Races, Races, Races
I've been busy the last few weeks or so; I've done a few races.
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On October 30, I ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, VA and
Washington D.C.
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On November 5, I ran the Beavertown Fall Classic 5K in my hometown.
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On November 6, I ran the New York City Marathon for the second time.
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On November 19, I ran the Knickerbocker 60K Ultramarathon in Central
Park.
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On December 3, I ran NJ Winter Trail Series Race #1 Half Marathon in
Wayne.
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On December 10, I ran the NYRR Jingle Bell Jog in Prospect Park.
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On January 7, I ran the Walt Disney World Half Marathon, part one of
Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge.
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On January 8, I ran the Walt Disney World Marathon, completing the
Goofy Challenge.
In 10 weeks I ran a 5K, a 6K, two Half Marathons, three Marathons,
and an Ultramarathon, plus a few training runs in there...
And last night Wii Fit called me a couch potato.
In defense of the game, I hadn't used it in 547 days, and I'm now 11
pounds heavier than when I had last used it. It has no way of knowing
that the vast majority of that weight gain was lean mass. It also has no
way of taking into account all that I've done outside the game.
Even with that in mind, it's still a little frustrating to be called a
couch potato after running a marathon and a half last weekend.
Each of these races were pretty special. I ran MCM alongside some fairly
awesome people; people who I consider to be among my closest friends. In
the Beavertown 5K, I somehow managed to take 12th overall and 5th in my
age group without really trying.
At NYC and then at the Knickerbocker, I ran with the friend who got me
started running in the first place. I credit him with saving my life,
and it was an honor and a pleasure to run with him.
The trail half was my first trail
race (not counting my time on the high school cross country team) and I
ran that with a friend I hadn't seen since our days on the high school
track & field team (she was a runner, I was thrower). We have both run
full marathons in less time than it took us to complete this half.
The Jingle Bell Jog was a fun race with bells and hot cocoa, and it was
the first time I ran alongside my friend and former physics TA. And
lastly, I ran the Goofy Challenge alongside another one of my close
friends and training partners.
These races were a lot of fun. Some of the courses were quite amazing
to see, and these races were opportunities to spend time with some
pretty awesome people.
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