Ok, I'd like to write a full blog on my experience, but until I can get around to that, this will have to suffice: my photo album of the weekend!!
For those keeping track, I ran the marathon in 6:08:22.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
getting closer...
So, only 2 more nights until the portland marathon. My mom is on an airplane on her way here already, she arrives at 3pm. We'll be going to the marathon expo today to pick up our packets, including our numbers and timing chips. This is all getting to be SO REAL all of a sudden.
Val, my running partner, has been sick all week. She was diagnosed with strep on monday and started on antibiotics. That night she got really ill, and while trying to throw up in her bathroom passed out on the floor where her housemates later found her.
Yesterday she went back to the doc who prescribed different antibiotics, since she still wasn't feeling better... so there is a real chance that she won't be feeling good enough to attempt the marathon on Sunday... which sucks for both of us really. I was looking forward to running with her.
I'm still not sure what the weather is planning on doing for the marathon. It right now looks like it's going to be crappy, wet, and cold. oh goody. First portland marathon in 30 years without sunshine. figures.
Me? I've been in a weird place I think. For the past 2 weeks I've been sorta hiding at home. I don't want to face the marathon. Well, 2 weeks ago I didn't even want to run it. That's changing now thankfully. The training schedule has this week as "do nothing" literally (which is why I haven't had anything to blog about recently, I skipped the 8 mile run on Saturday like Coach Joe advised), we should be well-rested and kinda antsy by Sunday... ready to run. My body is feeling good, my foot doesn't hurt anymore (besides the mild plantar fasciitis that is still there), I definitely have been getting a good amount of sleep.
And, the thing I was looking forward to the most this week? the eating? I'm not enjoying it like I hoped I would. I just eat and eat, and it's more a chore than anything else. I'm out of food at home AGAIN already. I've been drinking alot of water, juice and tea recently, eating alot of bananas, buttered toast, and eating spaghetti for nearly every meal, except when I'm more in the mood for soup. I'm trying to eat well, stay hydrated, and take my supplements (calcium & magnesium). Honestly tho, it's weeks like this one where I wish I had a housewife to help me eat well... it's so much work to feed myself this much food! ugh.
Anyway, I think having my mom in town will help focus me for race day. I've been avoiding thinking about it at all. Today I think I need to sort out what I'll be wearing on sunday.
That's everything from nervous runner chick for now...
Val, my running partner, has been sick all week. She was diagnosed with strep on monday and started on antibiotics. That night she got really ill, and while trying to throw up in her bathroom passed out on the floor where her housemates later found her.
Yesterday she went back to the doc who prescribed different antibiotics, since she still wasn't feeling better... so there is a real chance that she won't be feeling good enough to attempt the marathon on Sunday... which sucks for both of us really. I was looking forward to running with her.
I'm still not sure what the weather is planning on doing for the marathon. It right now looks like it's going to be crappy, wet, and cold. oh goody. First portland marathon in 30 years without sunshine. figures.
Me? I've been in a weird place I think. For the past 2 weeks I've been sorta hiding at home. I don't want to face the marathon. Well, 2 weeks ago I didn't even want to run it. That's changing now thankfully. The training schedule has this week as "do nothing" literally (which is why I haven't had anything to blog about recently, I skipped the 8 mile run on Saturday like Coach Joe advised), we should be well-rested and kinda antsy by Sunday... ready to run. My body is feeling good, my foot doesn't hurt anymore (besides the mild plantar fasciitis that is still there), I definitely have been getting a good amount of sleep.
And, the thing I was looking forward to the most this week? the eating? I'm not enjoying it like I hoped I would. I just eat and eat, and it's more a chore than anything else. I'm out of food at home AGAIN already. I've been drinking alot of water, juice and tea recently, eating alot of bananas, buttered toast, and eating spaghetti for nearly every meal, except when I'm more in the mood for soup. I'm trying to eat well, stay hydrated, and take my supplements (calcium & magnesium). Honestly tho, it's weeks like this one where I wish I had a housewife to help me eat well... it's so much work to feed myself this much food! ugh.
Anyway, I think having my mom in town will help focus me for race day. I've been avoiding thinking about it at all. Today I think I need to sort out what I'll be wearing on sunday.
That's everything from nervous runner chick for now...
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