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My Story, Part One Hundred Eighty Nine

Posted on February 18th, 2011 by ryan
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I’m hoping I’m ready. The Great Aloha Run is an eight plus mile run that I’ve done the last few years. My average speed has been about thirteen minutes per mile, which is not all that hot. Considering I just did a 10K at a pace under 10 minutes per mile, I intend to obliterate […]

Fast is Relative

Posted on February 2nd, 2011 by ryan
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I’m running as fast as I can–which is faster than ever. My fast speeds are in the 10 minute per mile range. My slow ones about 12 to 13 minutes per mile. This is much faster than I’ve ever run. Still, when I look at the fastest racers in my age/gender bracket–they’re able to run […]

My Story, Part One Hundred Seventy

Posted on December 22nd, 2010 by ryan
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2010 was quite the year–I did more athletically than I’ve ever done in my life. I rode in three long rides: the Livestrong Philadelphia, the Honolulu Metric Century, and the Honolulu Century, and aside from a mechanical five miles from the end in Philly, I would have finished all three of them. I ran in […]

Being Thankful for Health

Posted on November 23rd, 2010 by ryan
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It’s that time of year, at least in America: to realize what we’re thankful for. Right now, I’m thankful for my health. I’m not 100% where I want to be–I honestly don’t think I ever will be–but the fact that I finished a century ride, came close in another, and have done a bunch of […]