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We came. We saw. We ran really fast.

I ran the US Half Marathon in SF on Nov 2nd. My first race, and the first time I have ran over 10 miles. I finished in 1:50. I am training for a full marathon in Jan. And hopefully a 70.3 Ironman in May.

Noah

So last night I stayed up late and completed my training plan leading up the marathon. Here are my goals for the next 14 weeks.

Primary Goal: Boston Qual (3:10)
Goal Time: 3:00
Goal Pace: 6:50/M

Secondary Goals:
-build base cycling fitness in prep. for
Spring Collegiate cycling season
-improve swimming efficiency (total immersion)
-maintain / build muscle mass (strength training)

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The boys from the OrganicAthlete training center took 1st, 2nd, and 5th at Sunday's Run for the Hungry 5k in Santa Rosa, CA. Watch the race report.

http://www.empirerunners.org/hungerrun/08rtshform.pdf

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Friday afternoon I packed up the Burley and threw a leg over the saddle with a run on my mind. I'd been training for the following day's half marathon for a few weeks. As I pedaled north, thinking of the fig trees I was going to stop by, I had an idea: could I fuel this entire trip by fruit I forage along the way? I had brought some fruit with me, as I knew the fig crop was coming to an end.

I set a personal best today: 39:10 for 10k. I had to dig deep. As I've been reading Handbook for Humans by Jim Sloman, it occurred to me that running can be crucible for mindfulness. It is an opportunity to sit with the mind. At three miles into today's race, pain howled through my mind. I tried to sit with it, be at peace with the suffering. But judgements kept coming.

Join OrganicAthlete in running 13.1 miles through beautiful Sonoma County. Whether it's your first half marathon or you are a distance running veteran, you'll have a great time running this race with OrganicAthlete.

OrganicAthlete will help you prepare to run with a group training plan and regular group runs. Contact sonoma@organicathlete.org for more information about joining our Healdsburg Half Marathon team.