Since I have a lot to say about the Raleigh Marathon, I decided to break it up into more than 1 post. I am going to start by backing up to the days leading to the race. I had left off 3 days before the race, talking about my efforts to stay positive. On Friday I left work early to go to see my chiropractor for dry needling. I really felt intense muscle spasms/twitches from some of the needles, and apparently this is a ... Read the Post...
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Remembering Boston 2013
I can’t believe its been a year already since the Boston Marathon bombings. That will go down as a day I will never forgot, even though I was hundreds of miles away. I remember hearing about the bombings and being so shocked and confused. Who would set off a bomb at a race??! source Once I had heard about it I was glued to the TV and social media, hoping for answers. I remember checking in with my friend who lives in ... Read the Post...
Post-Race Check-In and Leibster Award
Well, the Raleigh marathon weekend is over, and if you follow me on instagram, you may have seen how it went: I didn’t reach my 3:50 goal, and I almost broke 4 hours but not quite. It was hot and it was a tough, hilly course. I need another day or two to gather my thoughts about it all before posting, so for now I am going to leave it at that. Instead, I thought I would break things up for this post by answering some ... Read the Post...
Raleigh Marathon Training Week 15 and Pre-Race Anxiety
How is this race only one week away?! I don’t know where the last few weeks have gone. The first 12 weeks seemed to drag (probably because it felt like the winter would never end) and now time is passing too quickly! Week of 3/30-4/5: Sunday 3/30: Quick Strength for Runners Week 8 (Part 1) Monday 3/31: 9 miles with 2 x 2 miles at HMP (8:45 pace overall), PM-Body Pump Tuesday 4/1: 5 miles easy (9:58 pace), Quick Strength ... Read the Post...