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Tag Archives: Royal Victoria Marathon
A Personal Worst that’s not really a “worst” at all
I ran the GoodLife Fitness Victoria Half Marathon today in 2:21:09, a “Personal Worst.” I am just fine with that – it was my goal in fact, because I am feeling uninjured and wonderful and I have a medal to … Continue reading
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Tagged Half Marathon, motivation, Royal Victoria Marathon, Running, training, Victoria
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They can't all be good runs
or .. I really regret not eating more than two cookies, a Bounty and some veggie soup yesterday I bonked during my run this morning. Just as I finished my warm up. I ran down Cook St to Dallas Rd, … Continue reading
Marathoner's Torture Series: Race Day
I finished the Royal Victoria Marathon yesterday with a chip time of 4:42:35. It was unlike anything I’d ever done before. Uncharacteristically my legs stiffened up at the 25 k point, something they never did during long training runs. Until … Continue reading
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Tagged marathon, Marathoners' Torture series, motivation, Royal Victoria Marathon, Running
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Race Plan – splits and cheering times
I think I will be finishing in 4 hours, 30 mins, but I will be happy just to finish! Here’s a link to the course map. Start gun is at 8:30 am. It will take me anywhere from 5-10 mins … Continue reading