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Sep 5, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

So I showed them these comments and thread they were blown away by the ages alone lol

I have such jitters already …

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Sat is my 1st 1/2 as you know . My son Gino “ mom I have my first game of season Sat ( hockey ) you are team manager you can not be late mom “ GAME AT 430. RACE BEGINS 0730. ( great confidence in me lol “ My daughter GIAvonna “ mom I know you lift weights play hockey but you are 53 to old to try this . You will get lost and everyone will be gone home , when you finish “ 🙅🏻‍♀️🙅🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

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Late to this. Most of my “racing,” such as it is, is in the spring so all I have coming up are a 10k & Turkey Trot in November. So, for now, lacing up every other day, then, come winter, start gearing up for next spring.

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Aug 22, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

Late to the support party...ran our local 1 mile race and was targeting 8 min; did 8:21. Had been at a wedding the night before, danced up a storm and was tired. Race was at 5 pm and it was HOT! But at least I showed up and did it!

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Aug 21, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

For those who haven’t quite ran the training distances you were supposed to, know this: you can do it. In June I ran my first marathon after having both my parents die in March/April and getting COVID in May - my longest training run ended up being a half, though I was putting the weekly miles in and I did it! Go out there and do it!

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Looking forward to getting rid of my shin splints... never had it before and never want it again. Cold, compression wraps and rest is the only way to get rid of them. Looking forward to hitting the pavement again but still have about one to two weeks ... Hope everyone stays well...

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Aug 20, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

I'm back in my hometown of Philly this weekend and will train on the Rocky steps and on Heart Attack Hill, which is right around the corner from the Rocky steps. We used to train on that as rowers. I'm getting ready for the Rock n Roll Clearwater halfathon in early October. Fun stuff.

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It is also know as the David Goggins Challenge. The premise is simple it is 12 equally spaced 4 mile runs. The challenge comes that the spacing is 4 hours. So at the start of every 4 hour segment you run 4 miles for a total of 48 miles in 48 hours. The location can be anywhere and the segments can be run on different tracks or the same track. There is the request that a donation be made to your favorite charity.

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Thanks for this, Terrell. After a doctor-imposed summer of no-running, I've been given the all clear and excited to get back out there.

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Aug 19, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

Hi Terrell- first of all, having these regular threads is already a constant source of encouragement for running. I have been somewhat sidelined since July with plantar fasciitis. A left heal pain started in March while training for a 1/2 but I powered on till the race. The foot doctor suggested a localized shock therapy called EPAT. I chickened out and tried resting for two weeks and now trying some running with more stretching, icing, no more than 2-3 mile runs every other day and will start swimming soon. Was looking forward to running my first post-Covid marathon in October but most likely that is not realistic. Will decide after trying a longer run this Sunday. If I manage without pain, will continue with some basic training for the marathon. If not, will reluctantly postpone -- need as much luck and encouragement for Sunday as I can get (while realizing that I should probably just sit it out)...

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Expanding on Terrell thought/lead, I am currently well into a quest I started in March. The quest is to do 13 race pace Half-Marathons in 13 Months. Not 12 in 12 as I had to start with one of my favorite Half's and I did not want to miss it next year. I have completed the first 6 of them and have the next 2 paid for and the two after that I am calculating which ones to do. I had a plan than an inaugural half popped up and now I am considering my options. I am also looking for a destination race in February but that is why to far out at this time. If anyone has a suggestion for a half tht they are doing in mid February let me know. As for after that I was thinking about taking a few months off of training, and start working on the 4x4x48 challenge. this is going to take some getting used to as I usually only run once a day this training will require at least twice if not three times a day, just to see how my body will react.

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Aug 19, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

Great idea.

Nothing this week, nor real soon, but still looking forward to this "race" season. Gonna run a 15k for first time this year, in addition to a couple 1/2's and 10k's.

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Aug 19, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

Tomorrow I'm running the Mt Nebo Chicken Fry 10k in Dardanelle, AR. I've been mounting a very slow comeback to running after being injured on and off for several years. I have been running consistently now for about 8 months since the last injury. At age 58 I'm trying to be careful and not over do it. Tomorrow will be a good test. I plan to run a half marathon in November. Love reading the weekly articles and posts!

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Aug 19, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

I read this each time something is posted and it is such a blessing to me . Thank you 🙏

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Aug 19, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

Happy Friday!! So when I post this keep in mind what it was like and all your struggles when you first started running lol . My goal as you know is to just finish the Bird in hand half . My first ever and to me it’s enormous . To read these extraordinary accomplishments of 20-100 miles is just breathtaking really. Consistency, like anything in life is key . My max is 7 miles ( all incline around Lancaster not much flat terrain).

I’m proud of myself running ( no break no walk) 2 miles again and DONT LAUGH PLEASE . 30 min. Breathing much more controlled . Today is 3 mile run no breaks no walking under 40. I will do my best . Again , I am newbie so I don’t have your amazing accomplishments YET LOL

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Aug 19, 2022Liked by Terrell Johnson

I have a half marathon in January that I'd deferred due to pandemic + plans to have a kid in 2022. I just started running again 5 months postpartum (so about a month in now!). It had been a good 9 months since I'd run (I did a lot of walking during pregnancy) and WOW it feels like starting over, but I also feel proud that I've made a lot of improvement during this first month. But I have a long way to go still! So this is twofold...both to ask for encouragement and to say, if this new mom who's juggling pumping/breastfeeding a baby and working full time can run, SO CAN YOU!! I believe in us!

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I'll go first 😃 I was actually in need of a little encouragement myself earlier, as I've been slowly coming back to running after laying off for a good part of the summer. I've run three 3-mile runs so far this week -- today will be my 4th -- which is something I'm proud of, because I know consistency is what I'm aiming for right now.

This morning, at a monthly breakfast thing I do with a group of friends here in Atlanta, one of the guys at the breakfast casually mentioned he'd just come back from Colorado, where they're running the Leadville Trail 100-Miler. He went to cheer on a friend who was participating in the bike race, and then he ran the last 20 miles of the run with another friend. Not that I want to go out to Leadville right now, but I was inspired -- running something like that is dreaming *really* big, and it got me thinking that I should expand my own horizons and dream a little bigger.

What about you? Do you have any big dream races/places/goals that you haven't let yourself consider, but maybe ought to?

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