BOOM! – Week 15 Review

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Another week in the books, and one week closer to the race.  Actually, now that Week 15 has finished, we’re only three weeks (21 days!) until San Antonio!  As I type that I realize 21 is going to be a theme in this post.  I’ll stay away from cliches like black jack or alcohol and spare you the uncreative juices.  Instead I’ll stick to a more boring professional discussion about how a regular Saturday long run turned into a super fantastic epic trek totaling no less than 21 miles.  Continue reading for some exaggerated details about how it went.  Hint: BOOM!

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The Gypsy Picnic

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Those of you who are privileged enough to know me certainly understand my excitement for new and unique food. I mean, my running blog transformed into a running PLUS food blog for that very reason. Surprisingly, Austin has proven itself to be quite accommodating to my food addiction (I think I would die without food!). Case in point, there’s a sweet event going on here the first weekend of November that’s going to let Austin flaunt its [food] stuff: The Gypsy Picnic!

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Sick in the Head – Week 14 Review

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::sniff sniff:: Being sick ::cough cough:: when training for a marathon is pretty terrible. When the two primary tools are your legs and lungs, it’s tough going when you can barely breathe. ::achoo:: Ultimately, there’s a decision to make. It’s a fine line between continuing with the training plan, maintaining already-achieved fitness, and overexerting yourself right into an Armageddon-like situation, ending up worse than if you had just rested. Which way did I go?


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Austin City Limits

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Austin City Limits, a three-day music festival featuring 130 bands on 8 stages, comes to Austin every year. You know what that fails to mention? The copious amounts food. We’re not talking the standard burger or pizza, though there was plenty of that. Over the three days we hit up sixteen food vendors in and around the concert. Warning: This post might get a little long, so I’ll try to only touch on the highlights…

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Holy Cacao

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Truly bridging the two topics of this blog, my visit to Holy Cacao brought their A-game to the party.  Holy Cacao specializes in cake balls on a stick.  You’ll have to check out their website to wrap your head around that one.  Anyway, after any Saturday long run I look forward to a “treat” to reward myself.  Honestly, it’s probably what gets me through the last 4 miles of all my long runs.  Some usual suspects include Amy’s Ice Creams and any cupcakery in the area.  Don’t overlook the ice cream and cake components of my go-to treats.

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Put a Shirt On – Week 13 Review

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Like I mentioned last week, the temps are starting to fall, which means running is getting more enjoyable.  When the thermometer weather.com says it’ll be in the upper 50s (!!!), you know things are going to be fabulous.  So fabulous in fact, I needed to put a shirt on.  I don’t remember if I mentioned it, but I haven’t worn a shirt while running in Texas since May.  I’ll allow you to absorb that sentence, react, and… compose yourself.  Ok, we good?  Good.


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Move it or Lose it

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Oh, hello there.  I didn’t see you.  Please don’t sneak up on me again.  Anyway, now that you’re here, I have some news to share with you.  As far as hobbies go, you know I dabble in running.  I’ve written about it once or twice.  Well, it’s not all determination and a strong work ethic to get me out the door, though those certainly play a big part.  In order to move 50+ miles a week, you gotta eat, so I think it’s only fair to give some face time to the yin of my running yang.

 

My goal is to combine my two favorite past-times in a single, all-inclusive, one-stop-shop (etc) to share my training and eating adventures.  I promise to keep it debatably funny and mildly interesting, so join me, will you?  And please, don’t sneak up on me again.  Thanks.

Elevate Your Game

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When training for, well, anything, the saying goes “Sweep the leg” “Practice makes perfect”. I take this

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in point, for the upcoming San Antonio Marathon, several of my recent long runs have serendipitously followed a similar elevation profile to the race elevation. Take a look at the comparison below. On top is the marathon elevation and the bottom is the elevation for my recent 20 mile run. I mean, come on. They’re nearly identical*! I’m so awesome.

So, in an effort to stir up some trash talk, I think Colin is going to be in some trouble to be as prepared as me for this race. Nevermind he’s coming off an injury, unsure how he’ll hold up over the entire race distance, and doing a

13-week training plan versus my 18-week plan. No mercy! Well, actually, we’ll probably run together the majority of the race**. I’m sure more accidental comparisons will present themselves as well as some professional trash talk, so stay tuned.

*For the skeptics and internet trolls out there, the vertical scale is the same for both graphs.

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