Monthly Archives: August 2012
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Quote for today 8/30/12
Posted on August 30, 2012 by tbrush3 in Quote of the Day“You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you don’t trust enough.” Frank Crane
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Quote for today 8/28/12
Posted on August 28, 2012 by tbrush3 in Quote of the Day, Training Tips“Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength deep inside you, if you look closely enough.” Hal Higdon That is one I might repeat between now and November 4th in New York. It fits [...]
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Quote for today 8/23/12
Posted on August 23, 2012 by tbrush3 in Quote of the Day“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies ,but the silence of our friends. I don’t ever want it to be said that I was a silent friend.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
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Things we “know” for certain
Posted on August 22, 2012 by tbrush3 in Life Lessons, UncategorizedHave you ever looked back at things you were certain about and how those beliefs have changed? I know for a fact that I have. Think about things just in history that man used to think. Like, the earth is flat or the earth is the center of the universe. I would imagine what is [...]
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Quote for today 8/21/12
Posted on August 21, 2012 by tbrush3 in Quote of the Day“Suffering is an extraordinary teacher.” Ryan Hall I am sure Ryan learned this again in London. Hopefully he will heal up and come back strong.
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Getting uncomfortable
Posted on August 20, 2012 by tbrush3 in Life Lessons, Status Updates, Training TipsA few months ago I said my slogan for the rest of the year would be, “Getting comfortable being uncomfortable.” For me it is the theme for running a marathon. It is going to hurt, it is just a question of when and how much. I think coming to that realization and determining it is [...]
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Close to the real thing
Posted on August 17, 2012 by tbrush3 in Life Lessons, Training TipsWith just over 11 weeks until Race Day in New York we really begin to launch into one of the most important phases of training- Simulation. This is probably where I have missed it the most in my training for marathons in the past. Whether it was too much emphasis on long slow running, training [...]
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Power to not react
Posted on August 16, 2012 by tbrush3 in Life LessonsOne of the sayings I think we have all heard over and over in life is, “Respond not React”. I think most of us would all recognize that as truth. One of the ways I really saw that play out recently was while watching the Tour de France. During most every stage of the race [...]
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Training to change
Posted on August 15, 2012 by tbrush3 in Life Lessons, Status Updates“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” Max DePree One of the things so unique about training for the marathon is the process involved. You can get ready for a 5K or 10K in just a few weeks. Getting ready for a marathon to run your best takes time. [...]
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Quote for today 8/7/12
Posted on August 7, 2012 by tbrush3 in Uncategorized“If you don’t invest very much, then defeat doesn’t hurt very much and winning is not very exciting.” Dick Vermeil
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