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Six things for the six days before the LA 13.1

October 18, 2010

I have never run a half marathon in less than two hours and ten minutes, which means I’ve never run a half marathon in less than ten minutes per mile. My first half marathon was run in two hours eleven minutes, and my last two in two hours, sixteen minutes. I have nowhere to go [...]

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Don’t pencil it in, set in stone.

September 17, 2010

It doesn’t matter if you can run 200 yards or 20 miles. You need to establish a good routine. Chances are, if you’re running 20 miles you’ve probably got that part figured out. The rest of us, on the other hand (myself included), can be a bit lacking. Set a Schedule. First, you need to [...]

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Vibrams – barefoot shoes or just funny lookin’?

August 21, 2010

I have no idea how the full barefoot guys do it. Seemingly able to run in the cold, the heat and through road obstacles that pose a hazard to even my almost barefoot-ness, true barefoot runners are either bad-ass or crazy. I prefer to think of them as both, though I know a secret about [...]

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The race to be race-ready

July 30, 2010

It was late November, and I was hooked on (almost) barefoot running. After making sure to read Born To Run three times, studying Barefoot Ted and running every third run barefoot to concentrate on form, my dad challenged me to run the half marathon. Run it? Duh. Run the race in Vibrams? Maaaaaaybe. Determined as [...]

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Everybody cut footloose

June 29, 2010

2:16. That’s two hours and 16 minutes to run a total of 13.1 miles. Not the fastest I’ve run, not the slowest either. But it’s the farthest I’ve ever run in Vibrams. Yes, they look like ape feet and yes, they could also pass for ninja shoes, but these fusions or neoprene and rubber are [...]

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Running for my life

June 26, 2010

I’m not at my computer right now. If you’re reading this within two hours of me publishing it, I’m participating in the toughest mental and physical act I’ve ever committed to. It’s something no one I personally know has ever done. I’m running a half marathon in Vibram shoes. Some of you may scoff, thinking [...]

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Light Rail runnin’

May 31, 2010

(Thank you to all that serve our country.) The Metro Light Rail is one of the most expensive, most controversial and most useful public projects Arizona has undertaken. Sure, in its infancy the light rail hasn’t lessened traffic all that much, but it’s going to take more than 18 months to convince Arizonans to give [...]

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Removing Barriers

December 18, 2009

Motivational books are usually worthless to me. Chock full of inspirational tales that are mostly luck, chance or coincidence, it’s hard to get behind them. Born To Run is not one of THOSE books. It’s motivational, but I’m pretty sure it was never meant to be. Sure, it’s about running, but not in the way [...]

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