Even though Week 18 of MCM training happened 3 whole weeks ago, I’m posting it anyway for the sake of completion. Not to mention, I wanted to reflect on the training cycle as a whole, as well as make note…
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Marine Corps Marathon: Post-Race Analysis
If you read my MCM recap, you’ll know that race day didn’t exactly turn out the way I had expected it to. My main goal was to beat my debut marathon (CIM, 4:32:39), but I was hoping to finish in…
Tagged with: crowds, decision fatigue, lessons learned, marathon, MCM, pace, post-race analysis
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Posted in MCM
Race Recap: 2013 Marine Corps Marathon
For those of you who want to cut to the chase, here’s the 30-second mini-recap: Race day weather for the 38th running of the Marine Corps Marathon was perfect and everything leading up to the race went smoothly. The first…
Tagged with: family, friends, marathon, MCM, race, race information, race photos, race recap, race swag
Posted in MCM, Race Recap
Posted in MCM, Race Recap
Odds & Ends (aka Pre-MCM Ramblings)
We leave tomorrow afternoon for the East Coast, which means I *should* be packing. However, did you know that packing is one of my least favorite things in this whole world? It is the very definition of decision fatigue, especially…
Marine Corps Marathon Week 17 (1 week out!)
Only 6 days to go until MCM!!! This past week was a real doozy – the race almost got canceled, I had many more servings of alcohol and sweets than intended (I blame it on my birthday and on the…
Tagged with: friends, marathon, marathon pace, MCM, taper, taper doubt, tempo, video
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Posted in MCM, Training
“Training is a blessing.”
I knew I was speaking too soon when I said that the taper crazies hadn’t set in yet. The last 48 hours have been a rollercoaster of emotion. Here’s a recap: Tues morning: Sent out an email to my sister…
Marine Corps Marathon Week 16 (2 weeks out)
Week 1 of taper! Here’s how it went down (“planned” workout in green/“actual” in bold): Monday: Rest or cross-training/rest. I went to Trader Joe’s and bought lots of healthy-ish snacks, hoping to start taper on the right foot. Tues: 5/5.…
Tagged with: friends, marathon, MCM, pacing, trail, ultramarathon
Posted in MCM, Trail running, Training
Posted in MCM, Trail running, Training
Marine Corps Marathon Week 15 (Peak Week!) + Mt. Diablo Mini-Recap
Before I start this week’s recap, I wanted to give a shout-out to Mike, who kicked butt at the Portland Marathon today. His finish time of 3:30:27 was just shy of his PR — impressive considering a mid-cycle injury that…
Tagged with: Bay Bridge, Bay Trail, Coastal Trail Runs, friends, Mt. Diablo, photos, trail, trail race, Yasso 800
Posted in MCM, Race Recap, Trail running, Training
Posted in MCM, Race Recap, Trail running, Training
Marine Corps Marathon Week 14
I feel like I’ve entered an alternate reality where 50-mile weeks are the new normal and a 34-mile cutback weeks are no biggie. (For perspective, my highest mileage week for CIM was 34.4 miles and that was race week.) What…
Tagged with: Black Dynamite, fartlek, friends, Gypsy Runner, Mendocino, photos, trail
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Posted in MCM, Training
Marine Corps Marathon Week 13
Lucky #13? Maybe so! Before I dive into marathon training, I wanted to give a special shout-out to KH who finished the Jackson Hole Marathon today — her very first! What’s astonishing/amazing is that she started training about 3 weeks…
Tagged with: friends, half marathon, heart rate test, HRM, photos, Pt. Pinole, Zoom
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Posted in MCM, Training
Running Tangents 