I'm the lazy ultrarunner. I really like running races, but only halfway like training for them. I really prefer to run on trail, but I'm usually too lazy to drive to one.
Weekly Mileage Recap 2012
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Clara
Posted in: Blog Posts in Marathon
cleaning up side bar..
January
Total: 77
1/1-1/9: 36
1/10-1/16: 26
1/17-1/23: 15
1/24-1/30: 0
February Total: 97
1/31-2/610
2/7-2/13: 50
2/14-2/20: 3
2/21-2/2 ...
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OPSF Ultra 50/50 Race Report
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Clara
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This story starts out medium-good and then ends with a sad personal pity party.
My mom told me that her coworker's husband, Jay, was running the OPSF 50 mi race in Spen ...
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DWD Hell 50M Race Report
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Clara
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I'll keep this report short. I didn't know how this race would turn out having come right out from Woodstock a couple of weeks ago but this race turned out to be the best ...
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Canal Runs With Bernie
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Clara
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Bernie's in town so I was finally forced to actually go out and run straight miles (vs ultimate frisbee). He's been reminding me each week that Hallucination keeps getting ...
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Latest Workouts/ Races
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Clara
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Yesterday was the first day back at running since Mohican . I ran 4.25 miles in the morning, did Zumba in the afternoon, and then another 1.75 miles to call it six for the ...
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Mohican 100 Mile Race Report
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Clara
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0/2 on Mohican attemps, darnit! Bernie and I made it 71 miles; I think we stopped after 18 or 19 hours. Mohican is hard!!!! I don't know if I'll ever finish it. I'll try my ...
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No Training...
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Clara
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Man, no matter how many months in-between races I go I'm on a continuous "tapering" schedule. I've only run a few times since Gnaw Bone and Mohican is sooo close. I've bee ...
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3 Cardio and 3 Showers
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Clara
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Today was cardio-mania! Woke up at 4:50am and did P90x's Plyo, then showered. Went to work and did Beachbody's Insanity at 12pm, then showered. On way home from work I sto ...
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DWD- Gnawbone 50 Mi Race Report
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Clara
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Well the good news is that I finished with no knee pain!! I ended up taking four ibuprofen throughout the race as sort of a preventative measure but I'm feeling fine today ...
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Vamos a ver!
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Clara
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Well looks like I got one run in this week again! How crappy. Oh well, it won't be the first time that I've been low before a race . My legs are starting to feel achy again ...
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Change in Workouts: P90x
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Clara
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Well last Sunday, May 1st, my husband (Josh) and I decided to give P90x a real try for three months: the diet and the 6x/wk exercises. I've done the exercises before but n ...
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Another 10
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Clara
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So I'm on day 2 of kid duty and I don't know how people do it everyday! I chose to nap during the kids' nap time yesterday instead of run. Kids went off to play-gro ...
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10 Miles
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Clara
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Woke up at 4:50am again and it was 66 degrees with wind gusts up to 27 mph. Jon and I were tempted to cancel but thank goodness we went out and got ten done. I had a late n ...
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