It’s been a while, and I guess there are a lot of updates… although nothing really important. First: Like I said, I booked the tickets. I got a lot of great advice from people who I really trust. A few of the things that stuck out for me: “You only regret the opportunities you don’t…
Boulder is one of my favorite races: flat and wide. I’m still pretty timid with downhills and am terrible at finding room to pass people, so this type of race suits me well :). I started in the 2nd wave (of 3). I placed myself behind the first line of people. The gun went off…
I honestly think I needed this break. Don’t get me wrong. I was loving what I was doing – reaching higher weekly mileage totals than I ever had before, working harder than I thought possible, etc. My greatest joy now is beating my body into oblivion. On the other hand, though, I was struggling a…
Well, not really… Leave it to Marcie to come up the COOLEST expression for this picture! But mostly 🙂 Just in poster form. And yes, this is bigger than life-sized. I am more than slightly embarrased! This is the most gigantic picture of myself that I have ever seen (or imagined – or WANT to…
The foot has healed great. I was able to run 2 miles yesterday, plus an hour elliptical. Today I was able to do 6 miles, plus 45 minutes on the elliptical. Super excited about that – it means I’ll be able to resume training as normal next week (obviously cognizant about how the foot is…
The Clues: 1. Being sick often. Perhaps I’ve developed allergies because my sinuses seem to continually be congested. I’ve literally been congested the last 4 weeks. No lie. Not with actual stuff, just inflamed (or whatever happens to them) enough to make me sound really stuffy. Before Chicago I was super stuffy, but after a…