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The time is here! Gettysburg Marathon is 2 days away! I am sitting down and writing down my goals, because it will help me visualize what I will be doing. I want to take a moment to Thank so many of you who have stopped by here and given me encouragement and support on my Marathon Training, and My Marathon goals. This Week I'm linking up with DC Trifecta Bloggers (Courtney from  Eat Pray Run DC , Mar from  Mar on the Run , and Cynthia from  You Signed Up For What?! ) Please Stop by their sites and check out other amazing runners giving their Top 5s! 1. Have fun and enjoy the Marathon. Back in April 5th, Holly from HoHo Runs  commented this on one of my post     And The fact that this is My first Marathon and to have fun have stuck with me. And currently ignoring the fact that the Marathon is hilly for the first 11 miles.   2. Run for as long as I can. My longest run was 20 miles, which were a mix of running and some walking,...

Hello World!! It is a brand new week! Marathon is 6 days away, and I'm not letting myself think about it too much, or obsess about the weather, because I have no control over time or weather! I hope everybody who is running Boston is having a great Marathon! Last week was a an up and down of emotions, one day I was happy and fine, other days I was irritable, then I realized that the anniversary of my grandmother's passing was in April 12, and that my body was adding extra hormones on my moods. All my runs this month are dedicated to my Grandmother and my nephew Mario. Monday- Rest, because the wicked have to take days off. Tuesday- 1 hour Hip Hop with Denise. Wednesday - 1 hour of zumba, 2 mile run with sprints. Thursday- Rest Friday- 15 miles. Saturday- Rest day Sunday - 8 easy miles. Monday My son's Baseball Junior League had practice 2 days this week, so we worked on homework. I cannot believe my son is working on fractions! He is in 1st grade and l...

Good morning Internet! I'm linking up with Marcia's Healthy Slice on Runfession Friday . Yesterday was the first day of Spring Break for my son, and we had such an amazing day! But right now I'm at work, and here is my Runfession #1 - I've been at work for 1:21 hours and I have only sorted out a stack of timesheets. I have a list of 5 things to do, but I've been reading your blogs this morning instead! Runfession #2- Just last Wednesday I was posting on Wendy's Blog ( The Long Way Home ), that my fiancé who has been training with me for a Marathon might not be running with me much longer. Well, I saw it coming. Wednesday night, I was reviewing schedules with Roger for The Gettysburg Marathon, breakfast, driving there, and times. As soon as I said we would have to be eating my 5:00 am, he lost it. He said that after the Marathon he was done with races , he was done with training for the year, he was done with running until next year. My first reaction w...

Last week I skipped my training log, and did a Good Bye to Rita instead, after she passed away unexpectedly. Her passing had an effect on training for Roger, who had been with Rita for 13 years. So this week, trying to bounce back, and recover from the R 'n R DC Half Marathon. Monday- Rest day. Tuesday- Blue Man Day Wednesday - 1 hour of zumba, and 30 minute easy run Thursday - Rest Friday- 20 mile long run Saturday - Rest day Sunday - 6 mile progression run, 3 easy miles and 30 minutes of weights I hope everybody already knows this, but use this as a cautionary tale... tell your friends that you have a friend, who has a friend who this happened to....The Saturday of the Half Marathon, Roger and I used the portable toilets before starting the race. We waited a long time in line to use them. Race started at 7:30, but there were lots of corrals, leaving every 2 minutes. We were still in line when the first 5 corrals wer...

Thank you all for reading and your kind thoughts on Rita and our loss. I read the comments to Roger, who wants me to pass a since and heartfelt thank you! This running community is amazing, and the support is greatly appreciated! Our Marathon training plan included a half marathon at week 8, but we couldn't find one that we wanted to do. We then had the choice of doing Chambersburg Half Marathon, or the Washington DC Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon. We debated about which race to do, both with pros and cons. We decided on DC, because we had been wanting to Run in Washington for a long time, and this seemed like the perfect opportunity! Cost: $120, we registered 1 hour before registration closed. Weather: cloudy, 45 degrees and there were some rain drops. Goodies : Plastic drawstring bag, blue brooks tech shirt, coupons, and small bag of cashews. Beer ticket for after the race. Night before the Race and Bib Pick up We drove out to DC on Friday afternoon, ...