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Portland Marathon: “keep the earth below my feet”

October 9, 2016 by Brent

portland marathon

I knew going into the Portland Marathon this morning that I wasn’t prepared for a good race. I was right. The words I repeated over and over in my head, spawned from the Mumford and Sons concert I attended on Thursday, were “keep the earth below my feet.” I should have realized while I was […]

Filed Under: Race reports Tagged With: fitness, goals, long run, marathon, marathon training, motivation, Oregon, Portland, Portland Marathon, race, race plan, race report, run, runner, running, training, training plan, west, west coast

Runsploring sometimes leads to new perspective

October 1, 2016 by Brent

runsploring

It’s not my word alone. I’m sure of it. Surely someone else thought to combine running and exploring to create runsploring before me. No matter. If I’m plagiarizing, sue me. (Actually don’t. Just let me know and I’ll give you the credit). As I worked my way back to my starting point on my run today, […]

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First California impressions: the weather lives up to the hype

September 10, 2016 by Brent

California impressions

  I’ve been in California for 10 days. Here are my first California impressions, in no order of importance. No. 1: The weather is amazing. Who would think that San Diego, a place with average yearly temperature of less than 70 degrees, would have nice weather all 10 days so far? Of course the weather is […]

Filed Under: Life, Running Tagged With: fitness, goals, heat, heat running, humidity, long run, marathon, marathon training, motivation, runner, running, San Diego, Shreveport, summer, training, training plan, west, west coast

Don’t fence me in: the move out to the west coast

September 4, 2016 by Brent

don't fence me in

I can still see the VHS boxset I cherished as a child. Three movies and a fourth tape equivalent of current-day bonus features. Roy Rogers, whom I wanted to become desperately, in movies like “Don’t Fence Me In,” and “San Fernando Valley.” I loved those movies, and I watched them until the tape was worn […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: goals, life, motivation, move, San Diego, Shreveport, west, west coast

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 […]

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: change, jitters, life, move, pre-move jitters, pre-race jitters, San Diego, west, west coast

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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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