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  1. Deluxe Burger Review (Denver)

    by , 04-25-2010 at 08:43 PM (RunColo Blog)
    This is a running website, but the blog portion is informal and personal, so I'm going to do a restaurant review. Brandon started this with his Burger Wars post. I consider myself an information maven when it comes to the area of gourmet fast food. I have two kids and I hate waiting, I hate waiting in line and I hate waiting in traffic, I put a high value on time, more so than other people. Thus, rarely eat at normal sit down restaurants because my 1 1/2 year old does not have the patience and I ...
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  2. Week in Review - 4/19 to 4/25

    by , 04-25-2010 at 08:18 PM (RunColo Blog)
    4/19 - 8 miles + 2 VFF
    4/20 - 15 miles with 10 miles at 6:37 (marathon race pace)
    4/21 - 8 miles + 2 VFF
    4/22 - 20 miles
    4/23 - 7.1 miles
    4/24 - 8 miles
    4/25 - Cherry Creek Sneak in 29:47 + 5 miles warm up/cool down

    Total 80.1 Miles

    The McMillan Calculator told me that my 17:47 5k was equivalent to a 29:28 5 mile, thus my goal going into the Cherry Creek was a 29:30. Arrived at the race an hour before the start, only to realize that ...
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  3. Week in Review - 4/12 to 4/18

    by , 04-19-2010 at 10:18 PM (RunColo Blog)
    04/12 - 7.1 miles
    04/13 - Dash-N-Dine 5k in 18:41 - 4.5 miles warm up/cool down
    04/14 - off
    04/15 - 20 miles
    04/16 - 8 miles
    04/17 - Eagle's Heart 5k in 17:58 - 6.5 miles warm up/cool down
    04/18 - 5.5 miles

    Total 57.82 Miles

    * Dash-N-Dine 5k, decent effort but the wind was fierce. Last mile I sort of gave up, when you're running that slow it's hard to find that "get tough gear."
    * I was happy with my time and performance at ...
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  4. Week in Review - 4/05 to 4/11

    by , 04-12-2010 at 09:38 PM (RunColo Blog)
    04/05 - 2 miles in VFF + 8 miles
    04/06 - 20 miles with last four miles at 6:40 pace
    04/07 - 2 miles VFF + 5.5 miles
    04/08 - off
    04/09 - 4 miles at 6:50 pace
    04/10 - 2 miles VFF + 5.5 miles
    04/11 - 2 miles VFF

    Total 49 Miles

    * I have been sick a lot this winter and had been battling a minor sore throat for the past two weeks and fighting through it. Well on Thursday I got hit with another cold and had a general feeling of malaise and ...
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  5. Week in Review - 3/29 to 04/04

    by , 04-04-2010 at 10:51 PM (RunColo Blog)
    03/29 - 5 miles + 2 miles in VFF
    03/30 - 20 miles
    03/31 - 7.1 miles
    04/01 - 5.5 miles
    04/02 - 10 miles
    04/03 - 15 miles w/6 miles at 6:21
    04/04 - 8 miles + 2 miles n VFF

    Total 74.6 Miles

    * I feel great, itching to race, ready to start the serious marathon training.
    * Thinking this might be a break out year for me.
    * Next race will probably be Cherry Creek Sneak.
    * I really want to find a half marathon ...
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