Okay. So. This Sunday is the Marine Corps Marathon. This is my third one, so I should not be nervous. I am not nervous. I am NOT nervous. I know I can do it. In fact, I feel more confident going in than I ever have before. Injuries? None! Training? Solid! 20 mile prep race? Not bad! Weather? Unusually...
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In the immortal words of The Festival of the Lion King: It. Is. TIME. Pictured: time. The Marine Corps Marathon is THIS SUNDAY. Training has been accordingly light. Sunday | rest Monday | 9.27 miles on the treadmill in 1:35 Tuesday | walked 2.15 miles outside in 35 minutes; 70 minute ballet class Wednesday | ran 7.39 miles on...
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Marine Corps Marathon is getting close, guys! Knocked out one more long run last week before the big show. Sunday | rest Monday | ran 15.11 miles on the treadmill in 2:35 I had off for Columbus Day so I took advantage of the extra time afforded me. Tuesday | walked 2.11 miles outside in 35 minutes; 70 minute...
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I feel like I spend so much time training for fall races, and then when those races arrive I run less than ever. Which makes sense, what with tapering and all that, but it’s kinda weird sometimes. Anyway, here’s last week’s runs: Sunday | rest I was gonna run this day, but it was dreary and rainy and I...
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Ahhh, tapering. The wonderful concept that has kept my runs short for like a month. (Okay, one of those low mileage weeks was vacation’s fault but whatever.) Post National Capital 20 Miler I took it pretty darned easy. This week I ramp it back up only to begin setting it back down in preparation for the Marine Corps Marathon....
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I did it! I did it! My twenty-miler is BEHIND ME. Take that, marathon training cycle! It’s all downhill from here, baby! All of which is to say that on Sunday I ran the National Capital 20 Miler and it wasn’t nearly as terrible as last year. Review to come, of course. The rest of this week I’ll be...
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Newsflash, everybody: running on the beach is hard. I was cavalier, going in. I hear running on the beach is hardER, I thought to myself, but I’m a marathoner – how bad can it be? WELL. Let’s back up a moment. I never planned to run on the beach, for a multitude of reasons that will be discussed here....
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BLAST. I had a whole post set up to go out last week explaining that I was in the Outer Banks this week but don’t worry, I was DEFINITELY going to run and I’d see you all next week etc. etc. But I forgot that in addition to scheduling a post, you have to hit publish, even though you’re...
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Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present to you: Team Jenn’s Fall Race Season! Consisting of two pairs of Nike Zoom Vomero 10s and two rolls of Team USA KT Tape Pro, which I found on clearance at Target which was awwwweeeeesoooooome. Plan is as follows: wear first pair of 10s for remainder of training cycle + Navy-Air Force...
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Did anyone watch Disney’s live stream of the Main Street Electrical Parade on Sunday night? I did, and was both distressed and baffled by their decision to cut away halfway through the parade and start talking to random park visitors about, like, their favorite to snack to eat while watching the parade or whatever. I thought for sure they’d...
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