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An nyoung ha seh yo

An nyoung ha seh yo

In case you didn’t get that: Hello in Korean! Track and Field is a crazy sport. In the middle of April, I would not have expected to spend the first two weekends of May racing in Jamaica and in Korea; but here I am, desperately trying to at least memorize the complicating and foreign phrases for “Hello” and “Thank you” in Korean.  Learning Jamaican was much easier! One of the things I love best about my sport is that it is...

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Pre Race Warm-up Interview

Here’s an interview I did with the Run SMART Project on pre-race warm-ups.  New Flagstaff training blog update coming soon… Warming Up With Malindi Elmore April 3rd, 2012      Comments Share We asked Run SMART coach Malindi Elmore a few questions about warming up properly and how to approach a 5k or 10k race. Learn how an Olympian does it and what she recommends for runners of all levels. What’s does your typical...

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Getting High

Getting High

Along with three feet of snow that arrived on Sunday, a large group of Canadian runners descended upon Flagstaff, AZ for our annual pilgrimage.  The coveted pot at the end of the rainbow:  improved fitness that comes from sucking air so high above sea level. We are currently living and training at approximately 7000 feet in the small college mountain town of the tight knit Northern Arizona community.  Flagstaff has been a haven for...

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St. Patrick’s Day Fun Run 5 km

What:  5km Fun Run / Time-trial When: 9 am Sat March 17th Where: Dolphins – the Grand Who: All Runners You are invited to join our  5km “time trial” run.  We will meet at 9 am for a group warm-up and begin the time trial around 9:45.  This is not an official race but we will take hand time performances and will mark out a 5km route with 1km markers.  We will have a few prizes and you are also invited to dress in spirit of...

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Bazan Bay 5 km

I am stepping outside my usual boundaries by writing a race report. For some reasons doing race reports usually freaks me out as I am wary of coming off as: 1. whiny / full of excuses 2. arrogant 3. narcissistic 4. combination of above But, my ahem, fan requested one. Yep, and I want to keep the fan happy. And in this day of self-obsession (I do have a blog, facebook and twitter), I think it is socially acceptable to be somewhat...

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