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Angie4b1g

Angie4b1g

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Geez you guys were chatty this weekend. Like it was some scrapbooking holiday or something. :giggle

The marathon went great! I was GROSSLY under trained for it. IE: I didn't even do a 20 miler in training. To run 26.2. So, I figured I'd run 3 minutes, walk 1 minute, and see how that went. My hope was that from taking short walk breaks from the start, I'd never get that so-tired-I-want-to-die feeling I usually get from miles 18-23 even when I'm well trained. I said if I finished under 5 hours, I'd be downright ecstatic, but that really I'd be happy to finish within the time limit (6 hours).

It went perfectly. Most of the time I didn't want to walk, but I forced myself to anyway. I felt great and wanted to RUN. The course was fantastic with lots of awesome long downhill stretches (I didn't walk those even if it was walk time, no way! lol) and the inclines weren't bad at all, I just timed it so I was walking then.

Best of all, I finished feeling strong and like I had another hour in me at least (so obviously I could have gone faster, who knew). And I finished in 4:46:08, which is only about 5-7 minutes slower than I usually do when I run the whole time and train properly.

Now I'm TOTALLY fired up for my fall race, which is going to be an all-girls weekend to Toronto. Can't wait to start training for it!

Now, what did I miss???? :woot
 
That's awesome Angie! I can't believe that you can do so well at a MARATHON without being properly trained! I mean I know you run lots, etc, but I still am just so super impressed. Very cool that you finished so close to your normal time with being able to walk during it too!

What did you miss? Lots of chats, scraps and LOTS of Bart kissing! :)
 
we had a hilarious bart kiss a thon...even had peeps kissing green (Lauras siggy) typewriters. It was funny. There also was a live chat over at Debbie Hodges Get it Scrapped that Laura was a presenter. It was thru like Go to Meeting, and we could hear her chat...it was so amazing. We all begged for something like that here! Way cool.
I am beyond proud of your time and you are gonna kick butt come fall!
and my eyes read your title as Homeless and behind?
 
Well done Angie!!

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great to know you had such a great time!! It was so busy here with the kissing, chatting, scrapping… LOL!!
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You are such a crazy B.A., Angie. You are amazing. Move closer so you can motivate me. I'm getting back into jogging this summer, fo sho!

I didn't get to play much scrap-wise this weekend, we had a big 4 park hike on Saturday that took up the whole dang day.
 
Way to go Angie!!! What a great accomplishment. :-)
 
Awesome!! WTG! Glad it went well for you and that you were able to enjoy it!! :)
 
Wow...that's awesome! I can't believe that when you finished you weren't completely drained and still had some energy. I'm impressed :)
 
I am so disappointed that I didn't get to meet you in person Angie! I finished the half in 2:20 and my legs are still a bit sore today. Have you ever trained with the run/walk method that you used for the race? I am thinking of signing up for my first full marathon but I know that I could not run the entire time. How are your legs feeling?
 
That is so awesome Angie! I'm so happy for you and it's such a great feeling to finish strong! It really boosts your confidence!

But wait, you're going to TO???? Are your doing the Scotiabank Women's Marathon???
 
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