April 2012
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Soo.. I'm running the Vancouver Marathon.
Yep. It’s official. I’m running another marathon in 16 days.
Some things to consider - rest, recovery, and taper properly for another race.
Rest - they say that after running a marathon, you should take as many rest days as necessary until you no longer feel any muscle soreness before running at all. I am almost there - Soreness was at a peak on Wednesday morning (48 hours post...
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Thank You Boston.
I did it - marathon one for 2012 is under my belt. And it was a killer one too - 26.2 miles in 89 degree weather - the running was the least of my worries on race day.
It wasn’t pretty. In fact, it was my slowest marathon EVER (slower than that time I ran a marathon without training). But on Monday, my goal wasn’t to run a 3:30 anymore. It was to cross the finish.
The Boston Marathon...
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Boston. Here. I. Come.
I can’t believe I’m here. Writing probably one of my last blog posts before I run the Boston Marathon. I’ve failed miserably in the last few months at keeping my blog up to date for various different reasons, but I’m glad that I’m taking the time to write about my journey before I compete on Monday morning.
The training for this race has been the most challenging...
