Marathon

My Third Marathoniversary

April 25, 2013

April 25th will always hold a special place on my calendar. That’s because it was on this date, three years ago today that I ran my first marathon – the Marin Marathon. It was the first and only year that this race offered a full marathon. In hindsight I wish I picked a different marathon [...]

Tagged as: Marathon, Running

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What’s Next {aka Fear the Race}

November 12, 2012

I made it all of eight days without being registered for a marathon. The truth is, within hours after NYCM being cancelled I knew what I wanted to do next. But in that moment I was so emotional about the race being cancelled that I had a “West Coast Bias full court press” going on. [...]

Tagged as: Half-Marathon, Kaiser Half Marathon, Marathon, Running, San Francisco Marathon, Strength Training

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CIM – DNF

December 4, 2011

Summary Somewhere along the course I hurt my knee. Looking back, it might have been at the second relay handoff which I think was somewhere along the halfway point. There were so many people crossing the course and I stepped on one of those road dividers. Or it could have been when the dog knocked [...]

Tagged as: CIM, Marathon, Races, Running

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BMO Vancouver Marathon Review

May 10, 2011

Pre-Race Stuff I registered back in December and over the past 4 months, the race organizers did a great job of sharing updates through emails, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc. I prefer races that keep participants engaged – it keeps me energized and excited for the event. Their web site was also freshly updated with important [...]

Tagged as: BMO Vancouver Marathon, Marathon, Races, Running

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BMO Vancouver Marathon Race Recap

May 3, 2011

Days Leading Up to the Race In the days (and weeks) leading up to the race it seemed like everyone kept asking me, “Are you nervous?” and “Are you ready?” to which I’d reply, “I only get nervous when you keep asking me about it!” because it was true. The fact was that of the [...]

Tagged as: BMO Vancouver Marathon, Marathon, Races, Running

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1H 2011 Races

January 10, 2011

I am so easily influenced by others. Seriously, I am. Today was no exception. It went something like this: Elise: My runner friend and her running group are running the Brazen Racing Coyote Hills race. Me: Oh yeah, I heard about that. Elise: I would be willing to do it if you are… Next thing [...]

Tagged as: Half-Marathon, Marathon, Races, Running

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Portland Marathon on 10-10-10 Race Recap

October 13, 2010

Pre-Race In the weeks leading up to the Portland Marathon, I was having a lot of pain in my legs. I saw my doctor regularly where she diagnosed me with tarsel tunnel syndrome in my left leg. Just when we’d gotten it under control, my right calf started giving me problems. Not only did it [...]

Tagged as: Marathon, Portland Marathon, Races, Running

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A Preview of the Portland Marathon Course…sort of

August 11, 2010

This is long overdue. Since I’m running the Portland Marathon this October, I decided to drive the course when I visited the area last month. I printed out the map posted on their Web site and ventured out with my aunt. She drove while I stuck my Flip Camera out the window and recorded. Seriously. [...]

Tagged as: Marathon, Portland Marathon, Running

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