What I did at 3 am last night

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I swear this isn’t morphing into a running blog. I think. Either way. Last night I set the alarm for 2:58 am, because the Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon re-opened registration and I didn’t want to miss the cutoff. (Click the image for the full size version) In hindsight, that was clearly unneccessary, as… [Continue Reading]

2011 Ogden Half Marathon

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Thirteen Days. Two half marathons. That qualifies me for entry level in the “Half Marathon Fanatics” club, but I doubt I’ll spend the 35 bucks to make it official. This time I didn’t need to travel far to run 13.1 miles. May 28th was the 35th running of the Ogden classic, but the first edition… [Continue Reading]

Pittsburgh Half Marathon Weekend

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This weekend, I completed my first half marathon at the UPMC Health Plan Pittsburgh Half Marathon. Because of the early morning start, we decided to head into town early and make a weekend out of it. On Friday, we went to dinner at Atria’s, on the corner of PNC park near the Clemente Bridge. We… [Continue Reading]

2010 Pittsburgh Great Race 10k

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After running my first 5k in several years, I signed up for the 33rd running of the Pittsburgh Great Race 10k. It seemed fairly intimidating when I signed up. Not because of the distance, but based on the organizers capping the entries at 14,000. I ran the Debbie Green 5k earlier in the summer mainly… [Continue Reading]

Bluetooth stereo headphones for running

Photo by Kevin Lim

When I started running again this spring I incorporated my iPhone in just about every way possible. I used one of the many Couch to 5k apps to get back into shape injury free, and almost always had either the iPod or one of the radio apps playing outside or on the treadmill. Since then,… [Continue Reading]

Couch to OVConnect 5k

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Not too long ago I raced road bikes, and was fairly competitive.  Somewhere along the line I didn’t make the time to stay in good enough shape to hang with the local Wednesday night ride, and not long after didn’t ride much at all. I stayed in decent shape by going to the gym most… [Continue Reading]