Marathon Mania! (history, mix, map, and twitter!)
October 8, 2009
Today I’m off to pick up my race pack. I can’t believe the BIG day is so close. I can’t believe I, the girl that "can’t run", will be attempting my first marathon in 2 short days.
BAH!
What do I mean "attempt"… Let me rephrase that…
I can’t believe I will be running my first marathon!
Before I go into any details I thought it would be fun to take a trip down memory lane. Being so new to running my entire running history is here online. Side note: another reason why I LOVE blogging. So easy to "go back in time." :)
- It all started with just a thought. Some of you may not know but I was NOT an exerciser and I lost weight by just mostly "staying active" and a lot of that was dancing around my house like a nut-ball.
- Then I started Thinking About It which led to me actually joining a gym and declaring myself a gym rat soon followed.
- Then a friend put the running bug in my ear. (Re-reading the end of that post is exactly how I felt when I started running)
- I ran my first 5k run on a treadmill and I nearly died from shock.
- Then I took my running outside and even the toddler was impressed. :)
- After my first 5K event I was hooked!
- Then I found the Nike+ and fell in love!
- Soon I was training for a relay in the Baltimore Marathon (last years)
- My first 40 minute run was a milestone.
- Then someone called me Racing Roni and it made me examine at where I came from.
- Last years Marathon where I ran 6 miles was SO amazing I was already considering sighing up for the whole thing for this year. Which I did before the end of the year.
- With some training I ran the 10 mile Cherry Blossom and my first ever half marathon!
- My training was far from perfect but I managed to get in a few long runs like 12 miles in Chicago, 15 miles a few weeks ago and my most recent 20 mile run.
Wow that was a trip. I ran that first 5K exactly a year and half ago and here I am writing about preparing for my first FULL marathon.
OK on to the details!
Here’s the map (click on if for the full pdf) of the run.
I’m totally psyched to run through Baltimore. I’ve lived in the area for 9 years now and it really does feel like home. :)
I’ll be wearing this shirt…
It was inspired by a commenter (I can’t find it.) Many people have told me to have your name visible so spectators can cheer you on. I have no shame so I took it literally. :)
Next, my running mix. Many of the songs I shared before but here is exactly 5 and half hours of music. I’m hoping to finish in that time! (remember some are explicit - consider yourself warned)
- One by Metallica 7:27
- Blackened by Metallica 6:41
- Eye of the Beholder by by Metallica 6:30
- Iron Man by Black Sabbath 5:54
- Three Little Pigs by Green Jelly 5:54
- Faget by Korn 5:50
- Sweating Bullets by Megadeth 5:27
- Walk by Pantera 5:15
- Uprising by Muse 5:05
- Awake by Godsmack 5:04
- I Gotta Feeling by Black Eyed Peas 4:49
- We Didn’t Start The Fire by Billy Joel 4:49
- Firestarter by The Prodigy 4:41
- Let’s Go Crazy by Prince 4:39
- Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John 4:39
- Welcome To The Jungle by Guns N’ Roses 4:34
- Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But… by Arctic Monkeys 4:31
- Ball Tongue by Korn 4:29
- More Human Than Human by White Zombie 4:29
- I Go To Extremes by Billy Joel 4:24
- Ramble On by Led Zeppelin 4:23
- The Rat by The Walkmen 4:22
- Barracuda Heart by 4:22
- Feel the Pain by Dinosaur Jr. 4:18
- Fit But You Know It by The Streets 4:12
- Bread & Water by Ryan Bingham 4:07
- Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth 4:07
- Judith by A Perfect Circle 4:04
- I Can’t Do This by Plumb 4:03
- Sexy Back by Justin Timberlake 4:03
- Unsung by Helmet 3:57
- Mouth For War by Pantera 3:56
- Only The Good Die Young by Billy Joel 3:55
- Thunder Kiss ‘65 White Zombie 3:54
- Bulls On Parade by Rage Against The Machine 3:51
- Mr. Brownstone by Guns N’ Roses 3:49
- If I’m a Man by Burning Brides 3:42
- What You Waiting For? by Gwen Stefani 3:41
- My Michelle by Guns N’ Roses 3:40
