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Why Running Now?
As I’ve shared my news to start running with my parents and close friends, I’ve often received the question, “Why now?” in response. This question is difficult to answer with a simple one sentence...
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There’s No Turning Back Now
Preston and I are officially registered for the 2014 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! Preston will be completing the new Dopey Challenge, which is 4 races in 4 days (5K on Thursday, 10K on Friday,...
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Jaguar 5K Recap
Its official – I’ve completed my first race in my preparation to run my first half marathon! Yesterday, Preston and I ran the Jaguar 5K, which is an annual race to help raise funds for school athletics...
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“What’s Beautiful” Challenge
I can’t wait to be in my running gear the next time I get my picture taken with Belle! Over the past couple months as I’ve started my journey in preparing to run my first half marathon, I’ve realized...
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Learn From the Journey and You Will Make It to the End
As my friend Robert told me yesterday, “The journey has its bumps along the way. Learn from the journey and you will make it to the end.” His words resonate loudly. Robert’s words remained in the...
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First Long Distance Run…Done!
Up until this point, all of my runs have been 5K or less in terms of mileage. Although I’ve completed a couple of longer walks, my most recent one being three weeks ago when Preston, Riley, and I...
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“Racing” From a Different Perspective
On Sunday, October 20th, Preston will be one of 35,000 runners to run the 29th Annual Army 10 Miler. Like many other high profiled races in DC, this race sold out within hours of registration...
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Race Goals for Sunday’s Biggest Loser 10K
Its hard to believe that I’ll be running my first 10K on Sunday! Although I had walked a couple of 5Ks prior to starting this running journey, this will be my first time completing a race of any...
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Goal Setting as a Motivator
One of the many reasons I’ve been loving the blogging world now that I’m running is because it has allowed me to connect with other runners of all levels. Not only is it motivational to follow others’...
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Five Months and Counting
Today marks five months since I installed RunKeeper on my phone and completed my first run. Six months ago running wasn’t a part of my life; I was simply a running spectator. Runners have always been...
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The Road to 13.1 – My Half Marathon Training Plan
On Saturday morning, Preston and I sat down and plotted out our training plans for January’s Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. We spent 90 minutes mapping out our training plan, using Jeff...
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Half Marathon Training is Underway
Not only was today my first day of school with my new students, but today also marked the start of my half marathon training. 130 days from now I will be running the Disney World Half Marathon, and I...
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Walt Disney World Half Marathon Training Log – Week 1 Recap
Last week was quite eventful. Not only was it the first week of school with my new students, but it was also the first official week of my Walt Disney World Half Marathon Training. To top it all...
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Walt Disney World Half Marathon Training Log – Week 2 Recap
At the Dulles Day 5K on the Runway Week 2 of my half marathon training was much the same as week 1 in the sense of how busy I was. Because of Back to School Night on Wednesday, I was at work from...
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Perfect 10 10K Race Recap
Last Sunday I ran my second 10K, the Perfect 10 10K. This race had two distance options, a 10 miler and a 10K. Because I was in need of a 10K time to submit to runDisney for my corral placement …...
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Rain, Rain, Go Away – Race Goals for Tomorrow’s Charlottesville Fall Classic 10K
This afternoon Preston and I are headed to Charlottesville to run in the Charlottesville Fall Classic tomorrow morning. Preston will be running his second half marathon and I will be running my third...
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Walt Disney World Half Marathon Training Log – Week 6
Week 6 started off with trying to play catch up at home. Although the last day I ran during week 5 was on Friday, being out of town for the weekend supporting my in-laws during the Susan G. Komen 3 …...
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The Waiting Game
On Monday I sent in my current 10K PR race information to runDisney as my proof of time for corral placement for the Disney World Half Marathon in January. My current 10K PR is 1:10:17 (pace of...
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Walt Disney World Half Marathon Training Log – Week 7
Week 7 was a week of high expectations and lower than expected results. What I mean by that is I was a bit ambitious in what I wanted to accomplish (I wanted to train more than three days last week, …...
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Ready for Disney!
We’re finally all booked and ready for January’s trip to Disney World for Marathon Weekend! Although we registered for the races back in April, it was just this week that we finished up all of our...
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