i was born and raised in washington, DC. not maryland, not virginia. actually in DC. one by one, my family has all gone in different directions and four years ago my mom finally followed through on the threat to sell my childhood home of 30+ years ~ a move that ripped up the last of [...]
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running past yesterday
Posted in challenge, marathon, marine corp marathon, running, simply me, tagged challenge, georgetown, marathon, marine corp marathon, run, running, running club, tendonitis, training on November 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
my final hoo-rah!
Posted in 30-something single, fear, marathon, marine corp marathon, relationships, running, tagged run, running, running club on October 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
well this will be a brief and final update before i head out to catch my flight up to dc to run the marine corp marathon. the last few weeks have been emotionally draining. i’m in over my head with things with jc and it’s come to a breaking point of sorts. the week away [...]
setting the pace
Posted in challenge, marathon, marine corp marathon, running, simply me on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
i’m not going to list my mileage the last week and a half. it hasn’t been bad but it hasn’t been impressive either and honestly at this point i don’t think it will make a difference for me to detail it. i am now officially in taper. in 11 days i will be running my [...]
body and mind
Posted in challenge, fear, life, marine corp marathon, running, simply me on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
week of sept 27
total mileage 27
sunday 4 miles ~ trails
average 9:20
monday off
tuesday 5 miles ~ home tread
average 9:00
wednesday 6 miles ~ gornto
average 9:15
thursday off
friday 12 miles ~ fishhawk
average 9:27
saturday off
shoes
asics gt-2140 112 miles
these days it seems that if it’s not one thing it’s another. after doing 22.5 again on saturday i felt renewed. ready to tackle the last few weeks of training [...]
saturday rerun
Posted in challenge, disney marathon, life, marathon, marine corp marathon, running on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
week of sept 20
total mileage 26.5 running, 8 biking, :45 swim, :30 DWR
sunday 30 minute DWR
monday 45 minute swim (laps)
tuesday off
wednesday 8 mile bike ride ~ flatwoods
thursday 4 ~ home tread
average 9:30
friday off
saturday 22.5 ~ fishhawk
average 9:47
shoes
asics gt-2140 85 miles
i’m back! at least enough to know that MCM is still a reality. this week started off at an all-time low. my mood and confidence [...]
the damage is done
Posted in challenge, disney marathon, fear, life, marathon, marine corp marathon, running, simply me on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
week of sept 13
total mileage 19.5 running, 9 biking, 1:25:00 DWR (deep water run)
sunday 4 miles ~ trails
average 9:15
monday 35 minutes DWR
tuesday off
wednesday 4 miles ~ trails
average
thursday 2.5 ~ home tread
average 9:45
friday50 minute DWR
saturday 9 ~ fishhawk + 9 mile bike ride
average 9:38
shoes
asics gt-2140 58 miles
another week where i feel my body has failed me. this injury has shifted, diminished, reappeared and at [...]
sleep sets in
Posted in 30-something single, challenge, fear, life, marathon, marine corp marathon, random, relationships, running, simply me, tagged cross training, demons, insomnia, marathon, marine corp marathon, relationships, run, running, train, training on September 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
there’s no point in even breaking out my mileage this week. i can sum it up in one short four mile run. toss in a 14 mile bike ride and a 40 minute deep water run and that’s all she wrote. the run was simply a test of the achilles and it failed. pain set [...]
injury ~ truly the ultimate achilles heel
Posted in challenge, disney marathon, life, marathon, marine corp marathon, running, simply me on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
week of aug 30
total mileage 34
sunday 4 miles ~ trails
average 9:15
monday off
tuesday off
wednesday off
thursday 4 miles ~ home tread
average 9:00
friday 8 miles ~ NW
average 9:12
saturday 18 ~ fishhawk
average 9:37
shoes
asics gt-2140 34 miles (ah … new shoes!)
somehow this week was preface of what was to come. i think the 22.5 on saturday took more out of me than i realized! though i hit [...]
the long, hot road home
Posted in challenge, disney marathon, marathon, marine corp marathon, running, simply me, tagged challenge, marathon, marine corp marathon, racing, run, running, running club, training on August 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
week of aug 23
total mileage 39
sunday off
monday 4 miles ~ hills on the tread
times 9:45 9:00 9:00 9:00 (estimated based on speed and incline)
tuesday off
wednesday 7 miles ~ long gornto loop
average 9:00
thursday 5.5 miles ~ speed work ~ home tread
times mile warm-up at 10:00, 5 x 880s @ 4:00 with 440 cool downs, mile cool down
friday off
saturday 22.5 ~ fishhawk
average 9:43
shoes
asics [...]
finding the rhythm
Posted in challenge, fear, marathon, marine corp marathon, running, simply me on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
week of aug 16
total mileage 39
sunday off
monday 5 miles ~ hills on the tread
times 9:45 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:45 (estimated based on speed and incline)
tuesday 4 miles ~ four green fields
average 9:00
wednesday 7 miles ~ home tread
average 9:50
thursday 5 miles ~ speed work ~ home tread
times mile warm-up at 10:00, 5 x 880s @ 4:00 with 440 cool downs, 1/2 mile [...]
