Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Nov 21, 2009, 1:00 pm
Pre-Race: On Saturday Melisa and I flew from Greensboro to Texas for the 2nd Annual San Antonio Rock N' Roll Marathon and Half Marathon.  We got to San Antonio just after noon and as soon as...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Nov 4, 2009, 8:14 pm
I was able to get 14 miles in over the last 2 days at home.  I did a 4 mile run in the dark on Monday night followed by a 10 mile run with my friend Erik yesterday.  I started my 4 miler at ...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Oct 29, 2009, 1:23 pm
I arrived in Sioux Falls in the early afternoon.  I had done no research on where to go run but on the way to my hotel I saw a sign for Falls Park, which was only a few blocks away.  I figur...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Oct 22, 2009, 7:22 pm
The trees of Ohio were on fire with color this week as I ran 7.5 miles through the countryside surrounding the Akron/Canton Airport.  Staying at a hotel very close to the airport I had littl...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Oct 18, 2009, 4:06 pm
Austin gives off the feeling of being one of the youngest and most active cities in the U.S.  Every time I'm there the majority of the people I see are in their 20s and 30s and, for the most ...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Oct 13, 2009, 5:31 pm
Pre-Race: Melisa and I flew to Chicago on Saturday morning.  We got in around 9 am and immediately headed downtown.  We took the CTA Blue Line to the Clark/Lake stop and decided to walk fr...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Oct 13, 2009, 5:31 pm
Pre-Race: Melisa and I flew to Chicago on Saturday morning.  We got in around 9 am and immediately headed downtown.  We took the CTA Blue Line to the Clark/Lake stop and decided to walk from...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Sep 16, 2009, 11:19 pm
I had to get up at 4 am for work yesterday and I really didn't sleep well so I ended up calling in lazy for my planned run.  I was so exhausted by the time I got off there was no way I was ge...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Sep 16, 2009, 11:19 pm
I had to get up at 4 am for work yesterday and I really didn't sleep well so I ended up calling in lazy for my planned run.  I was so exhausted by the time I got off there was no way I was ge...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Sep 14, 2009, 8:58 pm
I took a day of from running yesterday and Melisa and I went to Pilot Mountain State Park about a half hour outside of Winston-Salem. It was about a 50 minute drive for us to get up there. The first...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Sep 14, 2009, 8:58 pm
I took a day of from running yesterday and Melisa and I went to Pilot Mountain State Park about a half hour outside of Winston-Salem. It was about a 50 minute drive for us to get up there. The first...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Sep 12, 2009, 4:30 pm
My new belief is that my current shoes are the primary factor causing my shin pain. The bottoms are just too worn out to run in. The left heel has worn down about 3/4 inch of rubber. The primary out...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Sep 12, 2009, 4:30 pm
My new belief is that my current shoes are the primary factor causing my shin pain. The bottoms are just too worn out to run in. The left heel has worn down about 3/4 inch of rubber. The primary out...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Sep 10, 2009, 10:30 pm
First of, let me say that this run really wasn't anywhere near downtown Savannah. I stayed at a hotel near the Savannah / Hilton Head Int'l Airport. I looked into finding cheap public transp...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Sep 10, 2009, 10:30 pm
First of, let me say that this run really wasn't anywhere near downtown Savannah. I stayed at a hotel near the Savannah / Hilton Head Int'l Airport. I looked into finding cheap public transp...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Sep 9, 2009, 10:14 pm
Tonight's run was through the capitol of Illinois. Springfield is proud of being the hometown of Abraham Lincoln and you can see this on just about every corner of the city. I didn't take th...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Sep 9, 2009, 10:14 pm
Dist: 4.6 miTime: 45:00WX: 70 degrees, P. Cloudy Tonight's run was through the capitol of Illinois. Springfield is proud of being the hometown of Abraham Lincoln and you can see this on just abou...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Sep 8, 2009, 10:00 pm
Dist: 6.0 miles Time: WX: There are few places that are as enjoyable as Chicago when the weather is nice.  (Quite the opposite is true when its ten below and 40 mph wind here as well). &...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Sep 8, 2009, 10:00 pm
Dist: 6.0 miles Time: 56:30 WX: 75 degrees, Clear There are few places that are as enjoyable as Chicago when the weather is nice. (Quite the opposite is true when its ten below and 40 mph wind here ...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Aug 23, 2009, 8:10 am
Melisa and I spent the entire week in Paradise, also known as Panama City Beach.  It's also known by a few other names, like the Redneck Riviera and L.A., or Lower Alabama.  For me, thou...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 23, 2009, 8:10 am
Melisa and I spent the entire week in Paradise, also known as Panama City Beach.  It's also known by a few other names, like the Redneck Riviera and L.A., or Lower Alabama.  For me, thou...
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Tom posted an article on Running the USA - Aug 13, 2009, 7:55 pm
I was back in Birmingham again today. When I was trying to figure out where to run this time I found a race website for a local 10k called the Vulcan Run. The start and finish were pretty close to my ...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 13, 2009, 7:55 pm
I was back in Birmingham again today. When I was trying to figure out where to run this time I found a race website for a local 10k called the Vulcan Run. The start and finish were pretty close to my ...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 12, 2009, 6:11 pm
Dist: 10.0 miles Time: 1:30:27 WX: 72 degrees, Rain The forecast here today was for light rain early in the afternoon followed by scattered thunderstorms. I decided I should take to the pavement soo...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 11, 2009, 9:08 pm
Dist: 6.0 miles Time: 51:23WX: 83 degrees, Cloudy My hotel in Allentown is right near the airport. I searched online for quite awhile to find some sort of running trail nearby. The only thing I cou...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 11, 2009, 1:14 am
With my schedule being different every week and with me ending up in different cities quite a bit it's hard for me to build a consistent weekly running schedule. I can, however, look at my week a...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 9, 2009, 8:04 pm
Dist: 8 miles Time: 1:16:22Temp: 95 Melisa and I went running on the greenway near our house today. Since she works in the afternoon she's normally in a pretty big rush to workout every morn...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 5, 2009, 10:56 pm

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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 3, 2009, 12:08 am
Whenever I go home I end up eating out so much because that seems like a great thing to do to catch up with people you don't see too often. I started out today with 2 meals out, which was tough be...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Aug 2, 2009, 1:05 am
It's always fun for me to run in my hometown. I moved to Placerville when I was 13 then left for college after I turned 18. I lived there for about a year after college and I come back every 2-3...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Jul 30, 2009, 2:47 pm
I had planned a longer run (6-10 miles) along the Salt River in Phoenix, AZ yesterday. Although I had been to Phoenix many times I had never really been around the downtown area or to the river. As I ...
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Tom posted an article on See Tom Run - Jul 24, 2009, 5:00 pm
Today my wife, Melisa, and I went for a run around her college campus in Milledgeville, GA. That's right... Where?!? It's about 2 hours southeast of Atlanta. We ran 3 miles around the campu...
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