2:51.26, chip time 1st Minnesota Woman, 20th Woman overall Gee… where do I even start with this? Guess I’ll start with the new diet plan, which started the Monday. Per Jerry, I decided to try the 3 day no-carb, 3 day all-carb diet. I’ve tried the 3 day all-carb diet before, and felt like that…
No race report yet — I still need to digest the race before I write anything here. It was a bittersweet race for me. I’m very happy to have run a fast time, especially considering how BADLY injured I was this May/June, and that I came from a fitness level pretty close to zero. On…
I picked up my packet earlier today. How fun! I’ve never run this marathon as an “elite”. WOW, the TCM folks make you feel like gold! You walk into their “hospitality suite” at the Crown Plaza, and they take care of everything for you. Packet – check. Run down on all the info I need…
Today I had my last tempo run. 2 miles warm up, then 3x 1200 at tempo pace, 2 miles CD. And wow — I felt like I wasn’t running inside my own body. My head is mildly fuzzy, and my legs feel like they’ve run a 1/2 marathon. And my lungs are working hard! Not…
= not fun. I’m through day 1.5, and my brain is a little fuzzy (could be sleep related, or that work is a little crazy, but I don’t think so). Looking forward to Thursday when the “all carb” plan kicks in! At least then I’ll have more options for meals and snacks. Eating salad, chicken,…
My husband’s alarm went off at 6:00 this morning, and as I was trying to fall back asleep (I don’t wake up until later), my heart raced — out of excitement and nervousness for the marathon :). I fell back asleep visualizing the excitement of the beginning of the race. Nervous energy from everyone around…