The Starting Line: Getting the Gear

September 29, 2010

This entry is part of The Starting Line: an Entry Blank Series on Running for Beginners. Now that you’ve made your commitment and downloaded a shiny new running plan, it’s time to consider the stuff you’re going to need. Like every athletic endeavor, running requires some gear. Unlike many sports, it doesn’t require a ton. [...]

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Light as a Feather

September 17, 2010

Last night I had a good run. Thank G. This whole injury thing has really been getting obnoxious. Sometimes my leg hurts; sometimes it doesn’t. The only thing that seems to help during the actual running process is wearing my ridiculously expensive (and, okay, super awesome) compression tights. But sometimes I really don’t want to [...]

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The Kellie Sebrell Trail 5k, or Victory Part II

September 14, 2010

We rolled into Lansing at around 8:00 on Saturday night. At that point, I was fairly sure that a miracle had occurred. My leg was hardly sore and I could get in and out of the car with ease. I couldn’t even stop talking about how awesome my new compression tights were. The slightest glimmer [...]

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The Mackinac Island 8 Mile, or I HAVE RETURNED

September 13, 2010

The 2010 Mackinac Island 8 Mile race was a gigantic success! Absolutely none of my worries from earlier this week came true. Things started looking up on Friday afternoon when Jack and I headed to Playmakers in a last-ditch attempt to find some decent compression leggings. I had searched for them at Dick’s Sporting Goods [...]

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Denied!

June 30, 2010

This morning I had big, big plans to get up really early and go for a slightly longer run before work. It usually takes me about three snooze buttons to get up and running, but today I was foiled over and over again by myself. On the second or third snooze, when I wanted to [...]

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The Run Charlevoix Half Marathon/Triumph!

June 28, 2010

Last weekend was just the best. It was probably my best race ever. Ever! Woo! Friday afternoon we drove up to Charlevoix in Jack’s car, which is slowly starting to drown itself using its air conditioning system. This resulted in water pouring in the passenger side (lucky me) all the way up north. We met [...]

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