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Little Runner, Bigger City: July 2015
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Monday, July 27, 2015. Race report: Bix 7. 8212; and my performance at it — far exceeded my low expectations. I am very happy to report. Here's how I did with each goal. Focus on the experience. My friend Emily's advice, on the eve of the race, was to have fun with it, and that turned out to be a cinch. From the minute I got to where I needed to be up until the post-race party, though, I was fully able to soak in the sights and sounds. I wish I knew — I spotted him when ...
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Little Runner, Bigger City: July 2014
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Thursday, July 31, 2014. I recently completed all of RAGBRAI. 8212; no skipping the extra miles on the Karras Loop, no riding the sag wagon, no agreeing to drive someone's vehicle for just one day. That's 483 miles on a bike. Some of that time passed in conversation (and whining); some of it, in detailed observation of my surroundings; the rest of it, in thinking. It's time for me to retire from blogging. I appreciate everyone who's followed me from Illinois. I will say that i...
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Little Runner, Bigger City: Race recaps
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Little Runner, Bigger City. July 25, 2015). May 9, 2015). Hy-Vee Road Races half marathon. April 27, 2015). Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 5K. March 29, 2015). May 31, 2014). May 10, 2014). April 22, 2014). Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 5K. March 30, 2014). Living History Farms Race. Nov 23, 2013). IMT Des Moines Half Marathon. Oct 20, 2013). Sept 29, 2013). Boone County Historical Society 5K History Run/Walk. Aug 24, 2013). May 11, 2013). Hy-Vee half marathon at Drake Relays. April 28, 2013). April 7, 2013).
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Little Runner, Bigger City: Race report: Bix 7
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Monday, July 27, 2015. Race report: Bix 7. 8212; and my performance at it — far exceeded my low expectations. I am very happy to report. Here's how I did with each goal. Focus on the experience. My friend Emily's advice, on the eve of the race, was to have fun with it, and that turned out to be a cinch. From the minute I got to where I needed to be up until the post-race party, though, I was fully able to soak in the sights and sounds. I wish I knew — I spotted him when ...
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Little Runner, Bigger City: January 2015
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Friday, January 30, 2015. A visit to the shoe store. Last time I bought running shoes, the sales guy suggested that I think about buying lighter-weight shoes to wear for my shorter runs, to save some wear on my primary pair. I didn't feel like he was just trying to upsell me, but I also at the time didn't feel like buying two pairs of expensive shoes. The thought stayed in the back of my mind, though, and resurfaced every time I thought about replacing my one pair. Little Runn...
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Little Runner, Bigger City: Goals for the Bix 7
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Thursday, July 23, 2015. Goals for the Bix 7. I don't have any special excuses for not blogging for almost a month (! So I'll just acknowledge the silence and move on . Yes, I'm still doing the Bix 7. Quite a few pieces of this experience will be different from the past three years' worth of races I've done. Totally new: racing seven miles; sleeping in a tent the night before (I'm joining my RAGBRAI friends in Coralville just so I can see Cheap Trick. What are my goals? Focus ...
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Little Runner, Bigger City: February 2015
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Thursday, February 26, 2015. Half marathon training is officially underway. Training for the Drake relays half marathon. Is officially underway, based on two factors:. This past week, I've already had two running-related dreams. The more recent one was pleasant and inspiration: I realized that while I'd been missing workouts, I'd been consistently doing my long runs, and doing them well. Didn't halt my momentum through mile eight or 10. Little Runner, Bigger City. A half marat...
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Little Runner, Bigger City: Goal unlocked: Bike to work
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Monday, May 5, 2014. Goal unlocked: Bike to work. I set five main goals for myself this year. And I've already achieved two of them — run a sub-7:30 mile. And, now, bike to work. As one co-worker pointed out: It's "bike all the way to your desk" month, apparently. This one was about as easy to achieve as any fitness goal will ever be, I think:. So there's huge positive peer pressure. Little Runner, Bigger City. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Little Runner, Bigger City.
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Little Runner, Bigger City: April 2015
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Race report: Hy-Vee Road Races half marathon. This won't come as a surprise to anyone who follows me on Instagram, but this year's Hy-Vee Road Races half marathon. Was the polar opposite of my 2013 experience. The short version: Race-day weather was perfect, I didn't stop to walk once. And I finished with a milestone personal record that far exceeded my goals. At that point, we'd changed directions, and we both actually started to get a little too ho...
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Little Runner, Bigger City: Race report: Hy-Vee Road Races half marathon
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Little Runner, Bigger City. Wednesday, April 29, 2015. Race report: Hy-Vee Road Races half marathon. This won't come as a surprise to anyone who follows me on Instagram, but this year's Hy-Vee Road Races half marathon. Was the polar opposite of my 2013 experience. The short version: Race-day weather was perfect, I didn't stop to walk once. And I finished with a milestone personal record that far exceeded my goals. At that point, we'd changed directions, and we both actually started to get a little too ho...
