Category: Marathon
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Running Balls to the Wall & the Big 50K DNF (did not finish).
This post is dedicated to all of you who live balls to the wall. In the event you find yourself unable to go balls to the wall – be gentle with yourself, then get back up – and smash that wall with smart training. Smart training is the new balls to the wall. Balls to the wall – Over…
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What Came First – the Knee Pain or the Under Training? J’aime courir. Mais mon genou me fait mal tous les jours. To Run Through The Woods…
My husband is the artist of the family. He doesn’t practice, nor make time for his talent. It’s just something he occasionally does. His talent comes from his mother who got her talent from her father. Our eldest daughter and granddaughter have this same talent. I’m incredibly impressed and proud of his (their) talent. Meanwhile, I run and…
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Leaving this space to fill another. Dots on a line. And moving forward with new French themes.
Bonjour! C’est un nouveau mois et je commence un nouveau chapitre de ma vie! Leaving this space – My life thus far has been broken up into segments of time I call – dots; little pockets of places and time on a line. Each dot or space of time on the line is a significant point in my…
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Novembre 13, 2017. J’ai Couru 50 Miles! C’est Fini. I Did It!
I ran 50 miles in 11 hours and 30 minutes – C’est fini! Je suis très heureux. Mais, je ne peux pas parler français. Intesting enough, I could not remember much of anything while I was running let alone French. I actually resorted to singing 99 bottles of beer on the wall, which actually worked quite well. The first 5…
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Septembre 1, 2017. Don’t ask me why. Je ne sais pas pourquoi. It simply interests me. And sitting down to do the work – ensemble (avec du vin).
Bonjour mes amis. Comment ça va? Moi, ça va très bien! Pourquoi? Pourquoi pas! Mais, actuellement c’est parce que aujourd’hui est vendredi et demain est samedi. Aussi, samedi et dimanche, je cours! J’aime courir! Et j’ai trois jours sans travail. Oh my that was exhausting and I hope it’s not too horrible. Let me know! I don’t…
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2019 – The Backyard Classic. LOOPS… Is this an 8 hour endurance race or another rond point?
The Backyard Classic – An 8 hour endurance race, I like to call LOOPS. https://www.etownbackyardclassic.com/ The Backyard Classic (BYC) takes place in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. It’s a local treasure and an annual event held each August. This exhilarating race is produced by an amazing group of people to raise money for two fantastic charities: the Hardin Memorial…
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August 11, 2017. Dear long run, you can bisous ma miche… And a pulse check from Suz Learns French.
Photo: A banana, some grapes and the miche. Une banane, des raisins, et la miche. Demain, j’ai une course de dix kilometer. Et dimanche je vais courir autre dix miles. Tomorrow, I have a ten kilometer race. And Sunday I am going to run another ten miles. Exciting plans for the weekend. This is how I…
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Aug 4, 2017. Positive thoughts to repeat in FRENCH while running my first 50 mile ultra marathon (a.k.a my mental fuel list). Help me build my list.
Belt buckle from my first 60k (37.282 miles) spring of 2016. I’m building my mental fuel list (liste) in FRENCH and j’ai besoin de votre aide! Suz (that’s me) learns French while running 50 miles. I wish it was that easy. In reality learning French will take years, but the prize for the 50 miler…
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July 14, 2017. Can I learn French AND simultaneously Train for a 50 mile ultra marathon? Oui! Bien sûr, Pourquoi pas?
Jack of all trades – master of none. Yep, that’s me. I’m pretty good at most things – I’m not the best at anything. I dabble…in many things but really never progress in most – beyond the novice level. I can speak a little French – believe me nothing fantastic – just some words. I…
Suz Learns @ Behind the Postcard 