Third Eye Blind Concert

I had a pretty great Friday night. There are free concerts downtown for Independence day, and the festivities continue this weekend. Third Eye Blind played last night, and they were pretty good for a free concert. There was a VIP area near the front and we needed a pass to get in. I didn't...

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Running little, eating much

Contrary to the name of my blog, I have not been running much, though I have been eating quite a bit this week. Yesterday was a chill day. I went downtown with the BF to see an air show. It was the afternoon and the hottest part of the day. For some reason, we were sitting on concrete steps, watching the show, and it was almost unbearably hot with sun above us and the concrete radiating heat from...

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Off Week

I have not been running much in the past few days, but I think it's good for me to give my knees a rest. I haven't been sitting on my butt, though. Monday, I hiked half a day for field work and today I rode my bike all over the park and around campus. I definitely worked up a sweat, especially in this heat. I am completely drenched in sweat, but as long as I keep up my fluid intake and slather on...

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Training Recap- Week of 6/25

Mon- 6.2 mile run Tues- 6.4 + 0.7 mi Wed- rest Thurs- rest Fri- 2.4 + 2 mi Sat- 2.3 mi run + 8.5 mi bike Sun- rest This week was hot as hell, so I did most of my running on Monday and Tuesday when it was cooler. My knees and shins were bothering me quite a bit, so I didn't get to run a lot later this week. I wanted to do a long run on Saturday, but my lower legs hurt so much I had to stop after about...

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