Ready for the second half of my marathon recap? I’m not sure if I am yet…but here goes (this is a long one!)… For the first half, click here. Let me start off by saying what an absolutely gorgeous day I had. It was about 45 degrees and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky. [...]
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Philadelphia Marathon: The Second Half
Posted in Marathon, Race, Race Recap, Running on December 3, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Philadelphia Marathon: Mile by Mile – The First Half
Posted in Marathon on November 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
It has now officially been one full week since my marathon, which has allowed me some time to recover physically and reflect on the race. I left you off on the morning of the marathon before I left for the race. I’ll pick up from there… I arrived at the Art Museum area at 6am [...]
Favorite Marathon Signs
Posted in Marathon on November 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In case you missed it, here are my marathon pre and post posts from the past week… Pre-race Marathon Prep I am #9623 You Can Never Be Too Prepared T Minus 2 Hours Post-race Today I… The Day After Yesterday Marathon Goals And for your entertainment, here are my favorite signs that I saw along [...]
Marathon Goals
Posted in Marathon, Race Recap, Running on November 24, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Sunday I officially became a marathoner. And although it didn’t go exactly as I imagined, my experience was amazing, challenging, emotional and humbling. I finished in 4:25:03, which is a 10:06 pace. I walked through two water stations and once in mile 22 or 24 (can’t remember – it’s a blur) for about 5 seconds [...]
The Day After Yesterday
Posted in Marathon on November 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
With the help of a healthy dose of Advil, I’m feeling much better today. However, I have a test tonight and need to spend the afternoon in the library with this… But this is not leaving my side Full recap coming soon!
Today I…
Posted in Marathon, Running on November 22, 2010 | 13 Comments »
ran 4 hours and 25 minutes longer than I ever thought I could run. ran 10 minutes slower than my goal. was greeted at the finish line by 17 of my favorite people in the world. cried. A lot. was in more pain than I ever imagined. wanted to stop more than any training run. [...]
T Minus 2 Hours!
Posted in Marathon, Running on November 21, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I’m running a marathon TODAY! It’s 4:30am and I’m awake drinking my coffee in my bathroom while three of my guests/fans/cheerleaders sleep in the two other rooms of my apartment To calm my nerves, I typed out my game plan for the race… Pre-Race 4 – wake up and shower 4:20 drink coffee, eat half [...]
You Can Never Be Too Prepared
Posted in Fueling, Marathon, Running on November 20, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday I laid out all of my gear in preparation for Sunday. It’s calming for me to visually see everything…now I just have to be careful not to trip on an item of clothing and injure myself! Included in this photo is the following: sneakers capris race shirt socks hat and headband (can’t decide which [...]
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