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Posts Tagged ‘weather’


This Week Last Year: Boston and a State of Emergency

Just like last week last year, most of what I wrote this week centered around the Boston Marathon. This week I described what happened as opposed to what was coming up. The website updated automatically as I ran with text alerts, notifying the site about my disappointing finishing time. I missed out on all of [...]

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This Week Last Year: All About Boston

This week last year was centered on my preparations for the Boston Marathon. I began the week by discussing my taper and race goals, which wound up not being feasible no matter how realistic they may have began as. I quickly began to wonder whether the Boston Marathon would be rained out or not. This [...]

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State of Emergency

Thank you for your well wishes and congratulations, everybody. I will have plenty to say about the race and how it went, but it will probably take a few days to get everything available. I will try to get back to everybody that posted a comment or emailed me, but it will take a little [...]

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1 Day until the Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is tomorrow morning. That sounds strange; this is the first year that the races starts in the morning. The starting gun will be at 10:00 for the first wave of the start, rather than at noon as it has been for the past century or so. The weather forecast is not looking [...]

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How to Avoid Hypothermia during a race

Before taking off this morning, I checked my inbox and saw this email from the Boston Athletic Association concerning Monday’s race. It contains some great advice about how to avoid hypothermia when you are running, and how to treat somebody who is suffering from hypothermia. As such, I have copied it here. April 13, 2007 [...]

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This Week Last Year: Broken Necks and Dead Legends

This week last year was pretty light on material, and was very sad for those of us in Maine. I continued my animated series by demonstrating how to do a leg press on a 45° sled. We also continued my wife’s weight lifting program. I talked about being able to enjoy a rain run in [...]

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This Week Last Year: Legless Football Players and Post Season Baseball

This week last year was dominated by baseball, with a few fitness tips and a story about some stupid referees. A lot of people have found Run to Win by searching for an article about a legless football player named Bobby Martin who got tossed during a game for not wearing knee pads. Postseason baseball [...]

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Get out and enjoy the weather

Whenever possible, get outside and enjoy the weather. It can do wonders for clearing your head, especially in the winter time when we spend most of our time indoors. When I lived in Florida, I used to set up my weight bench in the car port to my workout. I hate running inside, so most [...]

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