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		<title>Yes, You *CAN* Run Away From Your Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JT</dc:creator>
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Someone asked me recently why it was that I run&#8230; so I figured it would be worth one post&#8230; although I try not to get too personal here on account of me being personal on every other media outlet known to man and the Internet. 
I digress&#8230; I started running in October of 2008 when I had reached a dark point in my life. I&#8217;ve always thrown myself head first into everything that I did: work, relationships, school, family, etc. I found that I eventually got to the point where I would be so accommodating to everyone and everything else that I would lose myself in the process. 
So I ran&#8230; my co-worker challenged me to train for a half marathon with her at the time and when we didn&#8217;t run together I would run alone high up in the Santa Monica Mountains to escape my troubles and somehow find myself. I ran that trail at least 150 times to date (and counting) who knows how much blood (I&#8217;ve fallen and tripped on a few rocks), sweat and multitude of tears I&#8217;ve ended up dropping on that gravel. 
Since then I haven&#8217;t gone back, I&#8217;ve been half marathoning, marathoning (#2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Road Racing: Are We Really Gonna Build This City On Rock &amp; Roll?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JT</dc:creator>
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Not too long ago,  commentary was posted on the near extinction and death of the indie race due to relatively behemoth racing groups (i.e. The Competitor Group) purchasing them to toss into their well-oiled assembly line of racing series. Meaning&#8230; quirky + cool marathons and half marathons with small budget marketing are in danger of being engulfed and regurgitated as cookie cutter RnR races.
The 26.2 and 13.1 races are no longer the only races to fear assimilation. The Competitor Group recently announced that Dean Karnazes will be hosting the very first ULTRA Rock ‘n’ Roll Ultra Marathon in Phoenix, AZ January of 2010. Three letters immediately came to mind: W T F. When I think of an ultra marathon, the LAST thing that comes to mind is some local no-name sugar-coated garage band crooning a song that I have no interest in hearing at the time, local high school cheerleaders and gaudy bling. I think trails, homemade PB+J sandwiches, rugged men and women wearing kerchiefs around their neck along with a calm look of zen-like determination on their faces. Also&#8230; mothereffin&#8217; Dean Karanazes?
This is a *big* move by the Competitor Group and also a great indicator of the future of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instead of Ignoring my 29th Birthday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JT</dc:creator>
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Instead of ignoring my birthday like I usually want to&#8230; I &#8220;donated&#8221; it to Amnesty International via Facebook. I&#8217;m usually too nervous about fund raising but I figured my birthday would be a good excuse to hopefully get at least a few people to donate. Amnesty International is my favorite non-profit organization because I have a soft spot in my heart for the human race. Their objective is to protect human rights and take a stance against injustice by informing the public about violations against the dignity that all who are a part of humanity deserve.

Human Rights Day (12/10/09) falls the week of my birthday, so I pledged to write 10 letters on that week for the following cause:

If you&#8217;d like to give me a birthday gift then you can go here to donate. I only asked for $10 donations because that&#8217;s pretty much the cheapest birthday gift you can give someone but it means a whole lot more when you give it to a deserving charity like Amnesty.
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		<title>The Impending Death of the Indie Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JT</dc:creator>
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The LA Times recently announced the Rock &#8216;n&#8217; Roll Marathon (a popular racing series owned by the Competitor Group) was now going to have a home in Los Angeles. The group bought the City of Angels Half Marathon, a small and fledging race whose last breath will be this December 6, 2009. Running a similar course, its debut will be next October 2010.
This Los Angeles Rock + Roll half will be the 14th in the series of RnR races. I have yet to experience one (Vegas will be my first) and from what I know there are two very divided camps: One thing they seem to have going for them is that they are a well-oiled organizational machine. This is a big feat to pull off for any racing event producer, let alone have a reputation for.  Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I love an easy to run race: cool freebies, easy to get to, entertainment on the course, B-List celebrity MCs and a professionally designed logo on a tech tee&#8230; I&#8217;ll be happy as a clam.
Even so, the indie rock chick in me just can&#8217;t shake her initial feeling that the Competitor Group may be &#8220;THE MAN&#8221; and this year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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