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Marathon Monday! Advice and Tips from Marathoners – Part 4
After a nice relaxing weekend, It’s time to focus on the big weekend race. Look what I got! These people say I signed up to run 26.2 miles on Sunday. That’s nuts. Did I really do that? The dogs are thrilled, but they haven’t figured out that they aren’t going yet. Hey Mom, I know [...]
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Marathon Monday! Advice and Tips from Marathoners- Part 3
It’s under two weeks until the Chicago Marathon and I’m resting. Turns out my sore hips were actually a strained gluteal muscle. Yes, a strained butt. The doctor said it’s a minor problem and I’ll be fine for the race. I just need to make sure I don’t make it worse and give it some [...]
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20 Mile Run – Chicago Marathon Here I Come!
When I signed up for the marathon and wrote down my training plan, I put three stars next to the big 20 mile training run. It’s like the run was a big neon sign blinking in the country that was just impossible to ignore. I was looking forward to it, because it’s farther than I’d [...]
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Marathon Monday! Advice and Stories from Marathoners – Part 2
Marathon madness is in full swing at our house! I spent most of the weekend preparing for and running the BIG 20 mile run that was on the schedule. Here is a hint on how it went… I’ll have a full write up on the 20 mile run later this week, but today we have [...]
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Marathon Monday! Advice and Stories From Marathoners- Part 1
The Chicago Marathon is less than a month away! I ran 13 miles this past weekend and have 20 to run this weekend. With all this training, I literally have marathon on the brain. At this point, I’m not eating– I’m “fueling.” I’m not drinking water– I’m “hydrating.” And I don’t consider sitting down being [...]






