Tag Archives: Running

Swan Song Is As Swan Song Does

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Lynn

Motivated by the principle that no news gets old faster than sports news, I figured I’d better bang out this race report for the NorthCoast 24-Hour Endurance Run that I ran in two days ago, before even I don’t care … Continue reading →

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Not Half Bad

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Lynn

At age 69, my running these days consists mostly of alternating short bursts of slow running with short walks. If I’m rested and have my feet to the fire, I can run six miles or so continuously, but I rarely … Continue reading →

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Festivus 50K 2009

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Lynn

On Saturday, December 12, I ran the Festivus 50K for the second time. The race is an out and back, mostly on the Olentangy River bike path, starting at its northern extremity in Worthington, Ohio, through the streets of downtown … Continue reading →

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A 42.5-Mile Night Run

Posted on September 4, 2006 by Lynn

As I’m training for the Javelina Jundred 100-mile trail race, my training schedule has called for a progressively increasing very long run every four weeks since May. As of today I’m still on target. A month ago I did a … Continue reading →

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Running Pemberton Trail

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Lynn

Saturday afternoon I ran Pemberton Trail. The high in Phoenix was 102, about normal for this time of year. I didn’t see another human soul out there the whole time, not even in the parking lot. I felt good at … Continue reading →

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Spinning Statistical Meaning

Posted on February 1, 2006 by Lynn

At Across the Years this year I earned a jacket for covering 1000 miles lifetime in my seventh year of running it. That’s the accumulated total from one 24-hour race, one 48-hour race, and five 72-hour races. (Update: My total … Continue reading →

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Doing Nothing as Training

Posted on August 31, 2005 by Lynn

Sometimes training is doing nothing. Most serious runners realize that deliberate rest and recovery is as much a part of training as is running itself. Something that might not be quite as well understood is that the same applies to … Continue reading →

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