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  • Weekly Recap: July 11 – July 17

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:50 Wednesday – 3 @ 9:17 Thursday – 7 with 18 minutes LT @ 9:08 avg, LT @ 8:06 Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 @ 9:06 Sunday – 11 @ 9:15

  • Gear Review: ROLL Recovery R8

    Gear Review: ROLL Recovery R8

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    The Problem I spent most of June on the treadmill due to what my doctor and I thought was achilles tendinitis. I wasn’t feeling particularly tight, so I had stopped foam rolling on a regular basis, and since downward dog was pulling on my achilles tendon, yoga had been scratched from the schedule too. Near…

  • Baking Croissants

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    After making four batches of bagels last weekend, I decided I’d try croissants this weekend. I ended up not getting around to the dough in time, and then making true croissants were going to be far more involved than I was anticipating, so instead of adding in the butter layer and brushing it with egg…

  • Weekly Recap: July 4 – July 10

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:58 Wednesday – 5K @ 9:54 Thursday – 6 + strides @ 9:20 Friday – Rest Saturday – 7 @ 9:18 Sunday – 10 @ 9:26

  • rule40 and the State of the Olympics

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    If you’ve been following track and field athletes on social media lately, you’ve probably seen some of them tweeting or instagramming some bright yellow images for an organization called rule40. Some athletes are sticking post-it notes on their heads or hands, and some are wearing t-shirts emblazdoned with a yellow square that say “running shirt”…

  • Frozen berries

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    I’ve loved frozen grapes and blueberries since the first time I tried them. I was looking forward to relaxing on my rest day on my back porch with a bowl of berries and a good book. So of course, fifteen minutes after I get home, the rain starts pouring down (rather violently, I might add;…

  • Weekly Recap: June 27- July 03

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 6 @ 9:53 Wednesday – 5K @ 8:36 Thursday – 4 @ 10:16 Friday – Rest Saturday – 5K Race (22:51) and 2 WU/CD Sunday – 9 @ 9:22

  • Race Report: 2016 DRC Independence Day 5K

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    Dallas Running Club Independence Day 5K 7/2/16 Goals A: Sub-23 time B: Win my age group C: PR (under 25:14) Training I didn’t do any 5K specific training. I’m still just base-building for a fall half plan, but since I’ve had injury issues, I was running inside on the treadmill and had stripped out the…

  • Monthly Recap – June 2016

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    Monthly Mileage: 114 Cumulative Yearly Mileage: 624 June June was a rough month for me in some ways. I’d had a ton of calf and achilles issues that relegated me to the treadmill all month, save for the two races where I was able to get outside. The worst part was that I didn’t know why…