Shamrock Marathon 2013 – A Race Report filled with Rambles and Lessons Learned

Similar to all big things in life, my brain is all over the place about my marathon. This blog is going to be all over the place too. It will be a bit of a reflection, a bit of a narrative, and a bit of the lessons I learned. Lining up for the race, itContinue reading “Shamrock Marathon 2013 – A Race Report filled with Rambles and Lessons Learned”

Digesting this thing called a Marathon

I don’t know where to begin. I’m not even sure what to say. I’m still digesting my marathon. Until I wrap my head around it, here are a few photos and the only thoughts I’m having right now. While out on the course, I had the hardest time believing it was actually race day. ForContinue reading “Digesting this thing called a Marathon”

A Calm Spot

The count down to Sunday continues… Can I hug you all? Thank you for your feedback on all my answers. Reading each of them helped me tremendously. If they didn’t give me an answer (which I think they all did), they really helped settle my nerves. In my yoga practice, I have been told theContinue reading “A Calm Spot”

Marathon Questions

Calling all marathon runners. My pre-race jitters have my brain swirling, and my newbie status has me wondering a lot about race day.  Any feedback would be helpful! I know the golden rule is to race like you’ve trained, but I’ve done a lousy job of recording how I trained this time around. I haveContinue reading “Marathon Questions”

Wrapping up Marathon Training

Just like that, marathon training has come to an end. For twenty weeks I’ve been training for this race. For two and half years I’ve been dreaming about crossing the finish line with 26.2 miles behind me. And now it is just about over. I’m feeling sad about this chapter of my life coming toContinue reading “Wrapping up Marathon Training”