November 2011
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Not Superhuman
4 DAYS TIL MARATHON!!!!
Apparently I am not superhuman. I missed my double spin this morning and I am very sad about it. It looks like today will be a rest day.
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Turn that frown upside down
5 DAYS TIL MARATHON!!!!
The day started off with a bang at 4AM. I woke up without an alarm clock for the first time in I do not know how long. I got out of bed and met my group at 5:15 for 6.5 miles at an easy pace. It did not feel that easy but I think it had more to do with the after effects from my abysmal feelings yesterday.
Fast forward through a 10 11 hour work day and as of 5:28PM 6PM,...
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Cure for the Taper Blues
6 DAYS TO MARATHON #14!!!!
Holy moly today was hard. I was on the verge of tears this morning. It must be marathon week! I do not deal with tapering well. The first couple of years of marathoning when I was doing lower volume training (if any marathon training can be called low volume) tapering meant going back to the way things were before marathoning (ie doing very little). I do not...
Silicon Valley Turkey Trot Update
Out of 22,000, my grandma was the oldest person at the race today! Amazing!!!! She is an inspiration to all of us. She finished in 58:05, 1 min within her PR.
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Turkey Trot Eve
Tomorrow morning the whole family is heading out to walk the 5k with my grandma. I used to run the 10k but it is a lot more fun to walk with grandma. 22,000 people are expected tomorrow. Six years ago the race was 1500. There is no recession in racing that is for sure!
I plan to get a run in sometime tomorrow. I have embraced the taper. 11 days to marathon!
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20 in 2
I woke up this morning still unsure about running 20 miles 2 weeks out from the marathon. After reading @bostonmarathon2012’s comment, I realized it made a lot more sense to split 20 into two runs. I am going to run 13 right now and 7 later on today. Or 14 now and 6 later. We shall see how the first run goes. I want to get the mileage in.
I have trained hard all year long and know...
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NERVES!
The blog has been relatively silent because I have been over here in my neck of the woods freaking out. I woke up this morning in a slight panic about the marathon in two weeks. Is it smart to run 20 tomorrow? Am I crazy? What was I thinking? I consider these very valid questions. I have laid off my usual crazy workout routine as of late to let my leg heal. I feel better. I know that...
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Picking Up the Pace
I am finally back to running uphill at race pace! It felt good to run hard this morning, 7 miles uphill at race pace. I am hopeful that this bodes well for the marathon. I decided to pull back on the 20 miler over the weekend and pushed it to this Saturday instead. This will give me a two week taper. This is my shortest taper but this has not been a normal training interval.
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3 weeks til Marathon 14
Three weeks???!!! Usually by this point in training I would be starting to taper but not so this time around. I missed a couple of long runs due to the calf muscle fiasco so I am heading out this weekend for a 20 plus miler. I am approaching this marathon with a bit of trepidation but I am going to see it through.
In half iron tri training news, I start swim practice on Monday at 6AM....
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DCgirlontherun???
I love this city. I forgot just how much I love this city. I do not want to leave (granted the weather has been amazing since i arrived, better than LA). I do see myself living back here someday. We shall see what the future holds.
In the meantime, I have a few more days to enjoy the city. I am impressed with the amount of people out running everyday. The numbers rival Santa Monica. I...
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Just arrived in DC...
And have already seen so many runners. When did this become a running town???
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Taking this show on the road
Wow, that was a rough week. I barely had time to do anything beyond work but at least I got one spin and a few runs in. Tonight I leave for a work trip to DC. I am looking forward to early morning runs on the mall alongside the monuments. Once upon a time I lived in DC and worked at the White House. At that time, I did not run, in fact I barely worked out beyond walking all over the city. My...
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All in!
Congratulations! You are now registered for the 2012 Ironman 70.3 Vineman - Ironman 70.3 Vineman. Please check the event’s website for updates.
What about you @awesomeandjacked????
PS- Got a coworker (and longtime triathlete) to sign up for his first 70.3 as well! Whoo hooo!!!!
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Post Halloween 7
I surprised myself by waking up at 4:40AM this morning. I was in the middle of a triathlon dream and my alarm was incorporated into the dream. My husband broke the dreamy haze by asking me if I was actually going to run. Oh yeah, that noise is the alarm. It was tough to pull myself out of bed after going out to an awesome dinner last night and indulging in too much wine. The 7 miler was a...
