Monthly Archives: October 2009

• Nashville Ultramarathon

  Posted on October 19, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  Well one thing is for certain.  It just never gets easy but I did finish.  With about 4-5 miles left I still had to concentrate to run and put one foot in front of the other.  There were 39 of us in the 50k on Saturday.  Race director Dennis Freeman did a great job and [...]

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• Final thoughts

  Posted on October 15, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  When I woke up this morning I think it finally hit me that my race is here.  I must say for some reason I got a little nervous.  I think when I ran the 50 mile in Mississippi I was too dumb and inexperienced to realize what I was doing was that challenging.  Having run [...]

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• Chicago marathon highlights

  Posted on October 15, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  It did look cold!  [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hf8Ipw0QV7s]

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• Being fulfilled

  Posted on October 13, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  I was reading my daily reader today and this below from John Maxwell really was good and I thought I would share it.  “We often mistakenly believe that the opposite of love is hate.  But I believe that’s incorrect.  The opposite of loving others is being self-centered.  If your focus is always on yourself, you’ll never [...]

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• 

  The Dreadmill

  Posted on October 13, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  I had only one option on Monday, run with scuba equipment or hit the treadmill.  It has probably been a couple of years since I was on a treadmill and hopefully it will be that long before I am on one again.  It reminded me why I don’t use them.  However I did it and got [...]

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• Chicago Marathon Winner

  Posted on October 12, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  Congrats to Sammy Wanjiru of Kenya the marathon winner of Chicago this past weekend.  Sammy ran the fastest time ever run in the United States with a blistering 2 hours 5 minutes and 41 second time.  To help put that in perspective you could go to your local track and try to run four laps [...]

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• Ultra running

  Posted on October 11, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  I do have my last run of substance this weekend for the Nashville Ultramarathon this next weekend.  This will be ultra #2 and the one thing that stands out to me so far about it is the people.  The races are small and very intimate.  The people I have met have been fantastic and the [...]

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• Friday running humor

  Posted on October 9, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  October is a busy month for marathons, good luck this weekend to those running.  A lot of marathons this weekend like the Baltimore, Chicago, Hartford, Steamtown and even the WorldWide Festival of Races.  Happy running.  Enjoy a few “you might be a runner if” humor below…. You have more running clothes than regular clothes in your [...]

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• Quote for today 10/8

  Posted on October 8, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  “Before a race, I focus on my goal and the hard training I’ve done.  It motivates me to let it all out that day.  For me, races are the celebration of my training.”  Dan Browne, 2007 National Champion in the 5K and 20K

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• Recovery and Readiness

  Posted on October 7, 2009 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized

  It is always an interesting balance this close between races.  I have the Nashville 50K next weekend and just ran the half marathon this past weekend.  Each race no matter what does take something out of you.  So it is always a delicate balance to make sure you are getting ready for the next race while [...]

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