Tag: running
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Vibram Five Fingers
In the middle of October, I decided to take the plunge and buy a pair of Vibram Five Finger shoes. I’d seen a few people wearing them in the gym and had heard about them before, but had never actually tried them on even. I decided that the idea of barefoot running was intriguing enough…
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Run To Keep Warm
Before I left for work today, I decided that I wanted to run after work as the weather was looking better and the roads should be clearer. However, just after I left the house I (of course) realized that I had forgotten my running gear. It wasn’t really worth going back for since I was…
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Happy Birthday to me
Well, I’m a week late on my birthday post, but whatever. Last Wednesday (June 9), was my 26th birthday. Justin and I celebrated pretty simply – we went to dinner at Red Lobster and then went home. Sounds like a good day to me. Some other items that have happened recently: This week I passed…
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500th Mile
I just finished my 500th mile running with Nike+. I haven’t advanced to the next “color” on the website (the colors are indications of how far you have run with the milestone to reach the next progressively further), however my progress so far is impressive to myself. Had I looked into my future even one…
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First Half-Marathon
So, today was a big day for me. I ran my first half-marathon. For you laymen, that’s 13.1 miles or 21.1 kilometers. I’ve been on a coaching program from Nike+ which is an intermediate-level 5k program. Today was the peak run of the program with a scheduled 10 mile run. However, I decided to push myself to…