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Day: October 12, 2011

Goals for my First Marathon

Goals for my First Marathon

As with everything else, I’ve been thinking and rethinking and then thinking some more about what my goals are for Chicago. I’m thinkingĀ KISS. Ā KeepĀ ItĀ SimpleĀ Stupid. So with that theory – My goal is to finish. I want that bling on my neck. Finishing with a smile instead of grimace would be nicer. End of statement. But … I don’t do things simple. I need plan A, B, C, D, …… and then forget everything in the heat of the moment and…

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D Day – Owning Chicago 26.2

D Day – Owning Chicago 26.2

There it was – the day of the Marathon. The day that I had been anticipating since February!! I’d prepped everything before hand the previous night, including taping my name to the front and taping ‘26.2 Virgin’ on the back. Lorraine and I were staying 2 blocks from each other and we decided to meet at the bus stop for a cab/bus, whatever came first. We got onto a bus at about 6:30 and  were at the designated meeting spot…

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