This is gonna be long. Injured. That’s how the 2013 One American 500 Festival Mini Marathon went for me on Saturday. I trained with a local running company beginning in February. I made the majority of long runs. Four weeks before the race I got in a ten mile training walk/run. I was feeling good.… Continue reading 2013 Mini Marathon
I struggle with making choices. Oh, I am decisive and can make up my mind quickly and surely. But I struggle with making RIGHT choices. I am a champion excuse maker. I have decided to do a full marathon in October. Yes, that seems a million years from now, but I have to start training… Continue reading Choices and Guilt
Random ventings from Rachel: * I am sick over what happened in Boston. I will never qualify for the Boston Marathon, but I am a runner. There is no other community as loving, encouraging and accepting as the running community. The 6 minute milers don’t care that I do a 12-15 minute mile…they just care… Continue reading Vent
Today I did my third half-marathon. 13.1 miles. In rain. And sleet. But I was (am) well-trained this time. I knew what to eat the past few days (and what not to eat). I knew what to wear this morning, where to park to be close to the finish line, and how to mentally sustain… Continue reading Indianapolis Monumental (half) Marathon
Tomorrow, Saturday, September 22. 7:00 am. I will be running/walking (mostly walking) for 4 to 4 1/2 hours in my longest training session to date. I will be praying for my friend C’s sweet niece, who is undergoing testing for leukemia. I will be praying for my friend H’s sweet son, who is undergoing chemotherapy… Continue reading Tomorrow
I am still training for a marathon. Yes, a full 26.2 miles. Because I am insane…crazy…out of control (that last phrase courtesy of Litte Man). It has been intense, and I have nine more weeks to go. My mom has been spending Friday nights so I can go to our group long runs on Saturdays… Continue reading Totally Random Tuesday (Marathon Training Edition)
Saturday I participated in the Indianapolis Mini Marathon. I signed up for it last November, and I have participated in it once before, in 2008. I was much better trained this year than in 2008, but extenuating circumstances caused me to complete it more slowly. But I finished. Friday night before the big event found… Continue reading 2012 Mini Marathon
