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License to Thrill

By Matt | Published: August 10, 2010
Yes, its just a learner’s permit — but its a MOTORCYCLE learner’s permit. Yes, I know the plan is to get a scooter, not a motorcycle. But the permit doesn’t know that. So what if I’m not getting a Harley? The point is, I could get a Harley if I wanted to. Vroom, vroom.
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Streaking

By Matt | Published: July 16, 2010
I promised myself that I would try to avoid making all the posts on this site about my running. Its a terribly interesting topic to me … and a terribly boring topic to almost everyone else. I appreciate it when friends and family indulge me in tolerating tales of my more meaningful races, but even [...]
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The Spring Season

By Matt | Published: June 1, 2010
I wrapped up the Spring running season with a decent performance at the Soldier Field 10 mile race this past Saturday. Set a new PR for the 10 mile distance (1:13:28) and managed a top 5% overall finish (top 10% of men, and top 9% in age group). It wasn’t my best racing effort, but [...]
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A New Look

By Matt | Published: May 18, 2010
I’ve finally finished migrating MattKleiman.com to the WordPress platform. I culled a few of the older and less noteworthy posts from the old site, and I added a few recent updates from my Google Buzz stream. Now that I have a more robust setup, I’ll hopefully be able to do more frequent updates.  The old [...]
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Incredible Update

By Matt | Published: May 18, 2010
When you call your phone the “Incredible” you’d better hope that it lives up to the moniker.  In my first post about the HTC Droid Incredible from Verizon, I was a fairly harsh critic of the battery life. Although I stand by my initial impressions, the truth is that the battery life has gotten better [...]
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Mini Marathon 2010

By Matt | Published: May 9, 2010
Ran a great race at the Indianapolis Mini Marathon — a new PR for the half marathon distance: 1:35:51. I didn’t go into the race even thinking I had a shot at a personal best, but the splits kept clicking off a little faster than my original plan. I finally decided to go for it [...]
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Not-So Incredible

By Matt | Published: May 3, 2010
So I have a new phone, but I’m only slightly geeked out. The new Droid Incredible from Verizon is an amazing piece of technology, but I’m finding a lot of negatives too. The Android OS is fantastic, and the speed and capabilities of the phone are unsurpassed. However, the email implementation on Android is overwhelming. [...]
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Unicorns

By Matt | Published: May 1, 2010
It only took me 4 years, but I’m finally a Boston Marathon runner. Great race; great experience. Who knew Bostonites could be so nice when they try? Not an awesome performance (3:27), but still my second fastest marathon to date. And for my reward? I get to wear unicorns.
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Mission Accomplished!

By Matt | Published: October 12, 2008
It took two years, and I nearly had to kill myself with an intensive training regimen, but I finally qualified for the Boston Marathon! I ran a 3:14:37 at the St. George marathon on October 4. That time qualifies me for Boston (with a 6 minute, 22 second cushion) and represents a new personal best marathon [...]
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Taper Time

By Matt | Published: September 16, 2008
I’ve now finished the core of my marathon training, and I’m officially in taper mode for the next three weeks leading up to St. George marathon. In case I haven’t previously explained, I’m looking to run a fast enough race at St. George to qualify for the Boston Marathon (I need a 3:20 or better). [...]
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