I ran fifteen miles today.

That's the furthest I have ever run in my life so far. Only eleven miles on top of that, and I'll be at marathon distance!

My legs want to detach from my body and beat me to death.

What the hell was I thinking?

Why, WHY did I ever think it was a good idea to register to run a full marathon in January ( Read more... )

I had a really great four mile run today. I've been going out during lunch on Tuesdays, since I find that to be the most convenient time to squeeze the run into my schedule. I spend the morning looking forward to it (and drinking water), spend half an hour from 11-11:30 choking down a banana with peanut butter, and by the time I get back the day ( Read more... )

...is so cool!

I just created this little mini-mi:


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I just started a 12-week training plan to train for a 10K. My marathon training starts in twelve weeks, and my first long run of marathon training is a six miler. A 10K is 6.2 miles, so I figured training for a 10K would get me into good shape to start marathon training with less risk of injury. "Building a base," if you will ( Read more... )

My ChaCha account is now up to $73.60!!

Watch, I'm comin for ya!

I am MAJORLY crushing on this watch:


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You can still register for the Walt Disney World Marathon! It's on Sunday, January 11, 2009. It's currently 65% full. It costs $125 ( Read more... )

A few pictures taken by my friends on race day:

In my starting corral, the purple one, for the slowest people and the non-runners. I was freezing, wet, and I hadn't even started running yet.

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I ran my ten mile race today ( Read more... )