A friend e-mailed me and asked me for some ideas for long runs in the Lewiston-Auburn area. When I first started running, I got a lot of my initial inspiration from Map My Run — you can see runs other people…
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Why does swimming give you a charley horse?
by Pattie Reaves • February 5, 2013 • 0 Comments
So, yesterday I was in the pool. I just finished a workout — a speed over endurance set — and I was having some fun with some drills using my flippers when BAM! OW OW OW OW OH MY GOD…
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Not a Mid-Winter Classic race report
by Pattie Reaves • February 3, 2013 • 0 Comments
Today was the Mid-Winter Classic. I was supposed to run that race. I paid money and everything. But after a 5-week hiatus from running after the leg injury, I knew it was not the best idea to pin on a…
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I HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO RUN AGAIN
by Pattie Reaves • January 31, 2013 • 0 Comments
1. What the title says — I HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO RUN AGAIN!!! (Confession: I actually did run on the treadmill a few times this week before I was cleared … shhh.) The leg is still tender so I…
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Knee injury diagnosed
by Pattie Reaves • January 26, 2013 • 0 Comments
I went to see Bob at Central Maine Conditioning Clinic for my knee injury after two weeks went by since I visited the doctor and my attempts to run last week were not fruitful. Every time I would get…
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10 things I love about swimming
by Pattie Reaves • January 18, 2013 • 0 Comments
The name of the blog might be Pattie Runs, but for the past four weeks, there has been no running. I did try it out on Monday night. Without the ace bandage, because I think that was making it worse,…
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CrossFit: Getting you ready for A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G
by Pattie Reaves • January 13, 2013 • 0 Comments
CrossFit: Getting you ready for A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G My co-worker Amber (center, in mango) took on the daunting task of having your fitness routine examined by the masses in our Sunday bPlus section. Amber has also been a friend and mentor when…
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My long-term goal is to be around to run long-term.
by Pattie Reaves • January 12, 2013 • 5 Comments
Today marks three weeks since the last time I ran. The story thus far: I fell walking down my parents’ driveway 3 weeks ago. I twisted and fell and landed a lot of my weight on the side of my…
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First dispatches from 2013
by Pattie Reaves • January 5, 2013 • 3 Comments
So I went to the doctor yesterday afternoon to check out my knee. It’s really been feeling a lot better since I first fell, but not good enough to run. We’re going on two weeks now today. The good news…
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2013, here I come
by Pattie Reaves • January 1, 2013 • 1 Comment
I’ve thought a lot about what I want to do this year. When I started running, I made sure to keep my goals reasonable. Achievable. I wanted to have earn little victories that would build on each other. And that’s what’s…