Not just for the marathon but for all of the challenges I know are ahead. … There were all kinds of people running two Sundays ago and all of them had their own goals to achieve….”Marathoning – The triumph of desire over reason” I saw this quote on the back of a girl’s shirt right before the first gun shot went off to sound the start of my f irst marathon. … Truth be told when I saw Charlie running towards me with the 18 mile marker in sight I wanted to burst into tears. My mind was racing. . . “Why did I do this to myself?” , “What was I thinking?!”…

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I guess that I have become complacent since my marathon run. I am running, but I am also eating. The Doctor suggested that I lose 10 – 15 pounds. “Do I cut out more fat from my diet?” I asked. “No,” He said, “You just need to push …

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Why, How, What, Where I Run…: Update!

It’s easier to roll with the punches of marathon training—not to get too excited about the highs or too depressed about the lows – because I’m not trapped inside my own isolated running bubble. With Husband and Running Buddy, I know I’m just going through a tired phase. I also think about our friend the Winter Warrior, who was roped into this mess by Husband and is trying to train for a marathon in the depths of a midwestern winter. Egad. Now I feel a whole lot better…

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On Energy & Deception

Because we are runners and we run several marathon in Italy and outside;; Because we would like to give an opportunity to the marathoners to run a marathon in a very very beautiful town and area. What kind of route have you set up for …

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9 questions to discover a marathon : Lucca Marathon | Where will …

It was not a great start to my marathon training as I failed to finish because the weather gods were angry. … No one knows how to pamper like she does. So this run is now history….

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Run 9, 2009