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This past weekend I ran my third marathon. I also ran my third Walt Disney World Marathon. Amber and I did this one together. We did our first half marathon together and we completed the circle with the marathon. I can honestly say I never really found my “giddy up” for this race. I was over the training and I really didn’t want to even do it. However, I did it anyways, and I’m officially retired from the marathon distance! We got up at 0-dark thirty in the morning so that we

This is something I’ve been asking myself the last few weeks. I don’t mean the type of runner of run/walker vs runner or jogger vs. runner but I mean am I really a runner? 6 years ago when I started running it was to try to do something active but it was also with a friend of mine. When she stopped after our first race I decided I needed to find new running friends. That I was able to find online through a great group called Running of the Ears. There I met not only some of t

Do you ever have those times where you are like “gah, I do not have time for this?” I’m sure you have them all the time. I think I have them daily. Right now, it is this freaking cold that I seem to have developed. I have a marathon in a week and a vacation to Disney. I do not have time (or a desire) to have the sniffles. So, for the last 2 nights I have been going to bed early, drinking lots of OJ, and eating Cold-eeze. In all of this Jenny and I have this awesome January Ju

Hello all, So exactly 1 month from today I will have (hopefully) completed my 2nd marathon. Yesterday was my “D-day”. I had to complete a local 15K and if I could finish it I could do the marathon next month. Well, I finished a bit tight but completely upright so that means marathon next month. I know I’m not trained right for this race but I know I can finish it! I did 9.3 miles on Sunday. My plan is to do 12 miles next week and 14 the following week. I just need to get some