Monthly Archives: August 2012

Breaking Through

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Nick Berra

In preparation for Saturday’s race (and after letting the mileage get a little out of hand on Wednesday), I tried to take it easy on Thursday and Friday.  I was right where I wanted to be after logging 30 easy … Continue reading →

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Going Long(er)

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Nick Berra

Pretty big week since last post, both in terms of quality and quantity.  While I am still back and forth about my race schedule this fall, I found a fast-looking 5k right under my nose this weekend so I am … Continue reading →

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Keeping The Ball Rolling

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Nick Berra

I feared the worst after the hard day on Sunday, but didn’t feel too bad on Monday.  Sore for sure, but I didn’t feel as bad as I did after the national meet.  I took 3 days off after Lisle, … Continue reading →

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Triple The Pleasure

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Nick Berra

Spent last Mon-Wed with my running shoes locked in the truck as we ventured even farther away from home on the Family Vacation.  If the drive to Lisle was “Griswold-ish”, than our arrival at the Wisconsin Dells waterpark-extravaganza was our … Continue reading →

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Pulling My Own Weight

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Nick Berra

With the bar being set high by the guys in London, the pressure was on for the second day of the masters outdoor nationals in Lisle, IL.  With Mo and Galen still having additional Olympic events to run, I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Good Day For Aqua-runners!

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Nick Berra

While I couldn’t compete with this evening’s excitement in London where Mo Farrah and Galen Rupp (fellow HydroWorx users) went 1-2 in the 10,000m final, with Rupp’s medal being the first in the event by an American since Billy Mills, … Continue reading →

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Clark Griswold-ing It To Outdoor Nationals

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Nick Berra

Tomorrow kicks off another national meet weekend.  The whole family decided to make this one into a road trip vacation, so 11 hours in the truck yesterday got us from Enola toLisle, Illinois.  Sounds worse than it actually was, Redbox … Continue reading →

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