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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: June 2014
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. June 06, 2014. Motivation from a disaster marathon. When on December 1, 2012, I picked up my California International Marathon race package in Sacramento, I was not sure why I bothered. By then I had been injured, unable to run for five months, and counting. It would take another seven months before I could resume running again. Today, five days after I ran my worst marathon in 15 marathons over 11 years, I don't yet understand the meaning.
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: May 2014
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. May 29, 2014. Revenge marathons: risk vs reward. All it takes is all you've got," read a sign at about 39k into the Vancouver marathon. It made me smile as I struggled past it. The mental and physical effort required to run a marathon - 42.195 kilometres or 26 miles 385 yards - is substantial. Racing hurts, in ways both obvious and subtle," writes Joe Henderson in Marathon Training: the Proven 100-Day Program for Success. The verb excite is...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: It took only 3 years...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. October 11, 2011. It took only 3 years. Six marathons; Vancouver in 3:07 and 3:10, Rotterdam 3:11, Olympic Peninsula 3:10, Bellingham 3:09, of course Sunday's in Victoria, and, arguably, two ultras; STORMY 50-mile in 10:15 and Haney to Harrison 100km in 10:29, but I finally improved my marathon record to 3:06:06. The Goodlife Fitness Victoria Marathon also hosted this year's Provincial Marathon Championship. I had slept reasonably well, and...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Articles
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. Spectacular Squamish" - Nov/Dec 2011. Iron Man" cover story on Craig Alexander - July/Aug 2009. Inspiring Athletes: Kristine Chambers" - July/Aug 2010. Final Impact: Wild Life Encounters" - April 2010. 2011 (Road) Running Shoe Review. 2010 (Trail) Running Shoe Review. 2010 (Road) Running Shoe Review. 2009 (Road) Running Shoe Review. 2009 (Trail) Running Shoe Review. Olympic Multisports - Tri Olympians". Interview: Who is Brian McCarthy?
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Marathon win
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. June 08, 2009. Yesterday I won my first marathon, leading the female pack from start to finish and set a course record in the process. The North Olympic Discovery Marathon is not only in a spectacular area, the race is superbly organized and has amazing volunteers. I would highly recommend you consider adding this race, with various distances to choose from, to your 2010 race schedule. For a story in the Peninsula Daily News, see here.
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Second marathon win
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. September 26, 2011. 15km into Bellingham Marathon. So, I felt awesome warming up before the Bellingham Bay Marathon yesterday morning. I did notice that it seemed windy. Overall, I had a superb day on this course with spectacular views. I didn't get the course record, didn't even get a PB but I did lead the women from start to finish. And a story by the Bellingham Herald here. About to finish as 2011 B'ham Bay Marathon champ. MEC 10K Richmo...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Revenge marathons: risk vs reward
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. May 29, 2014. Revenge marathons: risk vs reward. All it takes is all you've got," read a sign at about 39k into the Vancouver marathon. It made me smile as I struggled past it. The mental and physical effort required to run a marathon - 42.195 kilometres or 26 miles 385 yards - is substantial. Racing hurts, in ways both obvious and subtle," writes Joe Henderson in Marathon Training: the Proven 100-Day Program for Success. The verb excite is...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Marathon recovery & revenge
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. May 27, 2014. Marathon recovery and revenge. The first week after the Vancouver marathon I did not run. I walked every day, as is usual, with our dog Luka, about 45 to 60 minutes. Initially I stuck with flat trails. I was busy on both Monday and Tuesday, with hectic work days that included finishing Graham E Fuller's book Turkey and the Arab Spring: Leadership in the Middle East,. Aimed at the hips - absolutely perfect timing. On Monday, ei...
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner: Motivation from a disaster marathon
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The Happiness of the Long-Distance Runner. Writer. Runner. Yogi. June 06, 2014. Motivation from a disaster marathon. When on December 1, 2012, I picked up my California International Marathon race package in Sacramento, I was not sure why I bothered. By then I had been injured, unable to run for five months, and counting. It would take another seven months before I could resume running again. Today, five days after I ran my worst marathon in 15 marathons over 11 years, I don't yet understand the meaning.
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