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    Mileage Reporting 7th week of 2015

    I had time, motivation, and decent weather this morning. Legs also felt real good, so I chugged out 10.5 miles. I ended up running the last 5 miles kinda fast and ended up running the whole distance in 1:35:16, about 9:06 pace overall. Scary. I was using the Xeros today and was floating down...
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    Mileage Reporting 48th Week of 2014

    I don't think that I'll run today. Legs are pretty sore, but I will try to walk around some. They don't seem as bad as the one other time I ran a half-marathon to my utmost in 2007, but then I still haven't tried stairs or any sort of downhill yet. That could be painful. I wrote a longer report...
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    Half-Marathon in Philadelphia

    Half-Marathon in Philadelphia By Scratch Be warned it's a long read, but hey, I had to run 13.1 miles. I stand with my back against some temporary fence. Darkness is giving way. It’s not terribly cold, but chilly enough when wearing a thin tech tee shirt, a kilt, a knit cap, tube socks...
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    Mileage Reporting 46th Week of 2014

    Since Bare Lee's running streak came to an end, maybe it's appropriate enough that I end his weekly mileage thread starting streak too. Anyhow, took a bit of break from the boards here, which stemmed in part from my left hip going bad and making it such that I couldn't run without discomfort...
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    Xero Sensori Ventures Review

    In late July, I was lucky enough to win a pair of free Xero Sensori Ventures at the Barefoot Runners forum. I was pretty pleased to have won, prior to winning the Ventures I have used 2 pairs of Xero Connects with 4 mm soles. I use them for running when I don’t run barefoot and to give me enough...
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    Barefoot in Longwood Gardens

    Barefoot in Longwood Gardens By Scratch I was fortunate to spend a day with my oldest brother at a place called Longwood Gardens. It's a remarkable place and quite beautiful. But I expanded its beauty on this most recent trip because I spent much of my time there barefoot. I have seen the...
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    Mileage reporting 27th week of 2014

    5.34 easy miles this morning, the last day of June and the 181st day of the year. It seems kinda crazy the running numbers I've been putting up these last couple of months, but everything is feeling good so I think I've managed the mileage increase appropriately. This week will be a cutback...
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    Mileage reporting 24th week 2014

    3.6 miles this morning, about 2.3 in Xeros, 1.3 barefoot. Mostly easy with 3x30s strides thrown in as well. Finished off 2 big weeks yesterday, so this week is a cutback week
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    Mileage reporting 22nd week 2014

    7.2 miles this morning in warm and humid conditions. Sweated a bit more than I ever like, but other than that, things felt good.
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    Mileage reporting 21st week 2014

    Kicked off the week with an easy 3.1 miles this morning. Plan to run only between 25 to 30 miles this week and take a step back week after the previous 2 weeks. Legs felt pretty good except for the quads, which probably came because I did go kinda hard down a steep downhill at the nature...
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    Mileage reporting 20th week 2014

    Messed up thread title. Ignore this.
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    Recap of Chester County Hospital's Dash 4 Diabetes 5K

    Recap of Chester County Hospital's Dash 4 Diabetes 5K By Scratch I am tucked inside a pack of runners waiting for the start of the 5K. It’s bright but chilly because of the strong winds that are blowing, and I feel somewhat grateful that the pack is sheltering me some from it. As far as I...
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    Recap of Chester County Hospital's Dash 4 Diabetes 5K

    I am tucked inside a pack of runners waiting for the start of the 5K. It’s bright but chilly because of the strong winds that are blowing and I feel somewhat grateful that the pack is sheltering me some from it. As far as I can tell from the time I’ve been walking around before the start of the...
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    Mileage reporting 13th week 2014

    So here we go. Anyhow, I did some running Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Longest was 4.5 miles on Saturday. I couldn't push things very long because I was still recovering from the virus that had knocked me down pretty good earlier in the week. Saw some crocuses on Saturday's run and that...
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    Having some fun with 10 miles in the middle of January

    Having some fun with 10 miles in the middle of January By Scratch "What about me?" I yelled. "Even with the hat hair, do I look awesome?" "Yes, you do! And you're smiling, too!" the woman standing by her bicycle yelled back. Before today, I've run one other 10 mile race. That was the...
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    Mileage Reporting 3rd Week 2014

    None so far for me, but I should have some later on as today is going to be absolutely gorgeous weather, temps climbing into the low 50s, so it'll feel good to run in shorts, a tee shirt, and bare feet. Had some really wild and vaguely barefoot related dreams last night. Hope you all can get...
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    Having some fun with 10 miles in the middle of January

    "What about me?" I yelled. "Even with the hat hair, do I look awesome?" "Yes, you do! And you're smiling, too!" the woman standing by her bicycle yelled back. Before today, I've run one other 10 mile race. That was the Broad Street Run back in 2008, and that was a good run for me that year. I...
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    Mileage Reporting 50th Week 2013

    Hrmmm. Yesterday for around here they had been forecasting 1 to 3 inches of snow. I got around 6 to 8 inches around where I live and it's turned the local terrain into a slushy and icy mess and then it's supposed to get pretty cold starting tomorrow afternoon. Of course, people from Minnesota...
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    Barefoot Moonlighting and Bruce Willis

    Okay, so the other morning something tickles my brain cells about the 1980s television show, Moonlighting, which starred Cybil Shepherd and Bruce Willis. Knowing that you can sometimes find episodes of television shows from that time uploaded to Youtube, off I went and found the pilot episode...
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    Mileage Reporting 45th week 2013

    Welcome to week 45. I finished off last week with a 1.6 mile microrun yesterday. That run gave me 24.2 miles last week, of which about 12.8 were barefoot and the rest in Xeros. That's the most miles I've run in a week, but no aches in the muscles, tendons or bones. I did end up with a slight...
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