Jessica Jacobs wins Ironman Florida

Congratulations to Newton athlete Jessica Jacobs who brought her 2010 season to a close in Panama City Beach, Florida with her first Ironman win with a time of 9:07:49. She says of the event: ?Nine to ten days out from Ironman Florida, I was ready to race. I took a weekend to head down to Panama [...]

Source: http://www.therunningfront.com/newton-running-athletes/jessica-jacobs-wins-ironman-florida/

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Struggles to Tackle and Resolve

The date of my next "A" event approaches rapidly.  July 31, 2010 will be here in no time at all.  As of this post, there are only 14 days left.  In the world of triathlon training, that is no time at all.  Steelhead Ironman 70.3 Triathlon is in the horizon.


To cram or not to cram?  To go hard, harder than recommended?  To go outside what you know is best?  Sometimes just doing the "right" thing is the hardest thing to do.  In just a couple of days I will enter the taper portion of my training.  If history is to repeat itself, this will be a very difficult time.


Difficult because doubts will set in.  Have I done enough?  What else could I do?


Discipline will have to be the rule of day.

Source: http://www.triathlonat55.com/2010/07/struggles-to-tackle-and-resolve.html

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Catalina Eco-Marathon

As I sit here in Reno, trying to warm my hands and feet from the snowy  conditions, I reminisce about the warm, sunny days I experienced my weekend on Catalina Island for the Catalina Eco-Marathon.  A few months ago Ian Achey sent out an email about the marathon, which La Sportiva sponsored.  My first thought [...]

Source: http://mountainrun.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/catalina-eco-marathon/

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XTERRA Georgia - Fall Fitness

5K Through September 17 -> $25 September 18 - September 25 -> $30 (LATE) Race Day Registration -> $35 Dirty Spokes will be handing out "Dri-Fit" shirts at each of our trail running races this year! That's right a $25.00 value with your race registration! No guarantee of T-Shirt with late or race day registration. PACKET PICKUP Packet pickup will be the morning of the race starting at 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Race starts at 8:30 a.m. SHARP! RACE COURSE This is a GREAT course for the first time trail runner! The race will start on a street (required for spacing) but will soon lead into the woods. The terrain is made up of a little bit of everything, it is mostly moderate to easy with about mile of the course being on paved surface. It has rolling hills, climbs, single track and double track. The course is beautiful and offers something for every runner truly wishing to ditch the city.

Source: http://www.seriousrunning.com/62/1426/Races/XTERRA-Georgia---Fall-Fitness.html

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Running news recap: Let it snow!

Happy holidays everyone and thanks for reading “The Runner’s Blog” and for commenting on our posts over the past year. I was especially moved today reading Ken’s comment (#10) on Colleen’s Slacker post: “My inspirational brother came up from Raleigh, NC and I decided that memories are more important than any part of our visit. [...]

Source: http://blog.timesunion.com/running/running-news-recap-let-it-snow/4937/

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Goblin Valley 50K

Ashley White on her way to winning her age group. Photo: Goblin Valley Ultra My wife, Ashley,  and I ran the Goblin Valley 50K last weekend outside of Green River, Utah. The 50K course was shortened by about 5K due to mud at the usual turnaround. Ashley Arnold pulled out an exciting win in her [...]

Source: http://mountainrun.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/goblin-valley-50k/

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