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		<title>Columbia Triathlon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Columbia Triathlon was my first olympic-distance triathlon; I ran a sprint triathlon in July 2009 to see if I liked the idea of a triathlon, and it was good enough an experience to sign up for two olympic tris in 2010. This was the first one, and I must say that I hope the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=263</link>
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		<title>Shamrock Half Marathon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last time I was in Virginia Beach for a race, it was 2003, the race was the Rock &#8216;N Roll Half Marathon, and I was much heavier than I am now. So if nothing else, I knew I would do better than a 3:14 finishing time. That said, it was an odd feeling going [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=258</link>
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		<title>Clarendon Day 5K</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I swear, every time I go for a 5K, something happens beforehand. Sometimes it&#8217;s benign, like simply running a marathon eleven days earlier and getting injured in the process. Other times it&#8217;s a combination of getting bronchitis and a trip to the ER for gallbladder problems. So when I ended up with a calf strain [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=247</link>
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		<title>14.06 Triathlon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d wanted to give triathlons a try for a while now, but it never seemed to line up. My plan had been to tackle one this spring (and train over the winter), but missing the Philadelphia Marathon and picking a replacement in the spring meant that triathlons got pushed off to one side. Still, I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=235</link>
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		<title>Potomac River Run Marathon 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What do you do when your race is cancelled halfway through the experience? I suppose I should backtrack a bit. After scratching the Philadelphia Marathon in November 2008, followed up by gallbladder removal surgery in early December, I more or less had to start over when it came to training this January. I knew I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=222</link>
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		<title>National Half Marathon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finally got back on the horse, so to speak. With having missed the Philadelphia Marathon in November due to illness, this was my first double-digit mileage race in a year. As a result, I won&#8217;t lie—I was more than a little worried, doubly so since I&#8217;ve been training entirely on my own for both [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=216</link>
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		<title>Arlington Turkey Trot 5K</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After everything that&#8217;s gone on this month—getting bronchitis, scratching my marathon, ending up in the ER with cholecystitis—I wasn&#8217;t sure I was even going to be able to run this race! With a supreme lack of running this month, coupled with uneasy lungs and abs, I knew I wouldn&#8217;t beat my PR from last year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=160</link>
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		<title>Capitol Hill Classic 10K</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I missed the Capitol Hill Classic last year; I had an injury that had prevented me from running anything. So I had a lot to really prove for myself, because this was my first 10K since May 2006. I made one small mistake this year; I ran into Emma early on and stuck with her [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=122</link>
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		<title>Cherry Blossom 10-miler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bleah. This was an important lesson—when to not run a race. I was still feeling a little cruddy from the National Half Marathon eight days earlier, and when I woke up it was cold and raining on and off. With 20/20 hindsight, I should have just stayed home and scratched the race. But my pride [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=127</link>
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		<title>National Half Marathon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just realized I&#8217;d never gotten around to posting this. So, the disappointment that was the National Half Marathon this year. A year earlier I ran the race, had an extra quarter mile tacked on by accident, and finished with a 1:58:17. This year? Two minutes slower, but without the added distance. So what happened? A [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marathongreg.com/?p=124</link>
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