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Back on Track
Posted on 14. Mar, 2011 by Joe.
Last week was finally the week where I threw in the towel on “catching up” with my marathon training program. All in all, it wasn’t too big of a concession. I ended up scrapping two days worth of training which were four and three mile runs. When your training starts to make you feel like [...]
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The Whirlwind
Posted on 05. Mar, 2011 by Joe.
Ah yes, a whirlwind indeed. There’s a crazy thing that happens when you combine goal setting with actual movement towards achieving those goals. It’s called focus. Focus is what kept me from throwing up my arms in frustration when a mini-vacation and not so mini work trip to Ireland thoroughly derailed my marathon training efforts [...]
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The Countdown is On
Posted on 24. Jan, 2011 by Joe.
Back when I revealed my 2011 Goals, I gave myself a deadline of January 14 for choosing a marathon training program. So, what’s an action plan if I don’t immediately get tardy on the first step? Well, thankfully, I gave myself plenty of slack in that schedule. Therefore, my leaving the final decision until this [...]
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The Week That Was 1-8-11
Posted on 08. Jan, 2011 by Joe.
It was quite the busy first week of 2011. After a couple of shortened work weeks, it was back into the swing of things with little, if any, easing back. The key to being thrown headlong into the first week of this year was keeping everything in perspective. The way I did this was to [...]
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Mission Accomplished
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by Joe.
2:35:09. Not a time that will be remembered in any record book, that’s for sure. But, it’s a time that I will never forget. I guess it is the beauty of running a distance for the first time. No matter how ridiculously fast you are or how much of an unmitigated disaster your effort is, [...]
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