well is the perfect solution to keeping the number on the scale in the “green zone.” I know, I know…I’m more than a number. But the number still matters. My [...]

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6 Simple Steps

October 25, 2011

This is taken directly from the Welcome Letter to the 77th issue of Endurance News which is put out by Hammer Nutrition: Hydrate every day. Drink between half of your bodyweight in ounces and one gallon of water a day (i.e., if you weigh 120 lb, drink between 60-128 ounces every day). Massively lower your [...]

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Let’s Get Psyched!

October 24, 2011

This morning, I contemplated doing a web search for motivational quotes or songs that I could post about. I was looking for something to get me psyched up for next weekend’s Autumn Leaves 50K. Then I remembered that I try and write motivational and inspirational stuff on my blog. So I just searched GFS instead [...]

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