Running in the Center of the Universe

This podcast is about the Patrick Henry Half Marathon which took place August 23, 2008. A few links were mentioned towards the end of the show:

http://www.railstotrails.org

http://www.triangletrails.org/ATT.HTM

http://www.co.chesterfield.va.us/humanservices/parksandrecreation/parksites.asp

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My friend, Shelly, finished her first half marathon on August 23, 2008. She had a great run and was all smiles at the end. Several other folks from the team I helped coach became half marathoners for the first time. I tried to include everyone from the team in the video. Check it out! Congratulations runners!

The 2nd Patrick Henry Half Marathon is only a few days away. In this episode, I talk a little about last year’s star performers and what my expectations are for this year. I also mention a few other things such as Body Glide and the high price of brand name running apparel.

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Sometimes two training programs have to overlap in order to achieve a specific running goal. In this podcast, I talk about how I had to join a marathon training program already in progress in order to meet my marathon goal in November. I also ramble about a few other things…

A few links were mentioned:

42 at 42 Blog (Marty’s site)

UltraDad Ultra Marathon Podcast

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The half marathon training team I’m helping coach has 26 miles scheduled over the course of the week. This is the most weekly mileage we’ll run under the half marathon training program.

I’ve been breaking the weekly mileage into three runs: two during the weekdays and the “long” run on the weekend with the team. In this episode, I talk about my efforts in getting through a 7 miler in the middle of the week. I also talk about how I dealt with encountering some unexpected road kill and running in the deep South.

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