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Tag Archives: Chicago Marathon
Setting personal goals: re-evaluating running
It’s time to answer the question: “What next?” In the running department, that is. The past two years our plan has worked well. Having target races has been key. The running year just finished we scheduled a family-gathering half marathon … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Travel
Tagged Chicago Marathon, destination races, goal setting, goals, Istanbul, marathons, Ottawa, overuse injuries, running, target races, Toronto, travel
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Chicago marathon gets checked off the bucket list
The suitcases are unpacked, the legs are massaged, and my two-page training schedule is relegated to the recycle bin. All that focus on the Chicago Marathon, front and center in our lives for 6 months, is now a memory, albeit … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Travel
Tagged bucket list, Chicago, Chicago Marathon, Garmin, inspiration, marathons, old runners, older runners, perseverance, running, training, travel
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A good massage therapist can help keep you running … or walking, or just moving
I don’t know about where you live, but in our small, fairly remote part of the world there are many massage clinics and they’re all busy. My in-depth research into the subject (aka counting the number of entries in the … Continue reading
The countdown is on for the Chicago Marathon
Today is a lovely fall day, cool and crisp. What I would have given for this day yesterday, when I did my long run. I did spend quite a while lying in bed yesterday morning reminding myself that I couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Running
Tagged Chicago Marathon, heat, humidity, mindfulness, older runners, overuse injuries, running, training
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