Category Archives: marathon

Mount Desert Island Marathon

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

It’s two weeks and one day until the Mount Desert Island Marathon. I and Jenn and our friends Tim and Andrew will be meeting in Southwest Harbor to run this race. I’m quasi-ready for this race; I’ll finish, but I … Continue reading →

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Georgia Marathon 2011 – DNF

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

Today I ran the Georgia Marathon. Exactly 3.8 miles of it. I managed to pull my calf again. I was at the water station at on Auburn avenue when the aching in the calf became a shooting, stabbing pain. I … Continue reading →

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Georgia Marathon

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

Tomorrow I run the Georgia Marathon. The course map is here (pdf) if you want to come cheer me on. You can figure I’ll cross the start line around 7:10 AM and be maintaining a 12:00 per mile pace (more … Continue reading →

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I Ran and I Didn't Die

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

All evidence to the contrary. 19.0 miles in 3:49. Ugh. My pacing was poor and the last mile and a half were…painful. One month to the race. 14:11 Edit: Apparently I was also salty, as shown by the cat. I … Continue reading →

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Training for the Georgia Marathon

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

I’ve got some catching up to do. And by catching up, I mean “I’ve got to train enough so I can finish the Georgia Marathon without feeling like I got run over by a truck.” At this stage, I’ve given … Continue reading →

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Injury – Frustration

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

Last night I attended/worked the Search for the Golden Sprocket, an event sponsored by The Extraordinary Contraptions. I arrived earlier than most of the band and discovered that the primary entrance to the venue was a slick ice death trap. … Continue reading →

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Marathon Training Continues

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Bill Ruhsam

With this week’s snowpocalypse, doing any sort of regularly scheduled training has been difficult. Running on the sidewalks has been impossible (or extremely ill-advised, see this image and this tweet of mine) and until yesterday it was also not advisable … Continue reading →

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Back into Training, Running, Triathlon

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

I’m back running, and this is making me very happy. I’ve been into my training regime for over a month. Things seem to be feeling well with respect to my calf, thank you very much. I even ran a race … Continue reading →

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Running/Triathlon Training: State of the Bill

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

I had a commenter a while back say that he missed my posts about running and triathlon training. Alas, for the last little while there hasn’t been much to post, but here is a general update: Jennifer and I are … Continue reading →

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Marathon, Concerts, Presentation

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

It’s been a busy few days. Lots of stuff going on. But let’s start with something funny that I have in common with this girl who ran the ING Georgia Half Marathon today. Let’s Compare! That was last Friday while … Continue reading →

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