reunited

and it feels hurt so good as you may or may not know, i was a former ncaa div 1 collegiate rower. granted, i quit after freshman year, but i still survived both fall and spring seasons. rowing is similar to cross country/track - in the fall you race a longer distance (like a 5k) and shorter in the...

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overwhelmed

happy belated thanksgiving all (of the americans), and happy regular weekend to everyone else. like many others, i was treated to 3 lovely days off work, but not without making up for that by working the sunday before thanksgiving first. when i left kentucky last tuesday, i checked out of the hotel(s)...

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nyc marathon: paparazzi

so i kinda lied... one last blurb about nyc, in photos of course :) times square board on race-eve some eye candy for the ryan hall fans {photo by mr. j} it's like a game of where's waldo... can you find me? too awkward to acknowledge the camera guy hungry for cottage cheese anyone? not wearing...

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ketchup (october 2009)

i'm way behind on logging my stats. this isn't the most exciting, especially since i haven't been logging many miles, but i want to keep a full account of everything on here for my own entertainment. i'll try to get interesting again soon... week in review (10/26 - 11/01): total miles: 46.65 (end of the taper + race day) time spent running: ~ 5 hours 30 minutes avg hr: 177 (on race day) avg pace:...

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nyc marathon: mo' running, mo' problems

the final installment. yes, the end is near.miles 15-16 (8:15, 8:44) - up and down the queensboro bridge.my mile 15 split was slow mostly due to stopping to yell at the fam but no big deal, they get worse from here. the random cramping checked out, and in it's place came non-functioning throat. i tried to continue my water/gatorade rotation, but i struggled to actually swallow the fluids. i'd get...

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nyc marathon: the better half

firstly, apologies for my nyc review taking forever. i got wordy with my pre-race festivities when i had mini breakthroughs from writer's block. i'm ready for this recap to be written already but i struggled with putting my thoughts down. other than that, i've been resting up from the actual marathon, that stupid trail race attempt and of course the nausea. being lazy may have fixed the nausea - it's...

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an important lesson in racing

i do not recommend attempting a race six days after a marathon. especially if said race is a trail race. a street race might be doable, but a trail race is definitely not. (kim, i don't know how you run marathon week after week!)i "ran" a trail race on saturday, not even a week after the marathon. i couldn't help it - for some reason i want to feel like a "local" and run some weekend races in kentucky....

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nyc marathon: journey to the start

i woke up on race day before my 4:30 alarm. i wasn't feeling 100% as i had hoped, but i also wasn't feeling as bad as i have before. i was assigned to the 6:00am ferry, and we needed to leave the hotel a little after 5:00 to catch the subway down to the staten island ferry. as j and i walked to the...

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nyc marathon: pre-race - keeping my cookies down

j and i departed good ol' kentucky on what was probably the first flight out on friday morning. way too early for my likings. as usual, the nausea made itself present, but i continued to suck it up as i have for the past few weeks. as we were in the air, i thought about how flying probably wasn't the...

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nyc marathon: cut to the chase

at last, the 2009 ing nyc marathon is over. i grew quite anxious to "get it over with" the past few weeks; i guess i got a little burnt out. it sure sounded like i had quite a few stalkers yesterday! i enjoyed being stalked-it helped me press on knowing you were "right there behind me".briefly, here are my stats:3:33:02 / 8:08 pacea 6:22 pr184 age group794 females5897 overallfull recap to follow....

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chasing paula radcliffe

i'm out on a little run through the five boroughs. while i'm gone, curl up with some mix my granola and tune in to universal sports (or nbc at 2pm est) to catch some of the action!you can get 10% off any purchase at mix my granola with code "KENYANS". as far as i know, this offer does not expire.[disclaimer: i do not receive any benefit or kickback from mix my granola on any of your purchases or...

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