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By octobert on October 6, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 53.73 – 55.23 – Open Rebellion

Andrea asked me how far I planned to go today and I told her I’d see how far my body would take me. That was exactly 1.5 miles. And it […]

By octobert on October 4, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 47.53 – 53.73 – Halfway Through

Today was a big day in terms of running for me. Over a month ago I signed up for a virtual 10K with the intention of running it sometime before […]

By octobert on September 27, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 42.53 – 47.53 – No Excuses

I had wanted to watch some football this afternoon and take care of a few things around the house. Instead, I went out for a five mile run as my […]

By octobert on September 26, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 40.5 – 42.53 – Excuses

I went to bed last night thinking I would run five miles this morning. Instead, I ran just two miles. While they were a really good two miles, I was […]

By octobert on September 25, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 33.16-40.5 – Breaking 5 Miles

I ran five miles on Saturday, but didn’t have a chance to write because we went camping almost right after. I ran 2.33 miles today. That puts me at over […]

By octobert on September 18, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 30.48-33.16 – Back in the Saddle

After a frustrating run on Monday, I decided to take a few days off from running to get my legs and head straight. Today, I aimed to run a minimum […]

By octobert on September 14, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 27.39-30.48 – I Hate Running

How the hell can people enjoy running? Good lord, it sucks! I ran 3 miles tonight and every single step HURT. I expected to loosen up, but step after step […]

By octobert on September 13, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 23.38-27.39 – “Hello” Protocol

Today was a real struggle. I planned to do 4 miles and unlike previous runs, I was not optimistic or “in to it”. I didn’t want to be running, plain […]

By octobert on September 11, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Remembering 9/11

We had our bulldog puppy Edgar for about two months when I found myself staring at him and feeling envious as I did so. He sniffed around the room, jumped […]

By octobert on September 10, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Mile Challenge: Miles 20.29-23.38 – Between Rain Drops

I did another morning run today between rain drops. It was a confidence boosting run as it didn’t begin well and I went out in a bad mood, but it […]

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