- Anxiety by Black Eyed Peas 3:38
- So What’cha Want by The Beastie Boys 3:37
- Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa by Vampire Weekend 3:35
- Quitter by The Toadies 3:34
- Chop Suey by System Of A Down 3:30
- Last Caress / Green Hell by Metallica 3:30
- Keep the Car Running by Arcade Fire 3:29
- I’m Not Like Everybody Else The Kinks 3:28
- Paralyzer by Finger Eleven 3:28
- Handlebars by Flobots 3:27
- Whatever by Godsmack 3:26
- Guerilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine 3:26
- Violet by Hole 3:24
- Sex On Fire> by Kings of Leon 3:23
- Higher Ground by Red Hot Chili Peppers 3:22
- Pump It Up by Elvis Costello 3:18
- Flathead by The Fratellis 3:17
- Heart Full of Black by Burning Brides 3:16
- Jesus Walks by Kanye West 3:14
- Wrong by Depeche Mode 3:14
- Crash Course In Brain Surgery by Metallica 3:10
- Graduate by Third Eye Blind 3:10
- I Wanna Be Your Dog by The Stooges 3:10
- Carbon Monoxide by Cake 3:10
- I’m Not Okay (I Promise) by My Chemical Romance 3:09
- Mad World by Michael Andrews & Gary Jules 3:08
- Breed by Nirvana 3:04
- Killing in the Name Of by Rage Against the Machine 3:00
- Sabotage by The Beastie Boys 3:00
- Crazy by Gnarls Barkley 2:58
- When Worlds Collide by Powerman 5000 2:58
- Divine by Korn 2:51
- Come On by The Panderers 2:49
- Fucking Hostile by Pantera 2:49
- Paranoid by Black Sabbath 2:48
- Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit 2:47
- Molly’s Chambers by Kings of Leon 2:47
- Bleed It Out by Linkin Park 2:44
- Everything Sucks by Reel Big Fish 2:41
- Run (I’m a Natural Disaster) by Gnarls Barkley 2:40
- Gloria by Van Morrison 2:38
- I’m Shipping Up to Boston by Dropkick Murphys 2:34
- Straight Veruca Salt 2:32
- Velvet by The Toadies 2:30
- A-Punk by Vampire Weekend 2:18
- Gutless by Hole 2:15
- Where Eagles Dare by The Misfits 2:08
- Bulldog by Tracy Bonham 2:06
- Shimmy by System Of A Down 1:51
- United States of Whatever by Liam Lynch 1:29
- Chinese Bombs by Blur 1:25
- Go, Go, Go by by The Backyardigans 1:18
Notice the entire mix is in order from longest to shorted song. I though it would be fun and keep me going. I like playing mind tricks on myself. :)
Finally, twitter. I plan on tweeting through out the day and yes mid-run. I can’t promise an update every mile but I’m gonna want to take a few breaks and I know I’ll see some things I’ll want to share. So if you want to follow along follow me @RonisWeigh. Oh! I’ll also be shooting the same updates to FaceBook.
This will probably be my last post until the BIG day. Wish me luck! I got to run, pick up my bib number and head to work! Have a good one!
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On October 8th, 2009 at 8:37 am catherine said:
Muse AND third eye blind?! Roni you have great taste :D
On October 8th, 2009 at 8:52 am niamh said:
So many of them songs are among my favorites.
Good luck with the run.
xox
On October 8th, 2009 at 8:58 am runnin4fun said:
GOOD LUCK!!! And all I can say is WOW….you got it going on. That’s a looong run!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:05 am Aime said:
Good luck Roni! You will do great.
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:09 am Mara @ What's For Dinner? said:
Roni, I’m so excited for you!!! Not only do you have an amazing mix to run to… but I’ve been following your blog for SO LONG and am so thrilled to see that you’re marathoning!!! Can’t wait to read the tweets, and read the recap :) Lots of hugs and love coming your way from Chicago!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:10 am Marisa (Trim The Fat) said:
So excited for you, Roni!!!! Wow! Can’t wait to hear all about it!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:27 am Kath said:
GOOD LUCK RONI!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:31 am Lara (Thinspired) said:
Roni, you are an inspiration! GOOD LUCK!! I’ll be following your tweets!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:32 am Josee said:
LOVE that you finish off with a little Backyardigans… an omage to the kid, I suspect?
