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  • Weekly Recap: October 3 – October 9

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    Goals: Finish strong with the Pfitz 12/47 plan Be diligent about recovery Get comfortable in the 40-50 mpw range to prepare for post-race base building Get faster (duh, but still worth mentioning) Schedule: Monday: Rest Tuesday: 8 GA + (150m on/250m off x4) x2 Wednesday: 7 GA Thursday: 8 total, incl. recovery 5K Friday: Rest Saturday: 8 total, incl. 10K…

  • Race Report: UNT Community Cross Country 5K

    Race Report: UNT Community Cross Country 5K

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    When: Saturday, September 17, 12:00 noon Where: Denton, TX at the UNT XC course Why: I had never run a cross country race before, and this one was $15 and had a t-shirt. Why not?

  • Weekly Recap – August 29 to September 4

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    Goals: Avoid running myself into the ground with Pfitz plan Hit my workouts Build endurance Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 8 @ 9:42 (6 x hill, 6 x 100m) Wednesday – 9 endurance @ 9:20 Thursday – Rest Friday – 8.5 18+15 LT workout @ 8:52 avg Saturday – 13.1 Progression Run @ 8:44 avg Sunday – Rest, maybe a…

  • Picky Bars and the Picky Club

    Picky Bars and the Picky Club

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    I’m turning 25 on Friday! (I’m not as excited about that as the exclamation point would indicate.) I prefer to think of it as moving to a new age group rather than getting older, really. A few weeks ago, Amy introduced me to Picky Bars, and I eventually made my way to Trader Joe’s to pick…

  • Race Report – Carrollton Runners Mile / Tracksmith PR

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    I had set my original mark to beat in the midst of a sinus infection and in the wake of my stepfather’s death. I had never raced a mile before, and all things considered, the blowup I had during that race isn’t really all that surprising. Thankfully, a month later at my redemption race, I…

  • Newton Texas Flag Shoes

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    I make no bones about being a fan of Newton shoes. I know a lot of people think they’re gimmicky or something, but they’re the only shoe I’ve been able to run in reliably. When I saw that they were coming out with limited edition Newton Texas flag shoes, I knew I had to get…

  • Weekly Recap: July 25 – July 31

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Recover well between runs Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 8 @ 8:50 Wednesday – 4 @ 9:12 Thursday – 7.5 with 20 minutes LT @ 8:56 avg, LT @ 8:08 Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 @ 9:25 Sunday – 1 mile race @ 7:55, 5K @ 9:01, 7 @…

  • Tracksmith Van Cortlandt Singlet

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    I’m sure everyone knows about the Tracksmith PR bonus going on this summer. To recap it, if you run a PR in any piece of Tracksmith apparel by August 31, they’ll give you a $250 credit for even more gear! I first found out about Tracksmith sometime in 2015, I think, back before they carried…

  • Weekly Recap: July 18 – July 24

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    Goals: Complete all scheduled runs Continue achilles recovery Take adequate time for rest Schedule: Monday – Rest Tuesday – 7 @ 9:41 Wednesday – 3 @ 8:53 Thursday – 7 with strides @ 9:49 Friday – Rest Saturday – 8 @ 9:03 Sunday – 11 @ 8:56

  • Rio and the State of the Olympics

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    It seems like there are news articles about how Rio isn’t ready to host the Olympics coming out weekly. There are bodies washing up on the beaches to be used for volleyball and chlorine-resistant parasites in the pools and severe pollution in the rowing waters in addition to the Zika virus we’ve been hearing about…