Category Archives: Half Marathons

Yet Another Rock n Roll Recap

Posted on June 10, 2016 by

Do you want to hear about our Half Marathon in San Diego last weekend or get a status report on the Conestoga? Ok, I’ll start with the run report. I’ll finish with a Talking Cartoon Horse.

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Accidental Marathon Training

Posted on May 14, 2016 by

  Just as our path forward with training for a full Marathon appeared uncertain, we have inadvertently added some runs that nicely correlate with Hal Higdon’s Marathon Training Guide for novices, v.2. It started last weekend with S and I splitting … Continue reading →

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R and R (Races and RVing)

Posted on April 29, 2016 by

We are signed up for the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon next week.  If you’ve seen the highly acclaimed movie Sideways with Paul Giamatti, you’ll have a good idea of the towns, back roads and vineyards we will be running … Continue reading →

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The Cruelest Half Marathon

Posted on February 15, 2016 by

The Austin Half Marathon is one brutal course.  Sunday, Valentines Day 2016, started at 5:15 a.m. with a quick trip to Starbucks for a caffeine jolt before we walked across the Congress Avenue Bridge for the 7 a.m. start.  That morning, … Continue reading →

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2016 Austin Half Marathon, Redux

Posted on January 24, 2016 by

We’ve enjoyed the opportunities we’ve had to drive the RV to running, hiking and biking events, so here is one that is shaping up as a possibility.  We are signed up for a return to Central Texas for the Austin Half Marathon on February 14, 2016. … Continue reading →

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It’s OK to ask “Are you OK?”

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

A good place to start the story of how we ran a Half Marathon at a blistering, Boston qualifying 7:40 pace is at the beginning.  Light rail to SJC. SJC to POGG on a Hawaiian 767-300.  Headed to Maui for the 2016 … Continue reading →

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Northern Polynesia

Posted on January 10, 2016 by

This week our tapering for the Maui Oceanfront Half Marathon continues.  Tomorrow we enjoy Hawaiian’s Boeing 767-300 (ETOPS) service southwest to Northern Polynesia for the run (T -7 days). No in-flight Wi-Fi for the 5.5 hour flight means reading a thick guide to the Linux operating … Continue reading →

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Winterizing

Posted on December 31, 2015 by

  If anyone from McClain’s RV is reading this, it’s been a few days since I left VMs with your Corinth Store Service Department, looking for a time I can bring in the unit for winterizing.  You still have not … Continue reading →

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HalloWine, a Northern Sonoma 5K

Posted on November 1, 2015 by

The official start of our 12 week training for the Maui Half Marathon started with a Halloween Day run in Northern Sonoma county about 100 miles north of the Western Outpost.  It was a small race, with about 500 Half … Continue reading →

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Texas vs. ou

Posted on October 10, 2015 by

Halftime and the Good Guys lead, shockingly, 14-3.  We had a chance to get tickets at $200 each, but fearful of a TCU type beatdown, took a pass.  Oh well, for those Horn fans that took a chance, they’re enjoying … Continue reading →

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