Good luck Roni - you truly ARE an inspiration!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:35 am Joanie @ The Bright Side said:
Woo Hoo, Roni!! Go, go, go!!! I’ll be following your progress on Twitter. Good luck!!!! Have a blast!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:41 am McLauren84 said:
I’m so excited for you, Roni! Reading the recap of your running story, I literally have tears in my eyes. I’ll be pulling for you Saturday–I know you’re going to do really well!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:43 am Crista said:
YOU GO GIRL!!! I love the shirt!! GOOD LUCK!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:56 am justrun said:
I’m so excited for you! And proud of you! I cannot WAIT to cheer you on!
On October 8th, 2009 at 10:18 am fitforfree said:
Roni, you are such an inspiration!!!!!! Good luck!
On October 8th, 2009 at 10:32 am LG said:
All the best! I’m very excited for you even though I’ve never met you! :0)
On October 8th, 2009 at 10:35 am Cristy said:
Good luck! You WILL do it!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 10:36 am Mary :: A Merry Life said:
OMG RONI! You are about to run a marathon!! I’m so flipping excited for you! YOU CAN DO THIS!! WOOHOOO!
On October 8th, 2009 at 10:41 am Amanda said:
OMG!!! I can’t believe it’s here. You will do AWESOME!! You have an awesome attitude, a great running mix, and great cheerleaders! I can’t wait to see your tweets about this on Saturday. I will be cheering from you in Indianapolis! GOOD LUCK!!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 10:58 am melissa said:
great post! congratulations!
On October 8th, 2009 at 11:28 am Rebel In Ontario said:
I Laughed Out Loud reading your song list as Go-Go-Go by the Backyardigans is one of my favourites and my children and I use it all the time! I hope you complete your run before that tune comes on but if not, we will be all cheering you to GO-GO-GO to the end!
On October 8th, 2009 at 11:42 am Cynthia (It All Changes) said:
I’m so going back and reading those posts. I’ve only been reading for a few months but you are so inspiring just reading the recap because that’s how I feel about my own running journey :-)
You will do fabulous. Because fabulous is the fact that you did the training and are running the race when so many don’t even attempt!
On October 8th, 2009 at 11:50 am Shannan said:
I like the idea of having the longer songs at the beginning. Good idea! More Human Than Human is one of my songs for running, too, courtesy of the hubby’s playlist. Alive by P.O.D. is another one that gets me moving. lol
I will be thinking of you on the big day. You’re going to do great! We’re all cheering you on!!!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 11:57 am Melissa - The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans said:
Wow! You’ve come a LONG way! Best of luck to you on marathon day!
On October 8th, 2009 at 12:28 pm OasisDouglas said:
I’m so proud of you Roni and you’ve never ceased to be an inspiration to me.
I know you’re going to have a blast at the race… and most importantly have FUN!!
Happy Running.
On October 8th, 2009 at 12:54 pm Paige said:
Roni…I am so excited for you! Your marathon is Saturday and mine is Sunday (Chicago)! This is my second marathon. Since I’ve already run one, I kind of know what to expect. On the other hand, that makes me even more nervous!!! Good luck to you!!!! You will do great!!!!!!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 3:23 pm Dawn said:
Roni, you are truly going to love this. You will not be able to believe you did it even months after you cross that finish line. I STILL can’t believe I ran a marathon and that was in March. As I told a friend that is actually doing the same marathon as you, my advice is, even though it is against what you typically do in a race…slow down when you approach the finish line. The cheering crowd is UNBELIEVABLE!! There are very few moments in your life where you will be able to experience something SO AWESOME! Slow down and enjoy it for a brief moment and take it all in while they are cheering you to victory of crossing a finish line marathon. I can’t wait to hear what you think about it. Take it slow and steady and enjoy! Dawn
On October 8th, 2009 at 4:15 pm Agnes said:
I love the Backyardigans! You are awesome Roni! Good luck!
