I’ve been mulling this whole Shit Girls Say thing over for a while now and I think I’ve finally figured out what it is that bothers me about it: Everything. And that includes you, other people who hate it.
If you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, Toronto dudes Graydon Sheppard…
Sweater weather.
Beautiful day for the NYC marathon. Watched the finish line. Inspiring and awesome. Totally entering the lottery for entry next year.
My first marathon! October 9, 2011 in Victoria, BC.
ran the victoria marathon today. all 42.195km of it. i feel pretty good about it. post-race thoughts:
- i felt physically better than i thought i would. crazy hip pain starting at close to 21km (and continuing for the rest of the race), but otherwise no major complaints. my cold was pretty much a non-issue.
- the victoria run is amazingly beautiful (obviously i knew this already since it’s my hometown) and very well organized. crowd support was phenomenal. no pace bunnies (bummer). perfect weather. definitely consider victoria if you’re looking for a good destination marathon.
- kathrine switzer, whose book i read last month, was the first person i met at the finish line. kind of a full-circle moment.
- my chip time was 4:17:34. was really hoping for under 4 but i’ll take it. i expected headaches and gut issues post-race but apart from extreme muscle fatigue and stiffness, i feel surprisingly normal.
so will i do it again? probably. the hardest part isn’t the race itself; it’s the hours and hours of training beforehand. next time: hill and speed work for sure. in the meantime, i’m ready to trade my running shoes in for a yoga mat for a month or two. okay, maybe a week or two :)
ok so i have a cold. marathon is tomorrow. SO UPSET. it started midweek with nighttime feelings of having razorblades stuck in my throat and gradually progressed to daytime hoarseness. this morning i woke up with a cough. i don’t have a fever or an excessively runny nose, and if nothing changes before tomorrow, i plan to run. good idea? don’t know. but i’ll be heartbroken if i can’t do the marathon.
worst case scenario: i’ll go home to toronto on tuesday and do the waterfront marathon next sunday.
eep.
Leaving tomorrow morning for Victoria. Despite lingering back problems and a super light cold, I’m about as ready as I’m going to be. Countdown is on! Marathon is 3 days away.
Just saw on Twitter that Kathrine Switzer (@KVSwitzer) will be at the Victoria Marathon. Amazing. First woman to officially enter and run the Boston (second woman to unofficially run the Boston before ladies were allowed). Fought tirelessly to have the women’s marathon included in the Olympics. Read her book Marathon Woman last month—highly recommend.
So after a more than a week of excruciating back pain (gardening injury exacerbated by lifting my doggie a few times a day), I popped a few Advils and sucked it up for my last long run before the big race (2 weeks today!). I knew this weekend was my last chance to get some good distance in and managed a solid 30km. Thrilled. Was bordering on heartbroken thinking I might have to pull out of the Victoria Marathon after all this work—fingers crossed that my back is on the mend. Getting pretty excited, I have to say.
That’s it. Officially registered for the Goodlife Victoria Marathon on October 9. Eeep!
