Thon-ing It: The Carmel Marathon Race Report

Well, 4 hours and 14 minutes, one bruised foot, and two chafed butt cheeks later and I’ve officially re-joined the land of the marathoners. I didn’t quit, I didn’t die, I didn’t even vomit. And you know what? Some of my race photos are passable. See what I mean? The thought of paying $12.95 for [...]

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Sunday Funday: I Might Actually be “a Runner”

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Sunday Funday post but today was just too fun to go undocumented. I got started bright and early so that I could run the Bucktown 5k. I’ve never run it before, but every year, when I roll out of bed at 10am the first Sunday in October, [...]

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5.5 miles and what i hate about running

i’ve been doing a lot  this lately: which means that i have not been doing as much of this: but, now that i’ve seen a doctor, who assured me that my knee pain does not mean that my patella is going to explode out of my leg (despite my best efforts to convince him otherwise,) [...]

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a very chatty recap: a personal worst, the fiance pep squad, and 2 giant cupcakes

hello blog friends. sorry i’ve been disconnected for such a long time, between the race, my illness, and the 9.5 hour drive home from Chattanooga, i’ve either been too busy to post or sleeping. but on to the exciting stuff: here is how i felt on race morning: in fact, this is how i have [...]

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