D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Dec 14, 2009, 8:09 pm
Follow these instructions for a sure-fire way to beat the blues. Take one sunny, autumn m...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Dec 9, 2009, 10:28 am
No question about it. I’m deep into my usual post season funk. I have little motivation to train, especially on these damp, dark days. No sense...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Dec 4, 2009, 7:52 pm
The Grand Tree Trail Race Series concluded its 15th season with the running of the Stone Cat Ale 50 Mile and Marathon on November 7th. It was a v...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Dec 1, 2009, 8:22 pm
A conversation between me and a co-worker today. Never tell your non-running co-workers w...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 29, 2009, 7:48 pm
Another less than spectacular week but I did have two fun runs this weekend. The first was a night run in Lynn Woods with RunninRob. The temperat...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 27, 2009, 9:33 pm
Having little motivation and doing minimal running has left me with plenty of free time to contemplate my 2010 race plans.&nbs...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 23, 2009, 7:22 pm
Without a major race looming on the horizon my motivation to train has been fairly low. The week following the Stone Cat 50 was meant to be a res...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 20, 2009, 8:19 am
With the month of December just around the corner I finally decided to post the 2010 Snows...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 17, 2009, 9:22 pm
If you've been a runner for any length of time you're probably experienced knee pain at least once during your running career. I’ve bee...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 12, 2009, 3:13 pm
Today I went for my first run since my finish at the Stone Cat 50 mile trail race on Saturday. It was just an easy four mile jog on my usual lunc...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 10, 2009, 8:33 am
These are preliminary results taken from the GAC website. * COURSE RECORD Place Time Fir...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 10, 2009, 7:34 am
These are preliminary results taken from the GAC website. There are 102 finishers listed out of 150 registered for the race. I don't know how...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 9, 2009, 7:52 pm
The day dawned crisp and clear for the 9th Annual Stone Cat Trail Races. It was the type of day I had wished for and I took it as a favorable ome...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 6, 2009, 10:01 am
This year’s race has the potent...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 5, 2009, 7:18 am
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 2, 2009, 5:34 am
October was my best month of training this year. It was the first time I've run 200+ miles in one month since June 2007. I had three tra...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Nov 1, 2009, 4:01 pm
In need of one last fast workout before Stone Cat, I made my way to Wachusetts Reservoir for the 16th running of the Wachusetts Dear Run. The rac...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 24, 2009, 7:37 am
There’s a new trail race happening on October 25 in Brookline, NH. It’s a 15 mile out and back run along the rail trail between the towns of Brookline and Milford. Since the course is on an old ra...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 23, 2009, 3:19 pm
This isn’t a random thought that just popped into my head. This is a question that has been with me for months after hours of observation and running hundreds of trail miles in state parks througho...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 21, 2009, 7:03 pm
I've made several attempts in the past to run the GAC 10K loop in Bradley Palmer State Park only to go off trail and never run more than 2-3 miles of the course. Today I overlaid my Motion Based ...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 17, 2009, 3:24 am
A very busy weekend coming up with several races to choose from in four different states. Distances vary from 6K to 100 miles so there's something for everyone. Power down the laptop, lace up your...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 16, 2009, 1:55 pm
Today I ran my first track workout in about a year. I wasn’t expecting much after months of long, slow running on technical trails. I set the bar pretty low with a workout plan of 3 x 1 mile at 8:0...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 16, 2009, 7:13 am
I’m still mourning the loss of summer so snowshoe season was not even on my radar screen. That is until I read a recent post by DoubleJ on the approaching 2010 snowshoe race season. That’s right, ...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 14, 2009, 3:41 pm
I finished the first week of my nine week Stone Cat 50M training schedule very close to plan. I went a little over the planned weekly total and long run mileage. I also missed my schedule track worko...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 11, 2009, 5:04 pm
OK, It seems I may have written off these socks without using them properly. I can see all of you out there scratching your heads and asking yourselves, "How hard can it be to wear a sock correctly? T...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 11, 2009, 6:40 am
There has been a lot of talk on some of the online ultra forums praising the fit, comfort and performance of Drymax socks. As a long time wearer of Injinji socks I was reluctant to try another sock. I...
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D S. posted an article on Breakheart Trail Running - Sep 10, 2009, 7:04 am
Most New England trail runners should find something to their liking with three good races coming up this weekend. Runners looking for a short race have two choices, a 5.5 mile run in NH and 6.5 mile ...
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