2009 Flying Monkey Marathon Race Report Date 11.22.2009 Location: Percy Warner Park, Antioch TN Abstract This was my second consecutive running of this race, and while I was excited about the event, I was grossly undertrained. With low motivation in August, when training was supposed to start, to a sliced heel in September and then [...]

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The past 2 weeks have been pretty busy for me… and I am going to post an abbreviated post while I work on the more lengthy stories about our Adventures! Flying Monkeys: I finished the Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon in the SLOWEST time ever for a marathon, a 5:31:58. I am not upset with [...]

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Here’s the current Forecast for the Flying Monkey Marathon on Sunday in Nashville I’m dancing running in the Rain

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SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! FLYING MONKEYS! RUNNERS! HILLS! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! It’s Race Week, and I have been getting anxious… more than I have in the past (except for 2009 Knoxville Marathon). The Race that I am running is the 4th Annual (A New Hope) Flying Monkey Marathon run in the “rolling” hills of Percy Warner [...]

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My Running in September took a HUGE hit! And right in Marathon Training too. My total mileage for September was 4 miles. That’s right FOUR miles, just the same number of letters as the letter “four” which is one more than 3 and one less than 5. Why? Why you ask on how, in weeks [...]

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All HOPE is not lost… yesterday I found A New Hope…”Help Me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you are my only hope.” I found this through the Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon Forum, we I had finally come to accept that I wouldn’t be running in the Flying Monkey Marathon. Shortly after my post, I had a reply [...]

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Here are the pictures from the two marathons I did in November Rutledge Marathon Rutledge Marathon Flying Monkey Marathon

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There is something different about this marathon. It has extra Savoir Faire, to quote John & John, to say the least. I discovered this right at packet pickup when I met the race director, Trent, and him telling me that I was a fool and didn’t heed his advice. While standing in line, Trent asked [...]

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Once I get done shopping during Black Friday from my computer, and see if My Lovely and Talented Wife is awake, and get the Christmas Stuff up, and finish trading on this short trading day, and see if I can ressurrect my laptop, and the 500 other things, I am going to post the final [...]

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The Prize for the Guess My Times, Win Crap Harpeth Hills Edition has been announced PRIZ3S a division of Planet3rry.com announced today, right here, that the person with the closest finishing time guess for the Harpeth Hills Marathon will win this fabulous prize: unused HOMER J. SIMPSON Chia Pet ****** Watch it Grow! Handmade Decorative [...]

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