October 2008

Feeding my cold

October 30, 2008

Shoo’s cold has taken hold of my body and I’ve got a head full of snot. All I’ve done today is sit around and eat. Sigh. I did get a bit of a recovery run in this morning. When we left to take Jones to school, I forgot something I needed. I ran back to [...]

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Recuperating is boring

October 30, 2008

Not a whole lot going on here. I’m eating a lot of junk and sitting on my butt a lot. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to go for a “recovery” run. It all kind of depends on the cold I’m getting (thanks Shoo) and a very bruised toe. I just updated my sidebar with my [...]

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Aftermath: Where do I go from here?

October 29, 2008

As soon as I ran across the finish line, I came to a dead stop. Not because I wanted to, but because there was no place to go. It was complete gridlock. We slowly moved forward and got our space blankets, some water, and our medals. Then it was time for the picture in front [...]

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Miles 22-26.2: These miles brought to you by Powerade

October 27, 2008

Just after mile 22 was another water stop. I drank three cups of Powerade. Really. I thought to myself, “I’m going to regret this when I throw up”. I headed into Crystal City. The place was hoppin’! Music, tons of spectators, tons of offerings of vaseline and twizzlers and various things. I got my last [...]

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Mile 10-21: the hell miles

October 27, 2008

Just before the end of mile 9, my stomach started feeling off. I felt like I was running with a brick in my belly. Not a good feeling at all! I walked the water stop and tried to drink, but the liquid made me nauseous, on top of the brick feeling. I hit the 15K [...]

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Pre-race to mile 9 : The glory miles

October 27, 2008

Short story: Clock time: 4:56:25Actual time: 4:50:14 The weather was projected to be absolutely perfect for the race. Starting temp was low 40s, with the temp at the finish near 65, with a bit of a breeze. I got up at 4:30 am, took a shower, got dressed, ate a PB&J sandwich and proceeded to [...]

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I earned my “name” today

October 27, 2008

As of about 1:00 this afternoon, I am truly “MCM Mama”. I did it! And I met all four goals! Finish time: 4:50:14 Lots of details tomorrow, but I’m exhausted now and am heading to bed. (And this post is #100, so it took me exactly 100 posts to train for and complete the marathon [...]

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I earned my "name" today

October 27, 2008

As of about 1:00 this afternoon, I am truly “MCM Mama”. I did it! And I met all four goals! Finish time: 4:50:14 Lots of details tomorrow, but I’m exhausted now and am heading to bed. (And this post is #100, so it took me exactly 100 posts to train for and complete the marathon [...]

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12 hours from now I’ll be waiting to start

October 25, 2008

No, I’m not freaking out. No, not really. (OK, maybe) I feel like my fuel belt is packed for a five day trip with the Gu’s, my cell phone, feminine products, and a couple of tissues. I can’t fit much else in, so it’ll have to do LOL. I’m taking all four bottles for the [...]

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Speed, I am Speed

October 25, 2008

OK, not really, but we watch a lot of Lightning McQueen and NASCAR around here, thanks to Shoo… I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my running plan for the actual race (when I’m not worrying about things I have no control over like the weather). My average pace for my 20 mile runs [...]

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