Category Archives: marathon
A Perfect Day
A perfect day: Getting out of a meeting 2 hours earlier than planned Picking up my sweet new Schwinn Collegiate (an August 1969 model) from the bike shop and going for the first ride. Telling anyone who will listen the … Continue reading
Just another story featuring a shirtless woman
Sometimes life’s biggest disappointments are tomorrow’s opportunities dressed up in wolves’s clothing. Last week I officially changed my marathon event from 26.2 to 13.1 and with a heavy heart (not to mention legs) tried to begin a modified training schedule. … Continue reading
Weeks 3-5: The Only Thing We Have to Fear…
Weeks 3-5 of my marathon training blend together, the only remarkable days were setbacks. For eight consecutive days, I was sick enough not to run. While I laid around my apartment watching the Office or going through the motions at … Continue reading
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Week 2: Call The Bookie, Lap #25 Was Slowing Down
Warning: my review for week two of marathon training is unexciting, tough to get through, and was really hard for me to start. Exactly like every run this week. I followed a very distinct pattern this week: hard run followed … Continue reading
Week 1: This is My Brain, Flooded With Endorphins
This past week was my first official week of training for the Madcity Marathon, which is May 25th. My training program is 18 weeks long and is a modified version of the Novice Training I followed for Grandma’s Marathon. I … Continue reading
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25 Things On Today’s Run That Made Me Happy
Fluffy Snowflakes Ducks congregating and quacking on the Yahara River Other runners passing me, smiling A guy shoveling whom I startled when I passed, making me think I’m soft on my feet and stealth The Governor’s Mansion in Maple Bluff … Continue reading
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