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2013 Year in Review – Part 3
JulyIn July Avi and I moved into our own place together – our first house! We have plenty of space, including a spare bedroom that I’ve turned into yoga/strength room. Although the neighborhood is...
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2013 Year in Review - Part 4
As 2014 rapidly approaches, it's time to take one last look at 2013. Here's my recap of the end of this year:OctoberIn October I got an invitation to participate in a relay, something I hadn't done...
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A big race on the horizon...!
2014 started off a bit unexpectedly -- on January 1, instead of boarding a plane home to Cleveland, I found myself stuck in California due to weather-related flight cancelations. As the Polar Vortex...
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13.1, here I come!
As you may have gathered from my last post, I've spent the past few months gearing up for a half marathon. I've raced the half a few times in the past, but I've yet to focus my training on one until...
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February 13, 2016 - 2 years away, but dreaming the dream every day
Today USATF announced the location of the 2016 Marathon Olympic Trials. On February 13, 2016, hundreds of Olympic hopefuls will line the streets of Los Angeles in an effort to fulfill a dream - making...
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Some things just aren't meant to be
Some things aren’t meant to be… Brad and Jennifer, the 49ers going to the Super Bowl, and me racing a half marathon tomorrow. After a solid few months of training, I felt ready to give the half a real...
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Surviving the snow
The past few weeks have been marked by snow, sniffles, and cold(s). Seems this freezing Ohio winter is unfortunately getting the better of my immune system. But I'm surviving the snow (albeit barely)...
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Comeback 2014
After a less than stellar year of racing in 2013, I'm eager to show everyone that in 2014, I'm back! Last fall, I spent some time soul-searching about where running fit in my every day... Do I want to...
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Race Recap: Gate River Run 2014
I left you last with an optimistic post as I eagerly anticipated the USA 15k Road Champs/Gate River Run. I felt prepared and ready, and more importantly excited for the opportunity to compete. I...
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Heading East
It seems like it wasn’t all that long ago that I was writing about big changes… saying goodbye to the life I’d built in San Francisco, packing up my car and moving across the country to Ohio! Now, a...
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Where the Magic Happens
Oh hello blog, it's been a while! Life has been simply CRAZY lately and before I knew it, April was over! Before we get too far into May, here's a rundown of my big race at Stanford last month...At the...
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A more important race to run
When Coach Dena and I originally mapped out my season, we planned to have me running a fast 5k today, hopefully finally breaking 16 and tuning up for a 10k at USA Outdoor Nationals later this month. As...
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A new place to run joyfully
I began writing this blog almost 4 years ago (seriously, it's been that long?!) when I moved to San Francisco to pursue a dream of being one of the top distance runners in the US. In a little apartment...
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Turning a corner
Leading up to my wedding and following my move to Providence, running took a back seat for a little while. I ran when I could, didn't worry about workouts, and just tried to stay in good enough shape...
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First race as a Goodman
Earlier this month I ripped off the "I haven't raced in a while" band-aid and laced up my flats for my first hard effort in a while. Having not competed since early May, Coach Dena and I felt that it...
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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
September is a great month to train in Providence. The weather has finally turned, with the summer's sweltering humidity giving way to cool mornings and crisp evenings - perfect temps for running! And...
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26.2 Debut
Marathoning is a weird phenomenon... how did 26.2 miles catch on as a distance we aspire to complete? It's such a long way to go, so much farther than the rest of the races (5k, 10k) we normally...
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From 3.1 to 13.1
Last month I raced a 5k at the USA 5k Road Championships at home in Providence. It'd been a while since raced a 5k on the roads, let alone done any 5k pace work, so the race was a bit of a shock to the...
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From apprehensive to assertive
Please excuse my lack of blogging, as I've had my nose to the grindstone training hard for CIM, working lots, and traveling. This last month saw me race a half marathon at San Jose in early October,...
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Pittsburgh 10 Miler Race Recap and Expressing Gratitude
November is just FLYING by and I've suddenly found myself less than 2 weeks out from CIM and my marathon debut... how did that happen? Well, this month was busy (are any months ever low-key??). I'm...
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Final countdown
We're in the final hours before CIM... It's here! I've thought about tomorrow for a long time, envisioning this race, my marathon debut, for years. In recent weeks, December 7 has never been far from...
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Reaching a goal
It's been 2 weeks since my marathon debut at CIM - celebratory champagne has been drunk, donuts devoured, and I can finally walk again (yes, the post-marathon struggle to walk is REAL!). Now that I've...
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2014 Highlight Reel
A TON happened in 2014, but I think I've already hit my quota for long blog posts, so I'll keep this recap short and sweet. January to December, here's my 2014 highlight reel!Survived the Ohio winter,...
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Running joyfully, running happy!
Running joyfully is a vital component to my success as an athlete - I've found that I perform better and race my best when I'm running joyfully, with gratitude and full of happiness. So it was an easy...
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Winter Running Survival Guide
If you live on the East Coast, you've endured more than your fair share of snow this winter. We've had storm after storm (with more on the way this weekend) and at this point, the snow accumulation is...
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