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SALLY (ON THE) FOURTH...
SALLY (ON THE)Ā FOURTHā¦
Okay, so this may be the biggest (and punniest) stretch Iāve ever done for a blog post title. But bear with me, it works. Or at least I think it does.Ā Check out the definition:
Sally Forth (verb)-Ā toĀ setĀ outĀ inĀ aĀ sudden,Ā energeticĀ orĀ violentĀ manner.
Edition 49 of the Peachtree.
And Iām using it in reference to the Peachtree Road Race, which is held annually on July 4th in Atlanta and featuresā¦
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THE HEAT IS ON...
THE HEAT ISĀ ONā¦
Ā My love affair with summer running continues.
And almost none of these people ran the 10K.
Last Monday I laced up my shoes for a race with Run Social Atlantaā¦ The Monday Night Brewing 10K. Now āMonday Night Brewingā may sound familiar to you because back in December I was scheduled to do the Monday Night Brewing 10-Miler.Ā But that event was snowed out.
Cut to six months later and snow was notā¦
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HAPPY NATIONAL RUNNING DAY!
HAPPY NATIONAL RUNNINGĀ DAY!
āTis the Running Season!
Happy National Running Day to all of my fellow pavement pounders!
Yup, June 6th is that special day each year where we decorate our shoe trees and gather together to sing holiday running songs all while sipping warm Gu packets. And remember, if Meb sees his shadow during his maintenance run today that means six more weeks of blisters. Or something like that.
I woke upā¦
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ODE TO CANYON CITY...
ODE TO CANYONĀ CITYā¦
Ā Fun times.
A few weeks ago I posted about the end of legacy status (see āLost Legacyā) and in the article, I mentioned instances where races themselves, such as the Hollywood Half Marathon, had ended their run (pardon the pun).
Well, it seems another race I know has joined the list. It was recently announced that 2017 was the final running of the REVEL Canyon City Marathon/Half Marathon. As anā¦
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SPRUNG SPRING...
SPRUNG SPRINGā¦
Ā Pick a seasonā¦ any season.
I remember in grade school being taught that there were four seasons: spring, summer, winter, and fall. And I certainly remember that spring is supposed to be sandwiched between chilly winter and steamy summer. Itās a very nice time of year. So with that in mind, I have to askā¦
What the hell happened to spring this year?
After 20 years of living in Los Angeles, I justā¦
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MY FIRST 5K...
MY FIRST 5Kā¦
Ā Ready to run a 5K
My first 5K? Really?Ā
Yeah, that kinda surprised me too.
Since I started distanceĀ running back in 2009 Iāve completed approximately 100 races of varying distances, but never once I had I signed up for a 5K. Why you may ask? Really it was for two reasons.
For starters, when I first began training for distance running, my main focus was to increase the length of my runs. As aā¦
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LOST LEGACY...
LOST LEGACYā¦
A āLegacy Runnerā is someone who has run a race every year of its existence. For example, The Los Angeles Marathon had its inaugural race back in 1986. And 32 years later there are about 150 people that have run theĀ race each and every year without fail. My running hat is off to them.
Now some races have stretched the legacy runner definition to include people who have run a race for a certainā¦
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WHOOPS...
WHOOPSā¦
Ā Thatād be me last week.
We all get a little air-headed at times. Forgetting why you walked into a room. Blanking on meeting up with your friend. Not remembering where the heck you left your keys or wallet or glasses or phone or etcā¦
Ā Whenever we get busy or distracted or sleep-deprived (or a combination) we can momentarily become related to the absent-minded professor. And this condition alsoā¦
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Ā Sweet running wear.
Ā One of the unexpected benefits of being a regular runner/racer, is Iāve amassed a secondĀ wardrobe, separate and apart from my regular clothing. Brands like Levi, Lucky and Calvin Klein must now fight for closet space with Nike, Mizuno, Brooks, Asics and New Balance. And judging by sheer numbers, I think my running clothing is winning the great Wardrobe War. And the greatest combatant in this conflict: The race tech T-shirt.
Thanks to having completed over 100 races (of varying distance) I have more than enough race tech shirts to clothe a small country. Some race shirts are really cool, some are just functional. Some are bland and some are flat out āfugly.ā They come in every color known to Crayola and some that I donāt think youād even find in the 64-box (with the built-inĀ sharpener). One color, two colors, color stripes, color gradients, short sleeve, long sleeve, sleeveless, crew neck, V-neck, loose fit, athletic fit, tight fit, some designed not to fit anyone, male sex, unisex, insects (gotcha), finisherās shirts, series shirts, bonus shirts, freebie shirts and seemingly countless other variations.
Ā Last summer before I relocated to Atlanta, I got all of my race shirts together. Official count: A frigginā shitload.
Ā Ā One of my cold weather faves.
