Monthly Archives: November 2011

I greatly enjoyed the last week spending time with family for Thanksgiving.  We cooked and ate a LOT!  Thanksgiving was just as it should be and running the marathon right before made me feel even better about taking it easy and gorging … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is race day.  I can’t believe the sixteen weeks of training has come to a finish.  It was a long time to train and I’m ready for the big finale!  This afternoon’s adventure at the expo in the Philadelphia Convention … Continue reading →

This week has been a bit of a bear for me.  Pre-race jitters are one thing, but pre-race jitters with a chest cold is a completely different story.  I must have picked up a cold in Denver but when it … Continue reading →

Week 16 has arrived at last!  My final week of training.  Countdown to the marathon is less than a week away.   Yesterday I completed my final long run, a ten-miler.  It went ok at just a little over 1:30.  I’ve … Continue reading →

Dreams and nightmares usually happen to me when I’ve been thinking about something a lot.  When I waitressed during the summer college years I always had nightmares about forgetting to bring people their food.  It was awful!  Well last night I had … Continue reading →

There is no other way to put it–my nose is in pain!  The insides are dry and cracked and breathing is no easy feat.  Although, I do have a partial deviated septum, it’s usually controllable…in the Mile High City of … Continue reading →