Tag Archive: marathon

Jul 07

Happy Birthday to Me

Today is my 26th birthday.  And, in true nerd form, I calculated when I will be exactly 26.2 years old.  I will be 26.2 years old on September 19th, which is a Saturday.  According to MarathonGuide.Com, there are 8 marathons on the 19th.  How cool would it be to do 26.2 on your 26.2.  Maybe …

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Jun 06

Wake up the Echoes

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We are finally back from South Bend after a great weekend and great race.  However, there is good news and bad news about my finish.  The good news is that I PR-ed by 4 minutes over my Glass City Marathon time by finishing.  The bad news is that I missed my secret goal of 3:40.  …

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Jun 05

Less than 24 Hours

In less than 24 hours, I should will be done with my 4th marathon.  Woohoo!  We are leaving this afternoon for South Bend and will spend the afternoon doing packet pickup and checking out the course to figure out where my support staff/photographer/lovely wife will be during race.  After that we are going to the …

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Mar 01

Marathon Prep – T minus 44 days

Today was my longest run so far this year; just shy of 19 miles. It was a great day for a run with the sun out and the temperature getting up to the mid thirties which is much more enjoyable than it was earlier this week. I ended up going out way overdressed with a …

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