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Firecracker 5K redemption … sort of

July 14, 2016 by Brent

Firecracker

“Why did I want to do this?” I looked down at my watch this morning, and it showed I was 1.21 miles into the Firecracker 5K course. I was falling off pace and questioning why running the course means so much to me. After I spent my Fourth of July in bed and on medication […]

Filed Under: Race reports Tagged With: 5K, Firecracker, Firecracker 5K, fitness, goals, marathon training, motivation, race, run, runner, running, Shreveport, training, training plan, workouts

Searching for my lost running gears

July 13, 2016 by Brent

running gears

I mash my foot to the floorboard. My RPMs rise higher and higher, yet I can’t shift up. If my body is a running machine, then I’m missing crucial running gears. I learned how to drive with on a stick shift, a 1989 Ford Bronco II. The gears were butter, barely any need for the […]

Filed Under: Running Tagged With: Boston Marathon, fitness, goals, heat, heat running, long run, marathon, marathon training, motivation, patience, race, run, runner, running, running gears, speed work, tempo, track work, track workout, training, training plan, workouts

What do you do when you can’t run?

July 11, 2016 by Brent

run

I’m not familiar with this feeling: being stuck inside, not able to run. I haven’t missed any significant time from running because of sickness or injury for more than four years. My body is making up for lost time. One day of running in the past 11 days means I’m going stir crazy. To run is to […]

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Running quirks: you people are weird

July 6, 2016 by Brent

running quirks

Embrace the weirdness As my running group peeled off into the parking lot, finishing up a quick-paced workout, I continued on. I had another .18 of a mile to go before my brain would allow me to hit the stop button on my Garmin. My running friends thought nothing of the bonus steps my brain demanded. […]

Filed Under: Running Tagged With: fitness, motivation, race, run, runner, running, running quirks, Shreveport, training, workouts

Garmin 735XT GPS watch review

July 5, 2016 by Brent

My name is Brent, and I have a problem. I’m addicted to running stats. If my Garmin isn’t recording, I might as well not run. If you can’t see a run and evaluate the numbers after, it didn’t happen right? I started with the Nike+ running app on my phone back in 2010. I progressed to […]

Filed Under: Running technology Tagged With: 735XT, fitness, Garmin, goals, GPS, GPS watch, marathon, marathon training, motivation, run, runner, running, running technology, Shreveport, training, training plan, workouts

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Brent Shirley My name is Brent Shirley, and I'm a stay-at-home dad with experience writing and selling running shoes. Married to a surgeon (she's much smarter than me). Certified RRCA running coach and 11 time Boston Marathon qualifier (2015-25, although I missed the cut in 2015-16). 50 sub 4 finisher.

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