Completing My Saturday Long Run, Just Shy of a Half Marathon

ByTim Nolte January 15, 2022January 15, 2022

It was a cold tough morning. However, despite many times thinking I was going to just cut the run short because it was too cold, or my water was all frozen I still got the Saturday long run finished. It really does help to have the NRC guided run going with a coach checking in with you regularly along the way motivating you to keep going. #HWI #Run4Water #WhyIRun #GroundhogMarathon #RiverBankRun

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First “Race” In The Books, Sort Of
ByTim Nolte April 22, 2017April 23, 2017 Updated onApril 23, 2017
Well race course didn’t get marked right so the 5k turned into a 2.2 mile. A lot of people not happy. I’m going to have to get some more miles in today.
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Highlights of WordCamp Grand Rapids 2018
ByTim Nolte July 1, 2018July 1, 2019 Updated onJuly 1, 2019
TL;DR – This year #WCGR was all about people and conversations for me. Oh, and trying my hand at speaking, which I didn’t totally bomb. Today marked the 4th WordCamp Grand Rapids that I’ve attended. Last year I was just an attendee but this year I stepped things up in a pretty bug way. I was not only a volunteer at the Happiness Bar, but I helped with organize the event, and was even one of the speakers. One of the things I love about #WordCamp Grand Rapids, and the #WordPress community is the people. Yet again I felt welcomed as a member of the community, valued for my experiences as a developer and user of WordPress, and encouraged when I had doubts of being…
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Water Isn’t A Simple Thing
ByTim Nolte July 17, 2019July 17, 2019
In the U.S. water is so easily available that it’s easy to take it for granted. In places like Sierra Leone water is not so easy to come buy or at least clean water that won’t cause other issues. #HWI #Run4Water #WhyIRun #GRMarathon Donate to Clean Water: https://timn.me/2Kx7NEr
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Focusing On The Distance Not The Pace
ByTim Nolte December 28, 2019
There is a reason the saying goes that “life is like a marathon, not a sprint” and it has to do with going the distance. Getting back to the basics of marathon training means focusing on slowing down and building up the endurance needed to finish well. If I’ve learned anything from this past year of training it’s that I lost sight of this fundamental part of training. If I have any hope of finishing well at the upcoming Groundhog Marathon I need to keep focus on that key piece of my training. Today I tried to keep that focus though I still finished with a much faster pace than my training plan directed. I’ll be working on that more in the weeks to come….
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Sticking With The Pacers
ByTim Nolte May 11, 2019
I wanted to make sure I hit my target based on how my training went. I decided before the race even started that I was going to stick with the pacers. That plan paid off. Even though my target pace was supposed to be 8:42 min/mi my choices for pacers was 8:30 or 9:00 and so I decided to stick myself in between, but really I just stuck with the 8:30 pacers the whole way, mostly. After hitting mile 10 on Butterworth Street there was a long stretch that was all downhill. I took advantage of that hill and passed the 8:40 pacers. I maintained that position probably up to around mile 14 which is when the mental part of my run had to kick…
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Day 6, Another 7 Miles
ByTim Nolte March 17, 2018
Day 6 done, and even got a better time and little bit of extra distance in. Looking forward to what the rest of the day is going to bring. #hwi #sierraleone
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