Tag Archives: races
There’s a short — and more importantly, FUN! — race happening in Bangor tonight
MDI Marathon race report
Race the Runways 2012 report
Race report coming to you live from the drive home! My goal — nailed it! I dared for a sub-2-hour marathon and I did (according to my watch) 1:55:12. (Edit: Official race time is 1:56:04. That’s gun time.) That is around 15 minutes faster than my half-marathon PR that I set at this course last year […]
Mid-Winter Classic 10-miler race report
Minutes to go before I leave for my first winter race
Getting ready for the Mid-Winter 10-mile Classic, 2012
Race report
What it feels like to run your first marathon.
Indescribable. When Tony and I pulled into the University of Southern Maine parking garage, it was torrential rain. I looked out at the runners around me (who were intelligently wearing rain jackets or trash bags, which I did not think to do), and I thought, “Do I really want to put myself through this for five-plus hours? […]
Race day! You know it’s race day because I’m: – eating oatmeal with maple syrup. – wearing my race day tank. – up at 4:45 am. I didn’t sleep well last night. It’s always like that before a race because I’m so nervous about sleeping through my alarm. I feel strong and well rested, though. […]