After a nice run, we like to go over to the greatest pool in Dallas at the F.O.E., to cool off and relax. They have an indoor and outdoor bar, pool table, internet jukebox with gobs and gobs of great … Continue reading
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I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque
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Wow you know I asked for no whammies, so instead I was given a doozy. I had every intention of running 12 miles; I even had it mapped out. Oh well nothing seems to go as planned! My 12 mile … Continue reading
I Love Rock’n’Roll (Dallas Half Marathon)
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It only took me a couple of days, after White Rock, to consider running in the 2011 Dallas Rock’n’Roll Half Marathon. I delayed my registration due to costs, and due to all the other complications that entered my life at … Continue reading
Successes of 2010
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In 2010 I took on the challenge of getting healthy and losing weight; what I got out of this challenge was the love of running and the pursuit of running in a half marathon. Sure I didn’t get to complete … Continue reading
When 11 becomes 12 and change
I admit that the previous 11 mile run mentally messed with my head. It was my first bad long run since I returned to training in September. Who knew that a one mile increase would tip the scale that much; but it did. Everyone I talked to about this said pretty much the same thing, “Sometimes you just have a bad run. You do all the right things, but sometimes it is just beyond your control. You just have to get past it and move forward.”