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This Week Last Year: Marathon Preparation

This week last year was dominated once again by thoughts of the marathon, but this time I wrote my series on marathon preparation. My marathon preparation series consisted of 9 articles of 9 bullet points each. The first couple of articles just happened to come out...

Tapering for a marathon with Broken Socks

Last night I only got a bit over a mile in for a run because one of my socks broke; it kept falling into my shoe under my heel. This is disappointing since it was one of my favorite pairs of socks; oh well, that’s what I get for keeping them around for a good...

Gravatars have been added to comments

For those visiting the site to read any comments recently, you will have noticed that I have added Gravatars. A gravatar is a globally recognized avatar across many websites. Your image will appear next to your name on any site where you leave a comment after you sign...

Preparing for the Marine Corps Marathon

It is only a few days before I leave for the Virginia/Washington D.C. area to run the Marine Corps Marathon. I have started thinking about my race strategies and what I hope to accomplish. The race’s website, though, leaves a bit to be desired. Their course map...

Strengthening Your Forearms

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, we will be writing about things that deserve more attention throughout the month of October. This week, Scott discusses strengthening your forearms. There are two basic ways to strengthen the...

An overly active taper

Sometimes, your marathon preparation goes perfectly, your taper is phenomenal, and hopefully your race goes off without a hitch. Sometimes, things are not so smooth. I still expect my race to go off without a hitch, but my taper has certainly proven interesting. The...

Bradbury Bruiser course marking moved to Sunday

In the description of the Bradbury Bruiser Trail Race, I mentioned that the final course preview run and the trail marking was going to be tomorrow morning at 9:30 am and 7:00 am respectively. This has been changed to Sunday morning, October 21st, at the same times....