Category: Running
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An interesting documentary about grief, gratitude, hope and running
by Jay Hiller, December 17, 2022 Photo by Heather Ford on Unsplash This afternoon I watched a 40 minute documentary about ultramarathoner Sally McRae. The link to the documentary was sent to me by a supplement company. In spite of that, it was worth watching and the product placement wasn’t obnoxious. The name of the…
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Saturday morning run, tired mind trick
by Jay Hiller, December 11, 2022 Little trees like this one helped me with my run. Photo by Devon MacKay on Unsplash On my run Saturday morning, I noticed, not for the first time, that I always want a walking break in exactly the same spot. It happens to be the start of a long…
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Rain
by Jay Hiller, December 7, 2022 Photo by Nick Nice on Unsplash It’s not raining in Central Texas today but I’m thinking about running in the rain when I was a teenager. It could get really cold and windy and by the end of my run I would completely soaked. I complained about the weather…
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Reviving my running practice
by Jay Hiller, November 23, 2022 Photo by Patrick Mueller on Unsplash There was something about feeling better after feeling so bad for two weeks that just made me want to move. I haven’t been a consistent runner for about 7 years now. I had been marathoning and I kept injuring my lower legs. When…
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The process is more meaningful than the product
by Jay Hiller, August 10, 2022 When I was training for marathons, the training schedule reminded me of the toddler game where you build a tower of blocks and then knock it down. For me that meant getting into pretty good shape over a period of 18 weeks and walking painfully the day after the…