Monthly Archives: October 2011

Feeling Much Better

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Nick Berra

Forecasted rain and wind arrived as predicted yesterday, didn’t make much difference to me as I was planning on one more easy day in the pool anyway.  Turned the resistance jets up a little bit and got a little more … Continue reading →

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Odds And Ends

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Nick Berra

I left a couple of things out of Sunday’s entry as I was falling asleep at the proverbial ‘wheel’ after my race in the morning followed immediately by a softball double-header then the final installment of the kid’s fall community … Continue reading →

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Nothing Beats A Giant Check

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Nick Berra

It’s Sunday night and the Hershey Half Marathon is done.  Would be easy to describe what I thought would happen or how I expected to do now that I know the answer, so I will consider everyone lucky not to … Continue reading →

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Working On The Night Shift

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Nick Berra

When Bob Marley so eloquently stated in his song “if it’s all night, it got to be alright..”, I don’t think he was hauling 70,000 lbs of “stuff” across the country though the night skies.  I’m guessing he was probably … Continue reading →

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New York Yankees – R.I.P.

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Nick Berra

$55 million for two guys in the heart of your lineup to hit under .150 for the series?!?  Looks like the Yanks just gifted me a whole lot of October sleep now that their feeble playoff run is over.  Time to jump … Continue reading →

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Jumping Straight Into The Deep End

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Nick Berra

Three quality days since Syracuse – “quantity days” may be a more accurate assessment, as I am finding myself gingerly going down flights of stairs on very tender quadriceps… Got in the pool for an easy hour on Monday before … Continue reading →

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Splish Splash What A Painful Bath

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Nick Berra

Holy Smokes – 5000m is a long, long way.  Just back from Syracuse after running the Festival of Races USATF 5k National Championships – was fun trip interrupted by 16 minutes of freezing cold hell, if there can be such … Continue reading →

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Taking Things Up A Notch (Distance-Wise)

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Nick Berra

In Syracuse for tomorrow’s Masters 5k National Championships.  Been an uneventful week – got in a couple of quality workouts early in the week, but spent Wed-Fri just bagging some mileage on the bike and in the pool.  Have no … Continue reading →

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