On October 8th, 2009 at 8:33 pm Paula said:
Wow! You go girl! LOVE the shirts and can’t wait to hear all the good news! ;)
On October 8th, 2009 at 8:44 pm chris brown said:
Roni- I am so excited for you! Can’t wait to hear all about it! YOU CAN DO IT!!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 8:46 pm Deb said:
Holy Crap, Roni…that’s allota songs. Good luck, my friend. You will prevail and inspire us once again. :)
On October 8th, 2009 at 9:47 pm Katherine said:
I’m getting teary-eyed reading this…this is so HUGE!!! I’m so excited for you and wish you the best for tomorrow! We’re all here cheering you on!!
On October 8th, 2009 at 10:04 pm Michele said:
Good luck Roni! I can’t wait to read all about it! 5 1/2 hours??!! Holy cow! I can’t imagine running for that long!
On October 8th, 2009 at 10:59 pm Emily (Emily Eats and Exercises said:
Good luck! I’m really really impressed that you’re running so far - it gives me hope I could increase my distance. Love the shirts - you’ll make all the runners around you jealous because everyone will be calling your name!
On October 9th, 2009 at 5:13 am Sally said:
Good Luck Roni! You will do great! =D
On October 9th, 2009 at 5:50 am MizFit said:
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED for you!!
On October 9th, 2009 at 7:21 am Jenn Z. said:
GOOD LUCK RONI!!!!!!!!! You will do great!!! Your blog inspired my running and I am doing the Marine Corps Marathon in just two weeks! I know you will do amazing!! Where did you get the t-shirt?? It’s SO great!!!
Go Roni Go!!!
On October 9th, 2009 at 9:57 am Kate said:
I am so excited for you! Have a great time!!!!
On October 9th, 2009 at 10:00 am Anne Marie @ New Weigh of Life said:
Good luck, Roni!! You are going to do great!
On October 9th, 2009 at 11:54 am nora said:
Good luck, Roni! One foot in front of the other!
On October 9th, 2009 at 4:09 pm Liz said:
Good Luck Roni! I know you’ll totally rock it and can’t wait for the recap afterwords. I always feel a little motivated after I read them :)
On October 9th, 2009 at 4:09 pm Krista S. said:
I love your shirt and your race mix! I’m so proud of you and inspired by you. Much love….
On October 9th, 2009 at 7:41 pm Aime said:
Good luck Roni! You are such an inspiration.
On October 9th, 2009 at 8:58 pm jenn. said:
you’re such an inspiration ocngratulations!
On October 9th, 2009 at 9:44 pm christina said:
Good luck tomarrow!!!! I want to pick a 10K or half marathon in the early spring to aim for (with some 5Ks from now until then) and cant seem to find anything in our area… any suggestions?
On October 9th, 2009 at 11:51 pm Jaye said:
Good luck tommorrow!
On October 10th, 2009 at 12:05 am Evilwoman said:
Good Luck Roni! Your so inspiring and awesome!
On October 10th, 2009 at 12:52 am Esther Crawford said:
Wow, wow, and WOW. You are awesome. :)
On October 10th, 2009 at 1:01 pm Mrs.Ballou/JackieIncognito said:
Great mix, I will be stealing some of it! I’ve been following you all morning. You are fantastic and such an inspiration! Great job!
Go you!
On October 10th, 2009 at 1:52 pm Kate said:
Congratulations!!!! Been watching the twitter updates. Go you!!!
On October 10th, 2009 at 7:57 pm Krista S. said:
I just peeked at all your Twitter pics and I have tears running down my face…I’m so proud of you, Roni!
On October 10th, 2009 at 8:13 pm Priyanka said:
I’ll be looking forward to your first Marathon run success!
Good Luck!
On October 24th, 2009 at 1:05 pm Keri said:
AH GOOd LUCK GOOD LUCK GOOD LUCK with your run! Just have a GREAT time!
Can’t wait to hear about it! P.S If you’re interested I’ve got some Dr Krackers being given away on my blog. There will be several winners! (: