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2016 Race #19 - Marine Corps Marathon ~ Meandering Echoes
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Thursday, November 03, 2016. 2016 Race #19 - Marine Corps Marathon. Thursday, November 03, 2016. Beth and I decided to drive up to DC to save some money and even though it's a 6 hour drive (without traffic), it was definitely the way to go. Round trip with gas, hotel parking and using Uber to get to dinner Saturday and Sunday night was less than $90 to split between the two of us and we had a lot more control over when we arrived and left which was certainly a bonus. Heading down towards mile 4. You can ...
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2016 race #22 - Run Run Rudolph 5k ~ Meandering Echoes
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Tuesday, December 06, 2016. 2016 race #22 - Run Run Rudolph 5k. Tuesday, December 06, 2016. Mile 1 - 9:02. Mile 2 - 8:51. Mile 3 - 9:48. Official time: 28:10, 2nd place in my age group. No one else stuck around for our medal picture, but I got mine! Blue Ridge Marathon: 4/22/17. Use discount code BRMFRIENDS for 15% off any race distance. Races in bold are ones I am registered for and those in italics are ones I'm contemplating. January 1: Ring in 2017 17k. January 7: Mississippi Blue Half Marathon. Monda...
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Volunteering at Ragnar Trail Atlanta ~ Meandering Echoes
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Monday, April 25, 2016. Volunteering at Ragnar Trail Atlanta. Monday, April 25, 2016. I've been trying to figure out how to encapsulate all that I did as part of the SWAT (sweaty, wet and tired) team for the Ragnar Trail Atlanta. I found out about this volunteer option in talking with the Ragnar staff at last year's Angel Fire race. I was assigned the Red loop for the race which is 6.8 miles and crosses two major granite slabs. Welcome to the Red loop! Of work ahead of me. Since there were so many si...
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Volunteering at Ragnar Trail Massachusetts ~ Meandering Echoes
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Volunteering at Ragnar Trail Massachusetts. Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Read my first experience SWATing in Atlanta here. We did have a little bit of excitement on Thursday - as the Yellow loop manager was running her course, she saw a bear in the woods, so the loop managers carried bear spray for the rest of the event and we were happy to report that we didn't see any more bears for the remainder of the event! Blue Ridge Marathon: 4/22/17. January 1: Ring in 2017 17k. Lesso...
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2016: Best 9 pictures ~ Meandering Echoes
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Monday, January 02, 2017. 2016: Best 9 pictures. Monday, January 02, 2017. So this is more of an Instagram thing, but I had such a tough time narrowing down by top 9 pictures this year that I thought sharing them here along with some details would be a good idea, so here we go! On Saturday followed by a marathon. In September I was able to visit Washington state for the Ragnar Trail Cascades race and we actually drove through the Cascades on our way to the race venue. This was just at a rest stop but...
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2016 Race #14 - Grandfather Mountain Marathon ~ Meandering Echoes
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016. 2016 Race #14 - Grandfather Mountain Marathon. Tuesday, July 26, 2016. I had really been struggling to get my long runs in as I got ready for this marathon. My last really long run was on May 30, which was an 18.5 mile run, but I actually walked the last 10k of that one, so the longest training runs I did for this race were half marathons - Pittsburgh half marathon. Kidd Brewer Stadium - packet pickup was inside the main concourse. That is on the website, so I was expecting some d...
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Blue Ridge Marathon Training Plan ~ Meandering Echoes
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Blue Ridge Marathon Training Plan. This is my training plan for the 2017 Blue Ridge Marathon in Richmond, VA on April 22. I'll update this weekly with my actual mileage (in blue) and I'll add in any changes in italics. Week 1: December 4 - 10. Weekly mileage: 12 miles, 15.9 miles. Long run: 5 miles, 6 miles. Blog posts: Time to get started. Ragnar Trail Alafia race recap. Instagram posts: Ragnar Trail Alafia: Yellow loop. Week 2: December 11 - 17. Weekly mileage: 14 miles, 0 miles. Long run: 7 miles, 5.
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2017 race #1 - Ring in 2017 17k ~ Meandering Echoes
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Sunday, January 08, 2017. Anne Springs Close Greenway. 2017 race #1 - Ring in 2017 17k. Sunday, January 08, 2017. I loved the idea of the bells and they worked much better than when I tried to sew bells onto my hula skirt. As part of my Hawaiian Santa outfit a few years ago. The next time I want to make some noise on a run, I'll be sure to break these out again. I loved the trail directional signs around the course. I love the tunnels on the School Loop! Blue Ridge Marathon: 4/22/17. January 8: First Lig...
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Santa Hustle Recap ~ Meandering Echoes
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Sunday, December 15, 2013. Sunday, December 15, 2013. Today was my last race for the year and it was certainly an entertaining race to close out the year! The Santa Hustle offered a half marathon and a 5k option, with everyone receiving a Santa hat, beard and Santa-themed technical shirt, so there were a lot of Santa variations in the race today, however I only saw one other Hawaiian Santa (technically the guy was just running in a Hawaiian shirt and the Santa hat) and I managed to pass him around mile 8.
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