progressive run

Triple digits, it’s been a while

by David H.

I had one of the best overall days of running I’ve had in a while, not counting races. With humidity way down mid-day (but still 90 degrees), I pulled off a nice progressive run: 9:07, 8:29, 8:13 and .6 miles in an 8:04 pace. Then tonight in slightly more humid conditions, but still relatively comfortable, [...]

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Putting all these pieces together

by David H.

After getting so wrapped up with numbers last year, I’ve backed off keeping such close track this year of where I am mileage wise. I think I check things once or twice a month now compared to last year in which it seemed like I was doing it every other day. With Baltimore Marathon training [...]

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Why I wore a watch today

by David H.
Roanoke, running

As the self-proclaimed president and one of the few remaining members of #watchlessmonday, I hereby announce my resignation. Sort of. I wore my Garmin today for the first time on a Monday since early April. I had 9 runs on Mondays without wearing a watch, including a race. The point of Watchless Monday was to [...]

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Kicking things up a notch

by David H.
running, speed work

Despite setting a PR in the 10k in April, and having two more 10ks under my belt this year, I’ve been lacking speed in my workouts. I have actually been faster in my comeback and I’ve had a few runs in which I pushed it a bit at the end or stepped up the middle [...]

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