DNF 14 Miles, Winter Won Today
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DNF 14 Miles, Winter Won Today

Some days you have a hard run, then there are some days where your it’s just brutal. Today the deep coat of fresh snow got the better of me. #HWI #Run4Water #WhyIRun #GRGus I was even doing my best just stick with my training plan running pace of 11:01/mi, but that wasn’t enough to get…
Hitting The Training Run Hard
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Hitting The Training Run Hard

Today was a short assessment training run, basically 12 minutes of giving it all you’ve got. It’s preceded by, and follows, a 5 minute warmup & cool down run respectively. I did an out-and-back while giving myself some distance for a final cool down walk to home. We’ll see what this means for my final…
A Tough Tuesday Training Run
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A Tough Tuesday Training Run

I could tell from the start that it was going to be a tough run. I even made a point of going to bed early the night before, because I was going to need to be up by 3:45am to get my 11 mile done at a decent time. I made it to 10 miles…
Monday Recovery Run With Increasing Miles
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Monday Recovery Run With Increasing Miles

While today was a recovery run pace the miles almost doubled from last week. With only 3 weeks until race day the miles will increase for a short time but then will start decreasing weekly up to race day. #HWI #Run4Watet #WhyIRun #GRGus Give to clean water: https://timn.me/2Kx7NEr
Tackling The Wind And The Rain
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Tackling The Wind And The Rain

This morning was a cold, wet, and windy run to meet up with the Hope Water team. I did enjoy running with some of the team for about a mile-and-a-half before parting and finishing out my last 6.5 miles. #HWI #Run4Water #WhyIRun #GRGus The trek back home was quite a bit harder given that I…
Breaking Out The Facemask For A Chilly Interval Run
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Breaking Out The Facemask For A Chilly Interval Run

With as cold and windy as it was the previous day, for a short 3+ mile run, today’s temperature and longer run definitely called for putting on the facemask. #HWI #Run4Water #WhyIRun #GRGus Almost a couple of years ago now, I had the honor to travel to Sierra Leone Africa, and witness first hand the…