Tag Archives: running and spirituality

Of Feet and Faith

For the last few days, I have been thinking of an appropriate way to start out the New Year on this blog. The answer came to me on Saturday’s run. Why not write a post that crosses boundaries, I thought, … Continue reading

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Semper Currens X: Running Round Oniontown (Photo Essay)

Week Nine Training Wrap-Up Plenty of positives to report this week despite a disastrous tempo run on Thursday. Due to scheduling problems, I had to run during the middle of an incredibly hot and humid day, and I lost all my … Continue reading

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Semper Currens IX: Halfway There

Week Eight Training Wrap-Up Yeah–a much better week! Despite taking two days off, I made my mileage and I crushed my nine-mile tempo workout on Thursday. The only downside to the week was my long run today. In addition to … Continue reading

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Semper Currens VIII: The Best Laid Plans

Week Seven Training Wrap-Up It was bound to happen. After two successful weeks following the Hanson’s program to a T, this week I missed my weekly mileage target in a big way. It was partly a conscious choice: I decided … Continue reading

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Semper Currens VII: The Dog Days Return

Week Six Training Wrap-Up The week started brightly enough, with a successful tempo run on the same course and over the same distance as week five. Only this time, I crushed it, pacing it just right to finish strong and … Continue reading

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Semper Currens VI: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner

Week Five Training Wrap-Up If I could dream up a great week of running, this week would be it. I did all the hard workouts successfully, ran the longest run of the summer since the Boilermaker and met my weekly … Continue reading

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