Upcoming Races

I think these are all the upcoming races that I have signed up for, or will likely be signing up for.
May 16: Healthy Kidney 10K (not sure about this one!)
May 30: NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix: BROOKLYN
June 7: NYRR Mini 10K (This is for women only!)
June 13: NYRR Splash and Dash 10K
August 16: NYC Half-Marathon
September 20: [...]

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Testing the waters

I took a run today.  Oh, and a little yesterday too.  Yay, I’m slowly coming back!
Yesterday I ran 30 minutes on the treadmill in 3 intervals.  I went slow (seriously slow…like 13 minute mile pace…I told you it was slow!) and lifted weights in between the intervals.  I really like this workout and I think [...]

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Keeping track

I’ve never logged my miles, but I realized in January that I was interested in keeping track of how many miles I ran, especially as I trained for the marathon.  I used logyourun.com to record everything and tried to be as accurate as possible.  I even mapped out routes that I was so sure of [...]

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Day 2 of Recovery

Stairs remain the devil.  I’m still so sore!
Today was staff appreciation day at work and they had the students sign cards for the teachers.  One special inscription for me:
“Ms. H_____, you’re the best til death.  Chris”
Is that sweet, or a threat?

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The Guts and the Glory: NJ Marathon Report

Bear with me, this might be a long one.
To start off with, I’m unbelievably psyched about my time.  My first marathon was the New York City Marathon in 2007, which I ran in 4:39:00.  Fast forward a year and a half, and I smoked that time in the New Jersey marathon.  Official chip time: 4:00:34.  [...]

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I hate waiting!!

Why haven’t the times for the New Jersey Marathon been posted yet?!  Patience is not a virtue that I believe in!
As soon as the times are up, I’ll be writing a full report….  I know, I know, you’re on the edge of your seat, waiting with bated breath for all the details.  Well, you just [...]

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Less than 48 hours…

Until the New Jersey Marathon!  I can’t believe that after 4 months of training, the day is nearly here!  Am I excited?  YES!  Am I nervous!  Starting to be….haha.
I just finished a big bowl of pasta with broccoli and tomatos (yum, carb loading is seriously awesome) and I am now relaxing and thinking about what [...]

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