Now that some time has passed since the DC 1/2 marathon, I wanted to share my experience there (even though I wasn’t “racing”!) My day started at 4am. I wanted to get on the first metro at 5am, because the last time I ran this race I remember the metro being PACKED. I had to leave Baltimore around 4:25 to get to the metro by 5am. On my drive there I drank some coffee, water, and ate a banana and a half a bagel with peanut ... Read the Post...
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Raleigh Marathon Training Week 11 and Giving up Facebook
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