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PROGRESS NOT PERFECTION.  

Podcast Interview With Racemob

8/20/2020

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https://racemob.com/podcast/Verity-Breen

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2020 VISION

2/10/2020

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Looking at my last blog entry it's clear 2019 I was busy.

It was a funny sort of year, Long term plans race wise, A light overall mileage per week compared to normal. One bad ankle roll on the way to Woodmonster trail win. Strained left hamstring that tackled me to a walk in the last mile earlier in March at the Napa Half Marathon.  The hammy tension came from way too much grip at the front of race shoe that gradually sent enough slam up the leg.  I really wish Adidas etc would stop using hard grip like Continental, after all we are not bike tires we are feet attached to legs.

Anyway.  By the end of the year I was full gusto and had greatly improved my trail running which became evident after creating my own mini grand slam at year end by running Mt Tam 50k followed by North Face 50k one week later.

Second 50k faster, felt terrific and both under six.

This gave me green light confidence for a 2020 VISION.

2020 VISION is all about getting fast fast back, debut 100k, sub 3 and more marathons and doing the base work for Western States 2021.

Check back here to see if I am still on the rails, so far so good.

Let's get after it.

​V

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2019... so far.

7/28/2019

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Know When To Fold Them...

So far this year, the weekly volume has been intentionally restricted.  In my 31st year of racing it's time to break more dragons and go for some goals left to have a run up at.

Taking stock, what a great run with no injuries from running / self coaching since 1991 and the main challenges being the odd trail fall and of recent weeks ankle roll,  trails are far more hazard littered than road racing but the upside is big, big views, big nature, big fresh air and big satisfaction from being so in the moment you feel taken away on a magic carpet.

August is arriving, which means the gears switch to base, build, boom mode towards CIM and lead up races.

The great thing about running as opposed to the ballet career my teacher deeply wanted for me is that the lifespan of performance is long.

Long may we run. xx




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THE UNKNOWN WILL ANSWER BACK TO WHATEVER YOU CALL INTO IT.

11/7/2018

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Golden Gate Half Marathon. 2018.

This last weekend, my last race at age 51.  It went pretty good.
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On my 52 birthday it will close out 30 years of triathlon racing which led me to fall more and more in love with running racing, all kinds of running races and a marginal but consistent geek interest in running shoes.

Bring on 2019
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What's Age Got To Do With It?

7/6/2017

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When you turn 50 it is sort of great, weird, wonderful and confronting.   Everyone makes a big deal about 50.    In Nov 2016 that number clocked up for me.   Now at July 2107 I am getting my groove on,  getting a good handle on the number.  And ignoring it.

It's about attitude, age is about the "tude"

Labels are easy to let stick on you.   Peel them off.

On Tuesday July 4th I fronted for The Kenwood Footrace, wanted a good hard workout and to see how my base speed, strength and power was coming along as I build the 10% miles up each week and charge towards later year goals.

Fifty is pretty good,  different to what I expected when I was 21.   Far more interesting and fun.

My wheels are on, and it's full steam ahead.   Fifty is not the new thirty and all that rubbish.

I was thirty, now I am fifty.

And I own it, and love it.

Older.
Wiser.
Faster.
Stronger.

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