Ā But just like your regular wardrobe, you wear 20% of your running shirts 80% of the time. For every super comfy, memorable or sweet-looking shirt I wore, there were at least two others who never saw the light of day anymore. So when the time came to purge for my move, I decided it was time to put some of these lesser-worn shirts out to pasture.
I spent a lot of time (way too much time) trying to decide which to keep and which to set free. But I eventually gathered up several dozen race shirts and brought them to Goodwill where they will hopefully find new owners who will happily don them and head out to run for many miles to come.
But just before I bagged the shirts up, I took photos of the front so Iād have something else to remind me of those races past. And I wanted to share some of these shirts with youā¦ enjoy.
Now donāt worry, I still have far too many techĀ shirts, but I have at least managed to cull the herd a bit for now. I assure you, there will be future purges and more photos to come.
Dress for successā¦ and Run on!
Do you have pictures of any of your favorite (or least favorite) race shirts to share?
THE SHIRT OFF MYĀ BACKā¦ One of the unexpected benefits of being a regular runner/racer, is I've amassed a secondĀ wardrobe, separate and apart from my regular clothing.
JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD...
JUST KEEP MOVINGĀ FORWARDā¦
Ā Bib and Bling!
Last Sunday felt a bit weird for me for two reasons.
Ā Reason 1: For the past 6 years straight (and 8 times over the last 9 years) I ran the Los Angeles Marathon with my T2 (Team to End AIDS) charity group during the 3rd weekend in March. Itās a truly wonderful race and was the linchpin in my annual race line-up.
But this year I wasnāt in Los Angeles come mid-March. Iām callingā¦
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MAN VS. CAR... AGAIN
MAN VS. CARā¦Ā AGAIN
Ā Man vs. Car: the car always wins.
Perhaps the wisest thing one of my running coaches ever told me was: āThe rules of physics always trump the laws of man.ā
Ā He was specifically applying this adage to the rule: Pedestrians have the right of way over cars. Of course, knowing youāre in the right offers little consolation if you get hit by a carā¦ even one thatās totally in the wrong.
Now donātā¦
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...ONE FLU OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
ā¦ONE FLU OVER THE CUCKOOāSĀ NEST
Ā Rabbit season. Duck season. Flu season.
Last week I wrote about how I had finally overcome my continuous coughing and unplanned running hiatus and was āback at it.ā Well, unbeknownst to me my best-laid plans were about to go off the rails before they even really began.
My Sunday evening started with my gym bag packed and me raring to hit the pool at the crack of dawn for some much overdue lapā¦
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BACK AT IT...
BACK AT ITā¦
Ā Shooting for a 10ā¦
Iāve read numerous articles about how quickly you start to lose your cardio conditioning when youāre not working out. Itās kind of scary how you can start to regress if youāre inactive for as little as two weeks.
Ā Now, if youāre suffering from a serious injury or certain kinds of illnesses, working out is simply out of the equation. You need to rest and recover or you canā¦
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HACKETY HACK...
HACKETY HACKā¦
Did not see where they hid the cough.
Last week I ran the Hot Chocolate 15K in the freezing rainā¦ or as I called it āThe Slog.ā Well, it seems that in addition to my tech top and finisherās medal, I picked up an additional bit of bling. AnĀ unwanted bit of bling.
A nasty cough.
Once I got home and showered in preparation for some Super Bowl snacking,Ā I started hacking. And I pretty much havenātā¦
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THE SLOG...
THE SLOGā¦
Slog: A long laborious walk or march.
Ā Bib-tastic.
Iāve run races in the cold before. Iāve run races in the rain before.
Ā But before this weekend, I had never run a race in the cold cold cold rain. Unlike a Reeseās Peanut Butter Cup, rain and cold are not two great tastes that go great together.
On Sunday, I ran the Atlanta Hot Chocolate 15K (thatās 9.32 miles to you and me) in a downpour whileā¦
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WHEN THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFUL...
WHEN THE WEATHER OUTSIDE IS FRIGHTFULā¦
Ā Dressed for running success.
Running outside in cold winter weather kinda sucks.
Ā There, I said it.
On Saturday I did a 10-mile long run down near the Chattahoochee River as theĀ temperature had finally climbed into the 40s. It was the first time Iād run outside in over two weeks.Ā Thanks to the rather chilly and windy conditionsĀ here in Atlanta, Iād been doing all of my runningĀ workouts on theā¦
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TIME TO TRIP AGAIN...
TIME TO TRIP AGAINā¦
Hey Trippers,
I know itās been a whileā¦ okay, a long whileā¦ but Iām finally back. Actually, I never went totally away but without a post in several months, Iām sure many of you wondered if Iād tripped my last Kenyan.
Nope.
Thumbs once again are up!
And as you probably gathered from past posts, 2017 was a huge year of transition for me. Pretty much everything in my life has changed and mostly forā¦
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