Revisiting 2010

Revisiting 2010

Jan 1st Resolution Run 5k: 41min 48sec (My first race after I started attempting to run. All previous “races” were casual walks)Jan Mileage – 61miles (wow !!! How did I do that??)Feb 6th Chattahoochee Challenge 10k: 1hr 24min (I finished so slow that all the food was gone)Feb Mileage – 55miles March 20st ING Georgia Half Marathon: 3hrs 9min (My very FIRST. Sooooo proud of myself) April – Total inertia after the major effort it took to get to the…

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Resolution Run 5k – 2011

Resolution Run 5k – 2011

What better than to start off the New Year with a race in pouring rain? Last year, this was my first race after I started seriously training, and I wasn’t going to let it go this year. Not to mention the $30 race fees and the cute race Long sleeve tech Tshirt ATC Track Club gives out (although I’ve always struggled with their sizing) 2011 Time: 37min 08sec (Plenty of walk breaks in between, pouring rain and squishy shoes) 2010…

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My 1st Running Anniversary

My 1st Running Anniversary

Today is the first anniversary of my running journey. Last Christmas Eve, terrified of having signed up for the ING Georgia Half, I laced up and stepped utside my home. I walked/jogged 3 miles and came back  in tears. I hated every minute of it, and I hated myself for doing that to myself. I kept at it though, initially to prove a point to Hubby. And here I am a year later, with 3 half-marathons + a sprint triathlon,…

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Atlanta Thanksgiving Half Marathon – Elevation and Map

Atlanta Thanksgiving Half Marathon – Elevation and Map

The hills kept coming and coming and coming, in the second half of the course. I felt the hills on the second half. This may be one of the races where I bank time in the first half to allow for a 30-60 seconds fade in the second half. The water stops were 2 miles apart, a tad too far in my liking especially in the second half of the race. Next time, I may carry my own water. Getting…

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Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon – Race Report

Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon – Race Report

It was an unusually wonderful start to the day. Temperature in 50s at the end of November! Unheard of! I had on cute new running gear. What more could I ask for 🙂   I had slight gear malfunction until about 5 miles. It got hot/humid pretty fast, but because of my armband music, I couldn’t remove my long T inspite of wrestling with it for a long time. My iPhone went into music shuffle mode and that threw me…

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13.1 Atlanta Half Marathon – Course and Elevation

13.1 Atlanta Half Marathon – Course and Elevation

Course starts and end at Oglethorpe University (great finish party). The first 2-3 miles (for my speed) were in the dark. The little speed bumps on dark roads were tripping obstacles. Small but fun race with no corrals.  The running in the dark in the beginning may have partly contributed to me going out a tad too quickly. The last bit of 2 miles or so on Peachtree St felt like huge long hills. UPHILL FINISH!! Seriously, who does that…

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13.1 Atlanta

13.1 Atlanta

  Whew! So glad to be done with this!! And happy the way it ended, although I am sad about the time.   The race was to start at 7am, I got there at 5.40am to find a parking spot nearby. Cold and slightly windy morning that promised to turn out to be a great day. I met a very nice girl at the start who mentors the Fleet Feet Alpharetta running group. She helped calm my nerves so much….

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