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Marathon Training While Traveling + Irish Jig Recap

March 18, 2018 by Wendy Hammond

So after the Winter Trail Fest Half Marathon, I was only able to get in a 6.5 mile run before heading to Montana for work. The person I was staying with told me that the roads were too icy to run so I didn’t pack my running shoes. I was kicking myself when I arrived, …

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The Running Shoe Crisis Continues

April 10, 2017 by Wendy Hammond

Warning: Really boring post ahead if you are not a shoe-obsessed runner! So, the marathon is less than two weeks away and I am having a full-blown shoe crisis. I normally run in Brooks Adrenaline, but for the past 8 weeks or so I really noticed my toes hurting and going numb. Also I was …

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Why I’m Not Doing a Triathlon This Year

April 11, 2016 by Wendy Hammond

It’s so funny how at the beginning of the year, when I’m making resolutions, I think I can do ALL THE THINGS. I have a calendar! I’m organized! I have to-do lists! But then . . . reality sets in. So I get even more organized and plan out in detail what I need to …

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Tucson Marathon Race Report

December 8, 2015 by Wendy Hammond

Mr. Poy never gave up, and neither will I, despite my DNF (did not finish) this past weekend. My piriformis was bothering me for the past few weeks, as in aching even when I wasn’t running. It seemed to be worse when I was sitting. But I was determined to run this thing despite being …

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Marathon Training on Pause

August 18, 2015 by Wendy Hammond

“But I’m training for a marathon!” I said. “Not right now you’re not,” said the doctor. He was giving me that look. The one I have seen all too often from DH or, years ago, my dad. Last Thursday I had completed a three mile run in the muggy Michigan summer. I didn’t think much …

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