14th annual Myrtle Beach Marathon February 19, 2011 The stats: 26.31 miles, chip time 4:25:58 874 out of 1748 finishers = 50% on the nose. Can't get more middle of the pack than that!Personal Record of 11 minutes 02 seconds Time difference since last marathon run: 55 minutes 42 seconds Woah. It's not a BQ. It's not a 4:15:00 marathon. Certainly not the 3:59:59 I set my sights on 16 Continue reading →
No, REALLY this time…
When discussing marathon training plans, I often feel like the boy girl who cries wolf . In fact, I even feel like the girl who cries wolf SAYING that I cry wolf...because I've cried it a few too many times.I love running, love love love it. Clearly we all know that by now. Especially my facebook friends. I often wonder how many non-running pals have politely "hidden" my facebook status updates, Continue reading →
Myrtle Beach Marathon 2010 – Snowed Out
I don't even know where to begin with this one. For those of you that haven't heard yet, the 2010 13th annual Myrtle Beach Marathon and half marathon were canceled due to snow. About 3-4 inches to be exact, none of which was accumulated on the roads by race morning. Needless to say, people are angry. Read the hundreds of comments following any of the online articles regarding this weekends Continue reading →
TIME OUT!
Since the marathon on Saturday, I think the only exercise I've gotten has been the brisk walks across campus in this freezing rain (GO AWAY REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM IDA! Enough already!), and a miserable 15 minutes on the exercise bike in front of my TV. (Why is that thing SO HARD? Oh, because it's not running, and I hardly cross train. I'm going to go ahead and guess that the fact that the seat Continue reading →