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For anyone who doesn’t want to read through everything, I finished. I’m incredibly proud of myself, and I fully intend to make marathons a regular part of my year. A full account is after the jump. The night before was a rough one. In just about every marathon guide, they say not to worry about… Continue reading My First Marathon

I just spent way too much time setting this up. I started, I ended up with a 15 hour playlist…and then chopped and chopped and chopped. As it stands, this comes in at a little under 5 hours, which seems just about right. I start slow and loose . . . and I get progressively… Continue reading The Playlist

In two-days time, I’ll actively be on the marathon course. My excitement is hybrid of that felt before a big concert and a first date. I’m giddy. I’m nervous. I’m confident that I’m going to rock, but at the same time I’m running through a list of things that could go wrong. I feel that… Continue reading The Plan

I’m hesitant to post this. There’s a chance that my kids will wake up screaming before the butt crack of dawn the next two days, and then I’ll be wide awake. Of course, then they’ll go straight back to sleep, so I’ll think “screw it, I’m running.” Barring that highly likely event, however, I think… Continue reading The Last Run

I think there’s something in New Providence’s water supply. Seriously, when I look through my Facebook friends (specifically people I went to high school with), there is a seriously disproportionate number of serious athletes. Marathon runners, triathletes, cyclists, distance swimmers, cross-country skiers, rock climbers . . . you name the grueling event, I can point… Continue reading Why I’m Running

I’ve kind of gotten used to the fact that there will be a segment of the population that simply won’t believe that I don’t know, exactly, how tall I am. When people ask, I tell them “about 6’3″ ,” but inevitably somebody will say something like “my second cousin’s next-door-neighbor’s kindergarten teacher’s father was 6’3″… Continue reading Yes, I’m still ignoring my weight

I did not run this morning. Did you hear that? I did not run this morning! Ahem All in all, I feel pretty good about it. The kids, well, they had me up for some weird hours of the night. It was Duffy’s day to run (she’s doing the Couch to 5k, running Tuesdays, Thursdays,… Continue reading Feeling Good, though I Didn’t Run

I keep on saying “hey, I’m going to post to this blog more,” but then time passes and I don’t. So, yeah, I suck – but y’all knew that anyway. Well, we’re at the beginning of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), I’m 13 days away from my marathon, I’ve promised myself that I’d write for… Continue reading Enough Excuses (Back to Writing)

I started running on my own. I did it for me (well, I started a little bit for Megan, who talked me into my first 5k), but I made myself a promise that I wouldn’t care about other runners. I’d always be slow – I would never concentrate on winning…if I finish an event, it… Continue reading I Won Something!

As I get closer and closer to the marathon, each run gains a bit more importance. I need to remember my posture. I need to keep my breathing in check. I need to take closer inventory of my body. Now, I’ve learned to really love running, but there is a bit of an element of… Continue reading The Mud Run