November 2012

November 20, 2012

Race Report: Fort Worth Marathon

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This is a delayed race report; I ran the Fort Worth Marathon on November 11. I spent the day before the marathon taking a killer Flywheel class, doing some calisthenics in my hotel room, drinking beer and watching a football game. Not exactly the traditional race preparation, but then, I wasn’t going for traditional. However, I did make it to bed nice and early (9pm), so when I woke up at 5:30am the next morning, I actually felt pretty good! The race was supposed to start at 7:30am and packet pickup was going on until 7am, so I figured leaving …

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November 14, 2012

Unbundling race "amenities"

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This morning, I signed up for a 5K that’s coming up in the Dallas area: The Great Santa Run. It happens to be the same weekend as my company’s holiday party in Dallas, so I’m actually going to stick around here for the weekend instead of going back to NYC. The Great Santa Run is a little different than your normal 5K, though – all participants are given Santa suits to run in. I’m pretty excited for this festive holiday event! The race cost $35 – kind of expensive for a 5K, but you do get a Santa suit with …

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November 13, 2012

Proper post-marathon pride

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At the finish line of my race on Sunday, a volunteer placed a medal around my neck to reward my finish. (Okay, backwards, but I fixed it.) When I headed home to shower (ahhhh warmth!), I obviously took the medal off – but then I put it right back on afterward. I ran a marathon, so I get to show off my medal all day. Right? The ribbon on the medal happened to be the same color as the shirt I was wearing, so it took BF a little while to notice. But when he did, it was whining time. …

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November 12, 2012

(Not) preparing for an ultramarathon

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Well, this weekend didn’t go exactly as planned. BF’s flight was a bit late getting in on Friday night, and that combined with us wanting to finally catch up (I hate being away so many days during the week!) meant I didn’t get to sleep until around 1am. Never mind getting up for 8:30am Tread class! We did get up in time for Flywheel though, which was fantastic. I was so excited to show BF what I’ve been to so many Dallas mornings when I call him all “OMG I am so dead from my workout!” While he’s always been sympathetic, …

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November 9, 2012

A different marathon goal

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My friend Chelsea recently posted an excellent report of the Marine Corps Marathon (her fifth marathon! Congrats, Chelsea!). I love hearing how my friends feel every mile and feeling the excitement as they build to the finish, but in this case, it was her summary at the end that really stood out: My finish time was not my best by far… But just the fact that I finished this thing, that I overcame all of those mental struggles that plagued me so early in this race, was enough satisfaction for me. The marathon will always be there – it’s the …

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