I have a lot to say about race day, so let’s start at the beginning, 3:30am when my alarm went off. Early, right? My friend Brittany and I had been selected to be a part of the VIP ABC7 Fan Zone. We were told we’d get a bus ride to the race start (leaving from …
NYC MARATHON RECAP PART I: Pre-Race My marathon recap is going to be detailed so I’m splitting into three parts- before the race, race day, and post race. So here you go, Part I, the pre-race recap! On Thursday before the race I headed to the expo to pick up my race number and check …
I did it! Completed my first marathon in 4:07:59 and am feeling great! Well, actually feeling quite sore, but otherwise great. Stay tuned for race recaps coming your way this week.
NYC Marathon: What I’m Wearing It has been many months of internal debates deciding what to wear for this race. Long tights or shorts, tank top or t-shirt, long sleeve shirt or arm bands, new shoes or old shoes? And so on and so forth. Now only 2 days out, the weather is predicted at …
Marathon Week is Upon Us! For the last 4 months you’ve probably heard enough from me about marathon training but now we are only 5 days out. I’m feeling pretty confident about the race, with of course some nerves as well. I didn’t follow my training schedule as closely as I wanted to. My program …
Monday Morning Forgetfulness: Drugstore Beauty Binge As I’ve mentioned in the past, I always pack my gym bag before going to bed when I have an early class in the am. Unfortunately, even with evening planning, I can still be forgetful and things get left out of my gym bag. Not sure what’s going on, …
