Tag Archives: Running

My Cleveland Marathon Experiences

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

While researching a couple things for this post, I stumbled upon some really cool Cleveland Marathon Facts. First Cleveland marathon was in 1976 and Jesse Owens fired the gun at the starting line. Cleveland Marathon has gone through many name … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 16: 19 days? Who’s counting…

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

I am looking forward to this marathon so much. The Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon has always been a favorite of mine. I love spending the day just running through the city. I believe this will be my 5th time participating … Continue reading →

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St. Angela 5K

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

I’ve heard good things about this race in the past but it’s the same day as the Hermes 10 Miler so I usually do that one instead. Since I am still recovering from marathon number 11, this race seemed perfect … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 15: Ready to start back up

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

It was pretty easy to take it easy last week after running the Athens Marathon. My legs were sore but not unbearable. I was tempted to start running again on Wednesday but waited til Thursday to be safe. The first … Continue reading →

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Athens Marathon 2013

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

First, I want to  apologize to everyone because I totally lied about running this marathon. However, I have a good reason. Kinda. However, I want to say I’m sorry I lied and I promise not to hide any more secret … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 14

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

I’m going to keep this short as I am still thinking about those in Boston. I kept a really good secret over the past few weeks and decided to run the Athens Marathon last Sunday. It wasn’t pretty but I … Continue reading →

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Keeping My IT Band Happy: The Cross Training Edition

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

I want to tell you that for years I ran, just ran and did zero cross training. However, when I look back to when I first started distance running (7 or so years ago) I didn’t just run. I ran … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Training Week 12: Sick :(

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

The week started out so well. I did speedwork, met up with some bloggers, had a triple workout day and then Friday I woke up with a sore throat. I figured it was nothing but as the day went on … Continue reading →

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Keeping My IT Band Happy: The Stretching Edition

Posted on March 29, 2013 by

Hopefully, I will not jinx myself with this post but I do want to share what has and has not been working with my IT band problems. If you follow my training you know I went from running 50 miles … Continue reading →

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Cleveland Marathon Week 11: Running through colds and blisters

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Tuesday I didn’t have the best speedwork. I had this horrible blister, turned chafing, turned flesh eating virus (joking) on my ankle that made it really hard to wear shoes. I did my best to bandage and tape it up … Continue reading →

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