race report
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The 2011 Chicago Marathon (brief) race report
It took me 5 hours 33 minutes and 40 seconds to run the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Upon crossing the finish line I realized it was the most pointless thing I’ve worked so hard to accomplish. I don’t think my heart was in the right place when I started training for the marathon. At…
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Father’s Day 8k Race report
Last Sunday I participated in the second annual Father’s Day 8k sponsored by Georgetown Running Company. The race commenced at 6:30 pm under the Key Bridge on the Capital Crescent Trail. It was familiar grounds in forgotten weather. It slipped my mind just how hot DC gets during the summer. I was forced to stop…
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Pike’s Peek 10k race report
My goal was a sub 55:00. Didn’t quite get there but a personal best none the less. I like this distance A LOT. I feel like given a little more effort, I can improve a great deal. Perhaps a sub 50:00? Good reason to commence those track workouts ASAP. Dev offered me his old Timex Ironman…
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The 2010 Cherry Blossom 10-mile Race Report
I arrived with just enough time to throw my bag at the nice bag-check man and find the start line – a total of 30 seconds before the start. This year I would sally forth with the Blue wave. This was a good sign. Having started with the last (Purple?) corral the previous two years,…
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The Runterra 8k Race Report
I woke up at 6:00am on Sunday to prep for the Runterra 8k. I had planned to be in bed by 10:30pm the night before but a case analysis for school kept me up till midnight. When the alarm went off in the morning, I awoke with a sore jaw (excessive teeth grinding I presume)…
The Antibland Chronicles 