I made it!
4 hours and 50 minutes (go slowly was exactly right) and a sore left knee, but so SO relieved and happy!
And can I just say: Krispy Kreme donuts after 26.2 miles?
Best. Donut. I’ve. Ever. Eaten.
EVER!
I’ll write a real race recap tomorrow, but I’m here tonight to say that I am delighted with how it well went, sore knee or not. I can’t wait to sing the praises of Jeff Galloway’s run/walk approach to a marathon – it worked like a charm!
I made it!
Picked up my swag.
(that’s actually a really nice long sleeve tech shirt. and green glasses rule.)
Rolled out my leg on a rolling pin –
Like so:
and had a hotel bed pre-marathon dinner time picnic.
(my current fav salad mess, half a bagel, Brussels sprouts, Buffalo Sabra, Friends on TV!)
Tomorrow’s mantra?
Smile, breathe and go slowly.
For realsies.
T minus 36 hours until Steamtown, tonight has been all about getting ready for a three hour road trip to Scranton, PA tomorrow and then a 26.2 mile race on Sunday.
I’m definitely excited to run this marathon, but I ain’t gonna lie – I’m plenty nervous too, mostly about my knee. I’ve been stretching my IT Band like Gumby on an organic taffy pulling machine and am pleased to report I’m currently pain free – but still.
I mean, that’s sounds like good news, right? I thought so too, but then I started listening to the horror stories my friend Google tells me when I search for “running a marathon with ITBS”.
An evening ride was in store for us after dinner tonight. The big one went with dad so they could go further and faster. The little one stayed with me for an easier and shorter ride around our neighborhood.
Sometimes it’s nice to not have your bossy big sister around. Sometimes it’s nice to not have to wait up for your pokey little sister. Sometimes it’s nice to give each child some undivided attention.
And sometimes it’s nice to give two kids a blast of cool, autumn air at the end of the day – practically guaranteeing a swift and gloriously easy bed time.
Homeschooling comes with plenty of challenges, but it’s also got a handful of perks.
One of my favorite perks? We quite often get to enjoy leisurely mornings at home – by design, really. I’m a morning person, but that doesn’t mean I’m uber-excited to run out the door first thing in the morning on any given day of the week.
More accurately, I’m not uber-excited to get kids out the door first thing. I’ll happily head out in the wee morning hours in my running sneaks, but a) I’ve only got to get myself ready and b) I don’t need to be reminded to brush my hair before I leave and c) I don’t have say CAN YOU PLEASE GET YOUR SHOES ON ALREADY three times before I finally do it.
So it’s the first week in October, and that means this is marathon week over here.
I’ve had a couple of training trial and errors through the month of September, and there’s a couple things I’ve learned over these past 4 weeks. This little ditty is for you long distance runners out there who might find yourself signing up for a marathon at the last minute because you were thinking “hey, that sounds like fun!!”
I don’t know what the weather is like where you are,
but it’s A Cold, Wet and Dreary kind of day here.
Or maybe A Soup, Sandwich and Writing on Your Bread with Mustard kind of day?
Yeah, I like that kind of day much better.
So I guess that means we better make some soup. Soup that’s gonna start with cabbage and leeks.
Leeks that need their scary, hairy parts sliced off. Scary, hairy parts that need to find something fun to do.
If and when you lose a significant amount of weight, (and even a small amount of weight can qualify as “significant”) it will likely be a big part of your personal evolution and the life long journey you’re on to understanding and truly knowing yourself.
It’s usually not until after you’ve lost the weight or have hit a plateau that you discover losing weight is only half the battle. Keeping the weight off is the other half. It can be really tough to work through personal baggage and heal old wounds that may have lead you to turn to food for comfort or entertainment in the past. In some cases it will be even harder than counting calories or finding the motivation to exercise or get active.
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