ME?!? I can’t believe it. I did it! It was hard. It was wonderful. It was tortuous. It was emotional. It was crampy. It was freakin’ FANTASTIC.
NOT because I had the best time or the fastest run but because I did it. I did the best I could. I set a goal and I [...]

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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 [...]

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That’s what the husband says to me after returning from my morning run. It wasn’t just any morning run. It was a 13 mile morning run. Half of what I’ll be doing on October 10 for the Baltimore Marathon. Ya gotta love sarcastic husbands who say such things from the bed they haven’t gotten out [...]

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*sigh* sorry, didn’t mean to scream. I just needed to get that out. My back has been killing me. I’m hormonal. My tiny apartment with the crap kitchen just isn’t cutting it. We’ve eaten out 4 times this week. I have no place to relax. No place to be alone. I’m afraid to run in [...]

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Preparing for a long run is funny. You guys know I don’t really like calling myself a runner. I mean I do but I don’t. Sometimes I swear I have an identity crisis.
Anyway, running for me is a funny funny thing. Sometimes I can run a mile or two and hate every single second [...]

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In one year I have become a runner. It feels strange for me to say that but all evidence points in that direction. last year I remember nervously training for my first every 5k event. I only began to run to train for that event. Before then I’d routinely say things like, "I can’t run." [...]

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Elaine sent me this quote a couple of weeks ago…

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WOW I can’t believe I’m actually on time with my thursday thoughts post AND I started my new job this week. I swear sometimes I think I function better when I have more things to accomplish.
Anyway, I’m easing into the new full time position by working 2 days a week until June 22. Then [...]

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As usual, I don’t even know where to begin. The weekend started with my parents driving down from PA Friday night. This was the first time my Mom had a chance to see me race and I was real excited to spend the weekend with my parents.

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I’m gearing up for my trip to Annapolis. Mom’s here with the family so I’ll have a nice cheering section for the race. My nervousness is turning into anticipation. I’m totally ready to run! :)
Here’s the mix I decided on…

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