Yesterday’s marathon was, hands down, the best run of my life. I can’t even put into words how good it felt out there. For those of you who didn’t see my ecstatic Facebook post, I finished up the 26.2 in 3:05:14 and hit 74.7 miles for the week — my most ever by [...]
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I’m in the airport now and feeling a strange combination of feelings. I’m nervous about the marathon, but nothing like it’s been before my “real” marathons. I feel a little jealous of everyone around that’s actually racing tomorrow and going for a PR. I wish that was me. Just read over the confirmation packet and [...] Back in high school, I was in this Bolder Boulder training group. There was no sub-35 or -40 minute group, just a sub-45, which meant that I was lumped in with a bunch of older runners who were way, way faster than me. I remember being in awe of the fact that they were putting [...] My fall marathon plans are finally taking shape. I didn’t get picked in the NYC lottery (again) and so I registered for Philadelphia (again). Of course, it’s a little different this year because I’m also registered for Chicago. My plan is to break 3 hours in Chicago — I’m going to train [...] My running has been quite uninspiring this week. I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but it has me worried. Paces that should normally be easy have become difficult and paces that are normally difficult have slipped my grasp. I am really starting to worry that this slump may not pass before [...] ~ I have not been able to stop thinking about Chicago lately. I originally decided not to run it because I shouldn’t be spending the money. But the allure of the big city, World Marathon Majors event was too much for me to resist. I finally relented to my impulsive side today [...] As you may know, registration for the Chicago Marathon opened up yesterday. I didn’t register. I really, really wanted to, but decided that it just wasn’t practical. First off, there’s the money. By the time it’s all said and done, I’d drop a $1,000 on the trip. That’s money I [...] Ever wish that you could just start running and never stop? I do. Often. Yesterday was one of those days. I did stop of course, but not until I had run over 15 miles. I ran for two beautiful, quiet, peaceful, snowy hours around the edge of Manhattan. It was my triumphant return to distance [...] |
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