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Feeling the pre-move jitters, a familiar sensation for a runner

August 30, 2016 by Brent

pre-move jitters

I know this feeling. I’m tired, but I can’t quite sleep. My stomach has butterflies trapped inside, and I’m hungry but don’t like the sound of any particular food. I have the pre-move jitters, which feel a lot like the nervous energy I get the night before a big race. When you break them down, the […]

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Go west young man: big changes on horizon

August 2, 2016 by Brent

go west young man

Open a window to the past and look through to see 10-year-old me. I’m wearing a coonskin cap and running around hunting imaginary animals with a replica flintlock rifle. Adventurers and explorers — Kit Carson, Meriweather Lewis and William Clark, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett — are my heroes. Why did I want to be like them so badly that […]

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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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