Running in the Center of the Universe

Episode #33 - Peak Mileage Week

After this week, I have three weeks before my November 9th marathon. I'll peak at 40 miles this week and taper for three weeks. Some runners taper for only two. I'm trying something different for this race. In this podcast, I talk about my weekly mileage and how it feels to be locally "famous." Some links mentioned or alluded to: Blunts Bridge Half Marathon Challenge Route (check out the elevation profile!) Derby 50K (North Carolina - Greg's race) Richmond Folk Festival Texas Independence Relay (Rich's race) Outer Banks (OBX) Marathon My email address is ashlanddave@gmail.com.

Episode #32 - 24 Hours of Endurance

This show is about the race my running group participated in over the weekend. Our team ran 135 miles in 24 hours. Race link: http://www.runriderace.com/24-hours-of-momentum/  

Episode #31 - Thanks for the Water Bottle, Kelly!

I made a huge mistake by not taking a water source with me when I ran a five mile training run after the Maymont Half Marathon. Many thanks to Kelly for assisting me. In this podcast, I talk about the Maymont Half, the upcoming 24 Hours of Endurance and the overall state of my training at this point. I mentioned a few links in the show: Ari's Running Blog Trilogy Running Podcast Super Kwik Half Marathon (doesn't have a website but this link has info) World Wide Half Marathon

Episode #30 - An Unexpected Guest Runner Interview

I was out for my normal training run and "ran" into a half marathoner I trained with this summer. Thanks to Dawn for agreeing to be on the show! In this episode, I talk about the recent Tiger Trot 5K in Ashland and ask Dawn about her plans for the future. I mentioned several links in the show: Ari's Distance Running Blog Jodi's Podcast - Confessions of a Runner Nigel's Running from the Reaper Podcast Maymont Half Marathon Petzl Headlamps World Wide Half Marathon & Festival of Races

Episode #29 - Black Toe in Maryland

Black toe is not a good thing to have but it can be managed. In this podcast, I talk about that and some other things while putting down some miles during a training run while I was out of town.

Episode #28 - A Tough 14 Miles

I'm ready for a fall back week after this long training run. This is week #7 of my 16 week marathon training program for the Outer Banks Marathon on November 9, 2008. Fourteen miles is a long way, especially when running alone. In this podcast, I try to keep a positive perspective but it was hard. My email is ashlanddave@gmail.com Posted on Patriot Day 2008, God Bless the USA.

Episode #27 - Solo 12 Miler

Sometimes you just have to train by yourself. In this episode, I run the farthest I've run in a long time by myself. I mentioned a few links in the show: runninglitchfield blog Charlotte (NC) Marathon Tommy Neeson runs Maine to Florida Tommy Neeson news video (takes a few seconds to load but it's interesting) Worldwide Half

Episode #26 - Patrick Henry Race Report plus more

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