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my marathon madness: April 2010
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Episode 2: the expo. Brian, Chris and I stayed out fairly late our last night in the city, catching West Side Story on Broadway (wahoo! And dinner at a hip/exotic/techno-beat-underwritten Vietnamese restaurant. We returned to the hotel dangerously close to 2 AM- where I set my alarm for 5:30 AM to make absolutely sure I'd find my 7:30 bus. Long day ahead. Be that sappy- they turned my nearing-cranky mood completely around! Thanks to this position, I've gotten to know Laurelin.
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my marathon madness: 6, 5, 4...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010. At some point, I stopped having to click the "Extended Forecast" link to obsessively check the weather on April 19, and it started to show up in the 5-day forecast. The countdown to Patriots' Day continues. The following paragraph is the most important thing I have ever posted on this blog:. As the Day of Reckoning nears, let me sincerely thank everyone. And thanks to all of you, I have raised $4,100.00 for Boston Partners in Education so far! I'm especially thankful for the une...
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my marathon madness: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. I'm a bit sorry for the unimaginative title of this post- I thought of a few more creative than that, but none more satisfying. =). Last, last Saturday (3/27) was a 21-mile run with The Children's Hospital on the course, much like the. 17-miler we did before. Except this time we ran the *first* 21 miles and ended shortly after Heartbreak Hill. An elegant, simple illustration of the course can be found on. Of Boston Partners website- thanks to the wonderful. Water stop. Ther...
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my marathon madness: episode 1: nyc
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Sunday, April 25, 2010. Warning: The following series of blog posts is written with my mom in mind. I fully understand if most of you aren't particularly interested in the level of detail I hope to provide concerning this monumental day in my life. But Mom will. =). To keep the details manageable, I'm going to tackle the day (and days prior) in parts. First up- my trip to NYC! That marked the beginning of the. Most eventful weekend of my life. Thankfully, as hoped for, the sights and sounds of the ci...
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my marathon madness: more laurel outlook fame!
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Sunday, April 25, 2010. More laurel outlook fame! Marathon Post is still in progress, but in the meantime. Larry Tanglen at the Laurel Outlook (my hometown newspaper) was kind enough to compose a follow-up article about my marathon completion- and then put it on the front page! The complete text can be found here:. Http:/ www.laureloutlook.com/articles/2010/04/21/news/big story/01big.txt. Thank you so much, Larry! This article makes me impressed with myself. You need a like button. Episode 2: the expo.
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my marathon madness: January 2010
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010. My mom has a delicious recipe for chili that she obtained from a friend on the Weight Watchers diet. She was originally told that is was 1 "point" (WW-members understand) for every serving, but as we later found out, it's actually 3 points per serving. To this day, we lovingly refer to the recipe as "1 point/3 point chili.". You'll now understand when I call this my 13-mile/9.6-mile run. Along with my cell phone dropped the carb gel to the ground- who knows what happened to tha...
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my marathon madness: November 2009
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Monday, November 30, 2009. I ran 5 miles this weekend! I haven't been able to say that in over 2 years. and I didn't even feel like I was dying! I also tested out some new 90 BPM songs ("Distraction" by Angels and Airwaves is going to be hard to beat), so it was a good day at the gym. I promised I would post some fundraising incentives; it's high time I started on that! Of 5 minutes and 50 seconds per mile! 165 miles in 5 days. Rick knows his stuff. So, onto the incentive. For any donations of $50 or mor...
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my marathon madness: May 2010
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Took me long enough… but the saga continues! Thank you for the nagging, thou self-proclaimed “fans.”). Also, as an extra effort to make this post useful for future marathoners who may read this (and less wholly narcissistic- wink! Without further ado, the continuation:. But being anything close to a decent host is not an easy task the weekend of your first marathon. Coach Rick’s first piece of advise for the Boston Marathon:. I knew this wasn’t entirely possible for me. I...I had n...
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my marathon madness: December 2009
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Tuesday, December 29, 2009. I don't know if I wussed out, or if I'm just human. Probably some of both. My failure to complete last weekend's long run is a long story, and since I'm frustrated with myself, I feel like ranting. Strap in. It was madness. I have a habit of doubting anyone who says they were too busy to do such-and-such, because most people have downtime for TV or whatever at some. Point in their day. As proof for any such skeptics as myself, this is how my Saturday went down:. 9 AM - 10:30 AM.
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