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August 5, 2008

Race Report: San Francisco Marathon

running, travel / 41 Comments

I realized after the race that I never blogged about my goals for it. Basically, my dream goal was to PR, meaning under 4:14. I thought there was next to no chance of this, however, as my PR was set in Calgary which was basically pancake-flat, while the SFM course was supposed to be really hilly. My “within reach” goal was to finish somewhere between 4:15 and 4:30, and my “I will be so mad at myself if I don’t achieve this” goal was to finish under 4:41 (my current personal worst, set on a miserably hot day in Seattle). …

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July 29, 2008

Five days!!!

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I started posting this as a comment on Aron’s latest post, but it got long so I decided to turn it into my own post. My race week strategy:1. Hydration: drink lots of water all week. Drink lots of alcohol on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Try to avoid alcohol on Friday night but probably not succeed. Saturday definitely no alcohol.2. Carbs: avoid bread/pasta/dry carbs because they’re empty calories that I generally avoid except before a race. Eat tons of veggies, though, and then on Friday and Saturday I will eat dry carbs because it’s close to the race and I …

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July 24, 2008

Race Report: Dippikill Froggy Five Miler

running, travel / 17 Comments

On Sunday, we didn’t have a morning run scheduled – just the race at 9 AM – so breakfast was early (7:30) and then we had free time just to pack, relax, and get ready. Because I had been so tired for the last few days, I planned to sleep in until 8:30 or so, and then just grab something light for breakfast, because I’m not used to eating much before running. Unfortunately, my stupid body clock roused me at 6:45. I took my time getting ready, and then headed to the lodge after all to hang out with people …

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July 20, 2008

Running Camp Debrief

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On the way up to camp, I realized I forgot a towel. Fortunately, we passed a great Family Dollar in the town of Warrensburg where I was able to get two huge beach towels for only $5 each. Score! I arrived at camp a bit early, so I made up my bunk. I was staying in a bunk room with ten other campers… it was totally like going back to band camp in middle school (yes, I went to band camp). As the other campers started arriving and we got to know each other, we joked that it was like …

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July 17, 2008

No commitophobia here!

running, travel / 18 Comments

Congratulations! You are registered for The San Francisco Marathon™. Bib number: 5783We look forward to seeing you on Race Weekend!RunSFM Race Staff I know Lam is in… anyone else? Maybe a little running blogging friend meetup on Sat at the pasta dinner or Sun at the post-race barbecue? There are also a ton of Marathon Maniacs going, so it’ll be great to have lots of people to meet. I AM SO PSYCHED! This time there will be no DNF.

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