Category: Marathon Training
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The Finish Line
Good news, I finished! There were times during the run that I doubted that would happen, even less then .5 mile to go — I did want to stop running. I think I could have used another two months of… Continue reading
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Taper Week Anxiety
I’m days away (I could even start counting the hours), from the start of the marathon. I have the “I haven’t run enough” taper week anxiety. Today was my last easy run until the big day. I did speak with… Continue reading
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Marathon Doubt
I’m now two weeks before my marathon, and I’m not confident that I’ve done all I can to finish strong. I’m in the taper weeks and I’m still having a few “bad” runs for every “good” run. All I think… Continue reading
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Chasing Bourbon
This past weekend was the Bourbon Chase relay. I’ve participated in several relays — Ragnar Road Relays, Ragnar Trail and the Hood to Coast relay. I have to say, the Bourbon Chase relay was by far and away the best… Continue reading
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One Good Run Makes All the Difference
I have good news to report, instead of throwing in the towel after several weeks of bad runs and giving up to my couch…I headed out for another run. The first run out wasn’t pretty and didn’t lift my confidence… Continue reading
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The Struggle is Real
I’m 12 weeks into my marathon training plan with 4 weeks left and for the first 6 weeks all went really well and I was so proud of myself for sticking to it and completing all of the runs on… Continue reading
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Little Lies and Forgiveness
I’ve participated in many events over the years; triathlons, cycling tours, running relays, half marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, and various other athletic adventures. I’ve always been sporty and worked out mostly for fitness and have never really “trained” with a training… Continue reading
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Shoe Fly, Don’t Bother Me!
To be honest, I don’t know what a shoe fly is, but I have recently figured out what deer flies are, and they are driving me crazy on my morning run! I’ve tried everything — slathering myself with bug spray,… Continue reading
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Glutton for Punishment
It’s been 21 days and two hours since I decided to run the NYC marathon, I’m not sure what I got myself into and if I’ll be able to finish…but I was given an offer that I couldn’t refuse. However,… Continue reading
