On May 19th, I went to bed with dreams of running my first marathon.
On May 20th, I set out to make that dream come true.
It’s hard to write a recap of your first marathon (or at least it is for me). Writing about it brings a closure, […]
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On May 19th, I went to bed with dreams of running my first marathon. On May 20th, I set out to make that dream come true. It’s hard to write a recap of your first marathon (or at least it is for me). Writing about it brings a closure, […] This is what the Bluenose website says today. 8 days till Race Weekend. When I opened the gift box containing the paid registration on Christmas last year it seemed like May 2oth was so far away. When I “officially” started training mid January and ran my first of […] There won’t be some catchy picture at the beginning of this post. I don’t have much time as I’m about to put on my running gear and take a quick 3 mile run as I taper into the marathon just 9 days away. I’m writing this more for me than for you. I’m […] Yesterday I read a blog post by someone I have a lot of respect for. and by a lot I mean a shit ton. “The World Won’t Celebrate You if You don’t Celebrate Yourself” It was in reading the first few paragraphs, that I felt my throat begin to […] This is the shirt from last year’s BlueNose Marathon. Be Resolute. Resolute: adjective 1. firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion. 2. characterized by firmness and determination, as the temper, spirit, actions, etc. Since the day I opened the large box containing an 8 1/2 […] (hands rest quietly on the keyboard) I’ve been a little more than absent these last few weeks. The urge to sit in front of the laptop and bang away at the keyboard shelling out words of despair, frustration, elation, confusion, struggle, contentment, resolution LIFE is no longer at the forefront of […] This has been a great week for running / moving. I moved a total of 37 miles (7 more than last week) and I am finally at the half way mark for both time and mileage. I should have hit the half way point last week but the snow cut my […]
(Source) I don’t talk much about my relationship with Meegan. Social media is very important to us. It’s how we met back in 2010. It’s how our friendship blossomed over the following year. It’s how we kept in touch when we were planning the first time we were […] Come on over and check it out:
Can You? (Well can you?) I’ve completed two weeks of marathon training. I can feel my body adjusting already to easing back into the routine of running on a regular basis. Last week I “moved” for a total of 29 miles (of which 18 miles were running including finding myself on the highway and far from […] |