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May the Fourth Be With You and Friday Pre-Half Thoughts
HAPPY FRIDAY! Is it just me, or has this week been particularly trying? Weekly Race Shout-Outs First, To Shantarella who did the Safari Half in South Africa on Tuesday, and ran her best time ever!...
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Albuquerque’s Run for the Zoo Half Marathon Recap
Sunday, at the Run for the Zoo Half Marathon, I made a huge running blunder. I forgot to start my Garmin. As a result, my mileage was about .11 off the whole time, and I had no idea how much time had...
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And Marathon Training Begins!
Well, here we are. Just a little less than 18 weeks until I cross the finish line at my first 26.2! Today is the symbolic start and the first day of training (3 mile run…groundbreaking stuff)....
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Marathon Reflection Monday
One week down! My plan is to designate Mondays as my weekly marathon report card in order to force myself into some self-reflection. I hate self-reflection, by the way. I will be recapping what I’ve...
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The Cherry Garcia 10-K is a Mean Kid
First, I am officially my own person! I am now WordPress free. And by that, I mean my new web address is http://www.LavenderParking.com. It looks like everything is redirecting just beautifully, but...
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Weekly Race Shout Outs and 33 + 2 Questions
Um, Hello Race Season! Sending Fast Thoughts To: Shantarella who is running HER FIRST MARATHON in South Africa! Kelly who is running the Rock n Roll Denver Half this weekend! Lindsey is running her...
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Bank of America Chicago Marathon: The Recap
So, I am probably the last person out there to offer up my Chicago Marathon story. 26.2 is a lot of miles to process. The drawback is that the mile by mile play by play is fuzzy and making way for a...
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So…Now What? Or, Accepting that Chicago is Over
This past weekend I went to cheer on my dad (and a bunch of other people I know/don’t know) at the Duke City Marathon. I came bearing big race signs and I wore my Chicago marathon shirt so people...
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The Bucket List That Didn’t Get Crossed Off
Way back last December, inspired by other bloggers, I decided to nix the idea of New Year’s Resolutions and instead create a 2012 bucket list of experiences I wanted to have before the year was up. If...
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Mapping Out the 2013 Race Schedule
One of the most overwhelming parts of reading running blogs is the exposure to the endless race possibilities. A year and a half ago, I had no clue that more than 5-10 marathons even existed let alone...
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