November 2012

November 30, 2012

Race Report: Northern Central Rail Trail Marathon

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Just one more race report to write and then I can get back to posting about whatever. As least until this weekend’s race, that is… On Friday, after stuffing myself at my second Thanksgiving dinner in a week, I flew from Pittsburgh to Baltimore. Things were already off to a decidedly bad start when I pulled up the airline’s mobile app on my layover in Cleveland and discovered that I had two boarding passes… because I had booked (and paid for) two tickets on the same flights. Oops! As best as I can tell, I booked the first flight, didn’t …

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November 26, 2012

Race Report: NYRR 60K (Part 2)

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Continued from NYRR 60K Part 1: I had lined up a wonderful group of friends to run with me for the nine loops, but I would be doing the out-and-back and first two loops solo. The out-and-back was our first segment, meant to tack an extra mile onto the race, and I seemed to take it a lot faster than most of the other runners. Was I going out too fast? My plan had been to do the first two miles at a 9:00 pace, then settle into a 9:30 pace until the half marathon point, a 10:00 pace from …

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November 25, 2012

Post-Marathon ShowerPill Review

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In planning for the Northern Central Trail Marathon, I had booked a 3:10pm flight home. Even with the 40 minute drive from Sparks to BWI, that should have been more than enough time… except that the race started at 8:30am (late for a marathon!) and that I was very tired and really took my time on the course. Oops! As a result, I made it to the airport in time for my flight, but didn’t have a chance to stop by my hotel for a shower and clean up before boarding. Luckily, a few weeks ago, I read a really …

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November 24, 2012

Race Report: NYRR 60K (Part 1)

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As I alluded to in my posts / tweets during the week, the night before my 60K, I was terrified. No, this wasn’t my first ultra, but my previous one was only 33 miles (covered as part of a 6 hour race) and it was smack dab in the middle of my 50 states, when I’d say I was in peak marathon shape. This time around, I was going to have to add an extra 11 miles to what I normally run – which at a 10:00 pace would be close to another two hours of running! Furthermore, the 6 …

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November 22, 2012

Race Report: PNC Pittsburgh Turkey Trot

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On Sunday, I hosted Thanksgiving in New York. I was so excited for my mom and many of my closest friends to come join me for a feast. My New York apartment may be tiny, but I fit in eight wonderful people and a ton of delicious food: -Butternut squash soup–Cornbread-Wild rice–Green bean casserole-Mashed potatoes–Honey orange carrots–Vegan creamed corn–Garlic collard greens–Sage and onion stuffing-Raw cranberry sauce–Herb-roasted turkey breast-Gravy–Quinoa apple cake–Peach rosemary crisp–Caramel pumpkin gingersnap cheesecake After enjoying that delicious feast on Sunday night and then working from home on Monday, I headed to Pittsburgh on Tuesday morning to do Thanksgiving …

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