Tag: refreshing
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Race Report: Sioux Falls Marathon
To say that I’ve been looking forward to the beginning of the fall race season would be an understatement! The planning and thought I’ve put into selecting and training for these races (as evidenced by the myriad of previous posts) is evidence of that excitement. So, when we left home on Saturday morning for the…
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Review: The Clean Bottle & The Runner
Mother Nature’s attempt to bake me while I run this summer has meant I’ve been more than a little invested in efficient hydration. I’ve experimented with bottles and packs and runs broken up incessantly by the high number of city parks (with water fountains) in my area. I’ve also done my best to ween myself off of…
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Lake Superior & The Duluth Running Company
Happy Labor Day Weekend to everyone! The beautiful epicurean and I took advantage of the long weekend for a quick mini-honeymoon to the North Shore of Lake Superior. This scenic destination has quickly become one of our favorite places to visit. The ability to hop in the car and escape to what seems like another…
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Pour Some Sugar On Me…
Everyone has a collection of music that defines their youth. For me, one of those songs was Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar On Me“. **I’ll pause now so you can click the link and sing along to the music video, and then ask yourself at the end why music just isn’t as good as it…
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False Idols: Passion for the Sport
Each month I read the most recent issue of Runner’s World, and there always seems to be one or two articles that provide me with a new perspective on my own running. More often than not, this perspective is the result of an unbelievable story or a description of a outrageous race. This month, it…
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The Best Idea I Ever Forgot
Once, while I was running, I crafted a full-proof plan for world peace. On another run, I came up with a plan to balance the budget and end partisan politics. Unfortunately, by the time I finished these runs, the blood had drained from my brain, and I had forgotten them both. I kid you not…it…
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Collective Bargaining with your Body
Resting after a period of hard training leading up to a race is common sense, right? Your body can only handle so much before it tells you to stop one way or another, so you might as well take it easy and let yourself recover. This seems like common sense to me, as it no…
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Just Breathe
Many runners, and many athletes of all genres of sport for that matter, spend a lot of time thinking about the proper tools for the sport. As runners, we put a lot of time into thinking about the right shoes (minimalist, support, laces, heel drop), the right clothes (wicking, SPF, cooling, warming, style), eye protection,…
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Hydration Highlights
It may only be the beginning of May, but with the unseasonably warm temperatures around the country, it’s already getting pretty darn warm! Although properly hydrating is always an important concern as a runner, it is doubly important during the summer months, when the heat sucks the water out of you that much quicker. Dehydration…
Chasing 42 