I can look back now and the signs that my legs were starting to fail was around 14, but didn’t rear their ugly head until 15. And at 15.5, I flagged down one of the biker course support people to request Medical. However, the problem originated starting 2 days before the marathon gun was even [...]

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What a busy day! And now I have to start to wind down so that I can get some rest for that thing I am doing tomorrow… what is it again? I felt very comfortable, even a little aspergian, at the Expo when I was at the Pacer’s table. I could talk about running and [...]

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Yesterday, my stomach was in knots… today, it’s not much better. I have that “I FEEL SO HUNGRYYYYYYY” feeling in my stomach but nothing is appealing. Well, except for comfort food. And comfort food to me is chocolate… LOTS of chocolate. But I know that what comforts me now, will ail me in the future. [...]

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“Where are you?” [With the fear that my already altered routine, would yet be rerouted again] “Just about to get on Pellissippi…” [My Spidey-sense telling me that a trip to a certain school] “The School called, The Elder threw up alot in class. He’s with the nurse. Can you go get him? I don’t know [...]

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It’s race time in the Higgins household and that means… well, lots of things. But for me it’s time to figure out what crap I can find to offer as a prize for the winner of Guess My Time, Win Crap Contest. I don’t have any clue what number this is, but it feels like [...]

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Good Morning all you party people out there… this is your host Intergalactic Planet3rry! This crazy week is just a precursor to the crazy weekend that we are going to have. And by crazy, I mean FUN and Exciting! But very very busy. Today we have the 1st of 2 TV spots for ASD Athletes’ [...]

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Today’s run was a practice run of the last 6.5 miles of the Knoxville Marathon in which I am going to be (WAIT, let me go check… 7 Days Out and STILL 4:45 pacer) the pacer for the 4:45 finish group. It has been 3 years since I ran the race and while I usually [...]

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I just went through a series of clicks and discovered that I am no longer the 5:30 pacer for the Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. Instead, they have me for the 4:45 marathon. Boy, did my stomach just take a 45 minute lurch. And the marathon is 3 tiny weeks away!

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Yesterday, being Terry Day and all, was a time for a run… a long run at that! I was hoping to get 12 miles run. With our wintry weather on Monday, I knew that it was going to be cold and since there wasn’t too much melting going on, I was a little afraid that [...]

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I am now the leader of the 5:30 Club. This is not to be confused with 5:00 Club which are those people inspired by the World renowned entrepreneur, Mary Kay Ash, who would get up at 5am EVERYDAY and get her day started. Could be one reason that her company is now a 2.5 Billion [...]

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