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Here are the top ten mistakes you are not going to make in the next 12 days. 10. Run yourself into the ground or to injury. Yeah, tapering sucks, but the training you do in the next two weeks is more likely to leave you tired than to help you (with the exception of heat …
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Following the great posts on the first six days of Michigan Bluff Training Camp 2011 by the creative, talented, fast, and hairy Lewis Taylor, with my own writing is likely to be disappointing, so I’ll only write a little and then let pictures tell the story. Suffice to say that the last four days of …
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Day VI – Wednesday, May 25 The Report From Camp The Route: Volcano Canyon Out and Back The Mileage: 12 The Back Story: Earlier this season, our Eugene friend and training partner Joe Uhan showed up at the starting line of the American River 50 slathered in olive oil (some Midwestern track trick to stay …
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Guest Post By Lewis (lowercase) Taylor Day IV – Monday, May 23 The Report From Camp The Route: Varied. Run when/where you can, in between crewing for AJW, Cooper and Brewhaha The Mileage: Laurie 5 LB 12 Dan 15 Meghan 7 Jeff 5 AJW 40ish? Todd 30ish? “We had an interesting day today,” Craig reports. …
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Guest Post By Lewis (lowercase) Taylor Day III – Sunday, May 22 The Report From Camp The Route: Robie to the River and Back The Mileage: 40 The Eugene crew took on a Training Camp classic, today. Robie to the River and Back covers some crucial Western States Trail and finishes on the track. Nothing …
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