On March 27, 2011,
in at the 2011 Suntrust National Marathon…So here it is… my first BIG race of the 2011 season… a MARATHON… yep 26.2 miles and some more… according to my Garmin! I slept pretty well going into race morning… though I did manage to wake up around 3:30 instead of 4:30… which was when my alarm was supposed to go off. I first checked the weather. It was going to be in the 30s so I wanted to make sure I dressed warm enough so that I wouldn’t get to warm. After much debation I decided to go with my black Mizuno running shorts… my Girls on the Run Solemates running tee… my light bike arm warmers (as compared to the heavy ones)… my sparkly green and white polka dot headband… my green Zensah compression sleeves… and of course my pink Ironman running socks. Like always I would be putting clothes over it for pre race.Mom… like always… my number one cheerleader came with me to the race. We left the house at 5:15ish and were down in DC somewhere near RFK Stadium by about a 5:45. I thought I knew where I was going but obvioulsy I didn’t cause we got lost. I saw a car with an MDot bumper sticker and told her to follow that car… cause hopefully it was going to the race as well. After sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for nearly 10 minutes… mom told me to get out of the car and walk over… Read the rest
At the 2011 Suntrust National Marathon as I make my way down Constitution at around mile 17! Thanks Steve and Melissa for the shot!What a race… official results aren’t up yet… but as always I will share my Garmin Data with y’all! In my own thoughts the first 20 were great miles. The last supposedly 10k… but as you can tell from my Garmin the last 7.17 miles… sucked like crazy! And in the last mile… I had to walk parts of it… which sucked even more!But overall… I’m HAPPY and PLEASED with a 4:23:08! Race report to come over the next few days as well as OFFICIAL RESULTS and PLACINGS!Up Next… 7 weeks till Pittsburgh 26.2 and Marathon Number 8!Here we go…
Ready for tomorrow’s National 26.2 as I Run Through History…Here We Go…
If you know me real well… you know I have a problem with hydration before and during the big race on the big day… so I came up with a solution… start carrying around two water bottles starting today. One will just be water and the other will be filled with Nuun aka my electrolyte replacement drink. Crossing my fingers I do this for the next few days… and National 26.2 won’t be a problem for me! Wish me luck!3 Days till butt kicking as I run DC…Here we go…
of National Marathon! Can you believe it? I can’t! It seems like forever ago that I registered for marathon number 7 of my lifetime… and now POW it’s pretty much here. Doing my last long long long run this morning before I start to decrease the mileage! Speaking of National… this week I will make a very fun and important announcement regarding my fundraising efforts for Girls on the Run of Montgomery County. So look for that sometime this week!
Gotta get ready to run…
Here we go…
Only 6 weeks till the National 26.2… SERIOUSLY? I’ve only started training for it thanks to my late 2010 clumsy running injury… a snowstorm… and more recent a cold! Oh well… I got a nice 10.5 in this early afternoon and will definitely shoot for 14 or so next Saturday and then race a 5 miler put on by the MoCo Road Runners next Sunday. Knowing me I’ll turn it into an 8 miler or so… just to get the miles in.
I can’t wait till (a) my cold is gone and (b) the weather warms up so I can get up to Columbia and train for Mooseman 70.3… since the terrain well ok HILLS are in similar form and fashion.
Well that’s it for now!
Here we go…
It’s me… again! Been a while since I last posted a good post… so here goes nothing.
I am now officially registered for the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon on May 15… as you may have seen in my last brief post. Exited already cause I have quite a bit of family up there that will be out there race day supporting me… YAY! Can you believe that Pittsburgh will be my 8th marathon… gaurnteeing of course I finish National in March which will be the 7th marathon! So super duper excitingly awesome!
Been swimming and running alot lately… but well cycling has been kind of hard with the nasty cold temps and snow we’ve been having here in the DC area. If the winds aren’t too bad Sunday… I might just bundle up and get in a short ride on the north end of Beach Drive!
Otherwise I have a my first “little” race this weekend… the Montgomery County Road Runners Shooting Starr 4 Miler. As I said “little” race… nothing to get stressed over!
More to come…
4 days till Philly 26.2 and I am already thinking about the National 26,2 in March! After working with some little gals who take part in Girls on the Run I have made a decision. One is to get involved with Girls on thre Run and the other is to become a Sole Mate and raise money for the MoCo Council of Girls on the Run. I will be a Sole Mate for both the National and Pittsburgh 26.2s. To donate go here. Thanks in return 
More to come…
*Philly 26.2 is approaching quickly… just about 16 days! Today I do my last freakishly long run… which will consist of about 18 to 20 miles… then it’s all downhill from there…
*Signed up last weekend for the National Marathon on March 26, 2011 in Washington DC…
*Tried to register for the local Girls on the Run 5k… SOLD OUT… really wanna be there to support the girls I know who are in the program though…
*Signed up for the Columbia Metric Marathon (26.2k) next Sunday… last prep for Philly 26.2…
Have a FUNTASTIC weekend everyone…
More to come…
Just an idea… thinking my marathon schedule would look like this…
National Marathon… Washington DC… March
Athens Marathon… Athens OH… April
Pittsburgh Marathon… Pittsburgh PA… May
Sound like a good idea???
More to come…
