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I want to take a minute and jot down my feelings, impressions, and analysis of Philly before it all gets fuzzy with time. As soon as I crossed the finish line and looked up to see that 2 as the first digit, it was like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. That [...] Crazy how much things can change in a year. And how much they stay the same. I dropped almost 19 minutes off my Philadelphia Marathon time from last year, finishing in 2:57:52 but the manner in which I ran the course was eerily similar — I went out way too fast, setting a [...] The alarm went off at 4:15 this morning, but was unnecessary; I was already awake. Any calmness that I had earlier in the week is completely gone. I’m nervous as shit. Trying not to be. I’m sitting in a bathrobe looking out onto a sleeping Philadelphia, listening to Chevelle and trying to [...] Today was my last real workout before the big event. I found the idea of a “dress rehearsal” in a taper guide I’ve been following and really liked the idea. It was a chance to check and make sure that everything was as it should be. For the most part, it is. I [...] This weekend, it hit me: Philly is just around the corner. Bus tickets are bought, the taper has started for real, advanced weather forecasts have started showing up in my browsing history. Today, an email with my bib number (699) arrived. I feel surprisingly calm, surprisingly good. Maybe it’s that the taper hasn’t [...] As you can imagine, I ended up reading quite a bit of my old writing while going through my old blog and separating out the running posts. It was a good exercise, I think, and something I should do more often. I sometimes get frustrated with being slower than my running buddies or [...] This afternoon, I went and picked up my t-shirt and bib for a race that I won’t be running. The lingering sickness, paired with some very worrisome pain coming out of my right knee the last few runs (think ITBS), are forcing me to sit out tomorrow’s 5 mile race in the park. [...] 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 [...] Even though my marathon this weekend is only about 30 miles away from where I ran my first one, the two are about as opposite as can possibly be. It’s both exciting and scary knowing that I’m going to get such a totally different race experience. In Philly, I was one of thousands of runners [...] 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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