half marathons

4.19.2010

by David H.

I’m 3! It’s my blogiversary Three years ago tomorrow, this site got its start. Well, sort of. I did start a running blog three years ago with the intention of documenting my training for the Richmond Marathon. The next day I was supposed to run a 5K to help kick things off. I woke up [...]

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Why April?

by David H.

I’ve learned from my history … I am not repeating my previous horrible Aprils. April 2008: Faced with foot problems, I ran just a little more than 30 miles total with 6.2 coming in one race. April 2009: I was happy to take a “rest month.” I logged a little more than 30 miles. Two [...]

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Looking back while looking forward

by David H.

It’s nothing unusual to think about what’s next after a big race, especially one as satisfying as this one. But I already know what’s next — the Richmond Marathon. At least that’s what I signed up for four months ago. After setting a PR in a half marathon, I’m still on Cloud 9 with my [...]

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Top 5 Moments of the 2000s

by David H.

Last week I got into a brief argument on Twitter that this is not the end of the decade, so why are news stories saying such things? Well, debate all you want – maybe there was no year “0,” but that was 2,000-plus years ago. I didn’t celebrate the end of the 1980s at the [...]

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Coming in March: Shamrock IV

by David H.

A couple of months or so ago, I said that in 2010 I would run the Shamrock Half Marathon again. But after unexpectedly getting a new job and all that, I didn’t know if I would do it again. Last night, though, I signed up for it. There’s part of me that knows I would [...]

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The not-so-racy race report

by David H.
Our hotel provided a great view for the little ants marching on the beach following the Rock

Goal #1: Beat last year’s time. Check. Goal #2: Beat two hours. Check. Goal #3: Weather permitting, be close to 1:50. Uh, no check. With very little speed work this summer, I knew heading into today’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon that I probably wouldn’t do any better than 9-minute miles, but it doesn’t hurt [...]

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