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Race Report: Just a Short Run 2014 (half-marathon)

May 5, 2014.Reading time 10 minutes.

Sometimes a half-marathon is a half-marathon. You have a goal. You have a plan to execute that goal. You have mantras and a warm-up routine and the perfect playlist (if you’re into that) and pre-race breakfast and fueling strategy. And sometimes, a half-marathon is a week before your wedding. And it gets to be even […]

Race Report: Just a Short Run 2013 (half-marathon)

April 14, 2013.Reading time 24 minutes.

This training cycle has been a bit of a whirlwind. Last year at this race, I broke two hours – I was gleeful, finally having cracked the time that for many is the holy grail. But that bar keeps getting raised for each of us. I was ready and eager to break 1:55 at Air […]