Unfortunately, not my best day. I’m not sure why – perhaps the heat, perhaps my legs (which were feeling the heat on my Saturday run, very flat & tired). But — nonetheless, I’m proud of how I finished. Despite how flat I felt & hot warm I could tell I was getting (I am SUCH…
What a great experience, made not by the run itself (which was a little painful, imagine that), but completely by the crowd that assembled to help get me there. I am truly blessed. Race recap (don’t worry, I won’t do it lap-by-lap!) I met Matt Eckberg, a 2:43 finisher at this fall’s Chicago marathon, and…
I’m neither happy nor unhappy with my race. On the one hand, it’s a 2:55.52, which is a 2 minute 16 second PR for me. Not too shabby. On the other hand, I know I’m capable of much more… yesterday just wasn’t my day :(. The combination of not being able to split well, stomach…
The 2009 Fargo Marathon was such great race for me! I woke up 2:15 to race time, quickly dressed, and headed down to the hotel’s continental breakfast. It’s pretty cool to see so many runners congregated in one spot :). Breakfast was great, and I think I ate exactly what I needed: 2 packets of…