Welcome
Welcome to the random musings of an amature, middle of the pack runner. Postings will be hopefully entertaining, somewhat insightful and if nothing else a break from the day to day grind.About me;I...
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What are Flying Monkeys?
The Flying Monkeys are a social running club that grew out of the 2008 Flying Monkeys Reno- Tahoe Odyssey endurance relay team a bunch of us put together. Out of that grew a desire to have a group...
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Pre
Come on.. you knew there had to be SOMETHING in here regarding the "man crush" ;-)Good YouTube on him too
View ArticlePost Turkey Euphoria
Well we didnt have turkey.. we had a Capon. Its a big chicken, actually a nutered rooster, (who the heck has THAT job?)Nice quiet Thanksgiving. Stared out with the Run For Food along with almost three...
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Holiday Catch Up
Wow.. whirlwind few weeks!! Hawaii was awesome.. nice relaxing time with my folks and a pretty cool helicopter ride over Kilauea and some lava flows!!Runs were easy since it was the week before CIM but...
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Holiday and end of year wrap up
Well it was a crazy year.. and crazy busy holiday season.. jingle bell runsand a great turn out for the Flying Monkeys Hash House Harriers 1st Annual Charity Run! We garnered a TON of stuff for the...
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225.08
Well.. I am 7 weeks into the ramp up for Paris and have two hundred twenty five miles and some change logged.. if your doing the math.. thats averaging 32 miles a week.. which puts me pretty much on...
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Skins
Ok.. I had to put a plug in for "Skins" compression apparel. I got a pair of the half tights before CIM and have been using them for post long run recovery. My friend, coach, mentor Alan R swears by...
View Article44 Days, 311.5 miles
Wow.. its been a hectic few weeks. Through the layoff and job searching I have still managed to keep pounding away at the miles and I am still hopeful Paris is going to happen. I havent had much chance...
View ArticleLog Your Run
Hey Monkeys,Got turned on to this great site "Log Your Run." You can find routes others have submitted, track your own runs including which shoes you wore, the weather, all kinds of cool stuff.Check it...
View Article436 Miles, 8 Days
WOW! I am just 8 days out from the Paris Marathon! Had a nice little jaunt round Upper Park with Tina and "Cindy" this morning and that brings my total mileage preparing for Paris to 436 miles since...
View ArticleA Journey of 26.2 miles
I wanted to let some time pass after the race to reflect on the experience in Paris and, so I can comment on the other marathons my friends have done this spring.They say that a journey of a thousand...
View ArticleSummer Sizzler and onward
Well it seems I have rested enough.. time to set some new goals and get back in the swing of things. During Reno Tahoe Odyssey I met some fantastic new friends and one of them, Brian Hamilton...
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Flying Monkeys go national!
Well gang it was an amazing weekend!! First trying to stay cool in 100+ temps in NorCal!!! One of the best ways I have found is to get some altitude and some water.. Mix it with a little mud and you...
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Muscle Pain, Statins and Running Oh My!
The last three weeks have been HORRIBLE.. I don't know what the deal is but legs have felt like wet bags of sand, achy and my desire to run waning because of it. NOT a good combination as I have begun...
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I'm Sorry I Didn't Believe in You
Well, I must come clean.. I strayed.. I ran in a pair of another brand of shoes this morning. Their name is not important and before you storm out, never to talk to me again. Know that I am back and...
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That Which Inspires Us
One of my favorite quotes comes from one of my favorite runners, Deena Kastor. In the opening scenes of “Spirit of the Marathon” we hear Deena opine that “sometimes it’s the moments that challenge us...
View ArticleFollow Friday
There is a little premise in the "Twitterverse" where on Fridays one lists those followers for the week who have stood out to you, or were of note for the week or something. If you new to Twitter, or...
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Bachus and the Numbers (or, an unscientific study of the effects of hydration...
I am a pretty diligent runner when it comes to the numbers. Negative splits, hitting my pace targets, training to Lactate Threshold, Easy Pace, Marathon Pace, Tempo Pace etc. Once I have my training...
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In Search of the Perfect Run
As Viper said to Mavrick "A good runner is compelled to evaluate what's happened, so he can apply what he's learned. Up there, we gotta push it. That's our job. It's your option, Lieutenant. All...
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