Category: Races
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Sometimes I Do Ill-Advised Things and it Turns Out Okay.
This isn’t a race recap, because no one wants to read about four miles of chatting with my only real life running buddy in the race and then nine miles of “woo buddy I’m in trouble.” I did run the DRC Half on Sunday, though, and while I won’t say it went well, it did…
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I had a bad race: Hypnotic Donut Dash “5K”
Bad races happen. You set your goal too high, or you’re just not as fit as you thought you were, or there were things that were out of your control that caused you to do badly. I’ve been lucky. I’ve had nothing but successful races, due in large part to only having started running in…
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Dallas Running Club Half Marathon Recap
Race information What? 2016 DRC Half When? 11/6/16 How far? 13.1 miles Website? http://drchalf.com Strava Goals Goal Description Completed? A 1:40 Maaaaaaybe B 1:43 Maaaaaaybe C Sub-1:45 Maaaaaaybe Training After April’s HM, I decided to take the Pfitzinger plunge for the 2016 Dallas Running Club Half Marathon. Uncle Pete, as he’s fondly known to his disciples, has such a…
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Race Report: UNT Community Cross Country 5K
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?
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Race Report – Carrollton Runners Mile / Tracksmith PR
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…
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Race Report: 2016 DRC Independence Day 5K
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…
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The first two 5Ks I ever ran
Like a lot of people who tried to run once or twice before it really caught on, I like to think that I’ve run two “first” 5Ks. I was a senior in high school the first time I started running, and I was trying to lose weight to fit into my prom dress. It worked;…