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Exploring New Trails at Lake Russell WMA: Sourwood and Ladyslipper Trails

January 18, 2021January 17, 2021 by Jon

This weekend I explored two new trails in the Lake Russell Wildlife Management Area (WMA): Sourwood and Ladyslippers. Both of these trails are on the end of the WMA near …

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Currahee Mountain to Lake Russell and Back

January 10, 2021 by Jon

Someone should organize an out-and-back marathon that starts at Lake Russell, summits Currahee Mountain at the midway point, and ends back on the banks of Lake Russell. Someone should do …

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Early-Morning Running Routine: Seven-Week Check-In

December 23, 2020 by Jon

Back on November 2nd, I started getting up an hour earlier with the goal of getting in 3 runs per week more consistently. As of today, I’m halfway through my …

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Sunday Morning Long Run

December 23, 2020December 13, 2020 by Jon

Among my goals for 2021 is to run a trail 50k. With that goal in mind, for the last several weeks I’ve been pushing up the distance on my long …

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Trying Out an Early-Morning Running Routine

December 23, 2020November 3, 2020 by Jon

I started running about two years ago. Initially, I ran just once a week, on the weekend, and my runs tended to start at around 7:30-8. That didn’t necessitate getting …

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Bushbond 5k and 10k Race Report

December 23, 2020October 12, 2020 by Jon
people running on gray asphalt road during daytime

This past weekend I ran in two races back-to-back: the Bushbond 5k followed by the Bushbond 10k. Both races started near Yonah Dam in Toccoa and were both out-and-back courses …

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Lady of the Lake Race Report

December 23, 2020September 27, 2020 by Jon

Yesterday I ran the Lady of the Lake four hour race. The concept of the race was simple: in four hours, complete as many loops as possible around Lake Trahlyta …

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Day 100: Saturday Morning Run

December 23, 2020August 8, 2020 by Jon

This morning I finally stopped and took a picture in Clarkesville where I run every Saturday morning. This post’s featured image shows the sidewalk leaving the Ingles parking lot as …

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Day 93: A Lackluster Run

December 23, 2020August 1, 2020 by Jon

I got up early this morning for my customary Saturday morning run. Shortly after 7 I was pounding the pavement with a 10k in mind. The idea was to run …

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Day 82: I Ran a Sub-Eight Minute Mile!

December 23, 2020July 21, 2020 by Jon

Today is a check-the-box kind of day! I’m tired, mentally and physically, so today I’m going to keep this post short, sweet, and to the point. I completed a tempo …

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