Author: seanv2
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Your Occasional Stoic: Marcus and the Perfect Mentors
From Maximus: self-mastery, immune to any passing whim; good cheer in all circumstances, including illness; a nice balance of character, both gentle and dignified; an uncomplaining energy for what needs to be done; the trust he inspired in everyone that he meant what he said and was well-intentioned in all that he did; proof against…
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Training Totals For The Week Ending 6.29.2014
Run Miles for the week: 33.7 in 4:53:41 Run Miles for the year: 492.8 Projected total miles for the year: 999.3 Run Streak: 33 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 2 Number of days until I beat my old run streak: 81 Prospect Park loops for the week: 4 Prospect Park loops for…
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The Long Run: Two Bridges the Williamsburg and the Manhattan
Another gorgeous Sunday, another bridge checked off the list. That’s eight down, eighty three to go. The Williamsburg, the Willie-B, the Billyburg – with one end in the Lower East Side and the other in Williamsburg, it is the bridge the unifies hip, young, New York City. Covered in rusting steel latticework, it isn’t…
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Race Autopsy: The Front Runners LGBT Pride 5 Miler
In 1982 when New York Road Runners and Front Runners partnered to host the first ever Front Runners New York LGBT Pride 5 Miler, the world was a very different place. Sodomy laws were still prevalent throughout much of the country; the AIDS crisis was killing the community (and Reagan had still not said it name),…
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Friday Inspiration – More Thoughts On Running Everyday
Today was the 31 first day in a row that I ran at least one mile. In the world of streak running, that’s nothing. The United States Streak Runners Association lists multiple people with streaks of over forty years. But for me, it’s been a challenge to get out there every day and run. It…
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Training Totals for the Week Ending 6.22.2014
Run Miles for the week: 25.7 in 3:41:19 Run Miles for the year: 459.1 Projected total miles for the year: 963.1 Run Streak: 26 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 1 Number of days until I beat my old run streak: 88 Prospect Park loops for the week: 5 Prospect Park loops for…
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Friday Video: Training the Mind
“It is easy to the train the legs, it is difficult to train the mind”. So says Anaco Garcia in this beautifully shot little movie about running. Its true. To run at our best we need to carve away, mile by mile, day by day, at our legs. We need to shape them into engines…
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On The Low Cost Of Running Fast
One of the great appeals of running is its low barrier to entry. If you’re not getting out the door and running, in all but the most extreme cases, it isn’t because you can’t afford it. High tech wicking clothing is nice, and replacing your shoes every five hundred miles is recommended, but to experience…
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The Long Run: Two Bridges — Brooklyn & Manhattan
After a couple of weeks of not running any bridges, this Saturday I was back at it and checked two of the lowest hanging fruit– the Manhattan and the Brooklyn — off my list. That’s seven down, eighty-four to go. Over the years, the Manhattan Bridge has been a staple of my running. I’ve run…
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Training Totals for the Week Ending 6.15.2014
Run Miles for the week: 35.8 in 5:18:30 Run Miles for the year: 438.4 Projected total miles for the year: 958.2 Run Streak: 19 Number of runs that were one stupid mile: 0 Number of days until I beat my old run streak: 95 Prospect Park loops for the week: 2 Prospect Park loops for…
Milo and the Calf 