Awesome Weekend
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
This past Saturday I headed over to Pennsylvania with members of the N.E. Ohio Trail Club for the 4th Annual Slim Pickins FA. This free, no frills run took place on the Laure ...
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10 Miles with Slim
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Brian M.
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Tonight, as I was relaxing on the couch, my friend Jim "Slim" Harris called and said that he was in Streetsboro finishing up some overtime computer work for his job ...
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Getting ready for Oil Creek!
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
After work I met Gavin and my sister Jamie for an easy 5 1/2 mile run through Warren. We ran through both Packard and Perkins Park and turned around downtown. This Saturday ...
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Fall is in the air!
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
This evening my brother and I met Dan Bellinger at the Happy Days Lodge to watch Part 4 of the PBS special - " The National Parks: America's Best Idea". So far Jeff ...
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Mike Keller vs. Rob Powell
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Brian M.
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This past January I did an FA 50K run with my friend Rob Powell in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and we came across a sign at an intersection of the Buckeye Trail and a ho ...
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It's a beautiful day!
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
This morning around 9 am I met Dan Bellinger at Happy Days for a trail run. My body, despite not having run a lot of miles lately, felt really good and fresh. We finished up ...
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Labor Day 10
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
This afternoon I met my brother at the Boston Store and we ran the Buckeye Trail to Snowville Rd. and back for a tough 10 miles. It took my body awhile to get going after yest ...
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Money Run
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Last night my friend Derek said he'd be getting off work early today so we decided to meet at Happy Days at 1:30 for a trail run. My plan was for us to head to Kendall Hills, ...
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I Did It!
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Today I finished the Burning River 100 Miler in Cuyahoga Falls in exactly 29 hours. Despite 85 degree temps over the weekend, an all night rain, and barely being able to walk ...
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Getting Ready
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
After many days of procrastination I finally decided to get my act in gear and start preparing what I need for this weekend's Burning River 100 miler. The photo above shows m ...
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2 Weeks To Go!
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Only a couple weeks left until I begin my 2nd 100 mile attempt and look to earn my first 100 mile finisher belt buckle. Bib numbers and an updated entrants list are now poste ...
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Brandywine/Buckeye Trail Run
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Tonight I met my brother and Nick Billock at the Boston Store at 6:30 for a 10.5 mile trail run. The weather was perfect for running. Sunny and mid to upper 70's. Dave Pete ...
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Achilles Tendon
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
I noticed during Tuesday's run with my brother (and through today) that I could feel my achilles tendon on the back of my right foot acting up slightly, primarily on any uphil ...
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Happy Days to Kendall Hills
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
My brother and I met at Happy Days tonight in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and planned on doing our usual route to Kendall Hills and back. On our way there we saw a few d ...
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Post-storm Sunset
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
Once the storms passed through tonight, the sky turned beautiful outside of my apartment...R.I.P. to Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson who both passed away today. May the Lo ...
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Boston Store to Snowville Rd.
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
I couldn't pass up the nice weather today so I took a half day off work and met Brett Shriver at the Boston Store for a mid-day 10 mile run in the heat. We ran to Snowville Rd ...
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MMT Report
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
I've been pretty busy since returning from Virginia this past weekend but I'll try to have a race report up here soon! Stay tuned.....
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Hippity Hop
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Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
This evening my brother and I were sitting on my balcony after watching some basketball and we noticed a rabbit below us that seemed to be hanging out in the same spot and dig ...
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Chippewa Creek Run
by
Brian M.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Running
This evening I met Lloyd at the Chippewa Creek Gorge Scenic Overlook parking lot in the Brecksville Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks. Our plan was to run along the rive ...
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