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Joe's running blog
http://www.joeruns.blogspot.com
This is a blog about a recent smoker who quit and started running and training for runs. Also I try to support charities along the way.
Recent Posts
Chicago Marathon
Yesterday was the Chicago Marathon. All week I had been watching the weather and hoping it would be hot. Well my wish came true and it was way to hot. The weather was 85 degrees by 11 a.m. I was a wet mess. The city did an awesome job of ha...
Training
Not much has been going on. Just training and dealing with my new shoes which are not working and I will be running the Marathon with my old ones, which cause my toe to bleed since they are so tight....
Guess What I did?
Today I ran 20 miles with my running group and it felt awesome. I felt like I ran 20 miles but I was not in pain. I think I am finally at that great place runners talk about. I am ready for the Chicago Marathon....
17
This past weekend my running group (CARA) ran our normal long weekend run. I again decided to run with the intermediate group and did 17 miles. For the first time in a long time this run hurt. It was my toes that were hurting. My socks were to thick ...
P.G.-13.1
Sorry for the shirtless picture but I was hot after doing the Chicago Distance Classic. I did the run in 1:51:35. I was totally happy with that time and will try to work on improving that time. After the race I went to the race site to get the co...
15
15...What is that you ask? Well, that is the amount of miles I ran on this past Sunday. I was only scheduled to run 13, but the group kept going and so did I. I felt awesome when I was done and was glad that I did it.Training has been going well. I h...

