RA is a MARATHONER!
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Yay! It was great to read your report of everything that led up to the point where I saw you and Helen. I thought you'd stuck together the whole way!
You had a great attitude for this race and it really paid off in the end. Hopefully you got the marathon experience you were looking for.
And yes, you do need to come back to TO sometime when you don't have a race to do and don't have to worrry about resting up.
How are you feeling today?
You had a great attitude for this race and it really paid off in the end. Hopefully you got the marathon experience you were looking for.
And yes, you do need to come back to TO sometime when you don't have a race to do and don't have to worrry about resting up.
How are you feeling today?
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Great well done RA, I have enjoyed your journal, so it great to see you get that first marathon under your belt. Now go break that 60 min 10km!
PBs
5th Sep 2015 - Run Ottawa free 5km - 21:05
21st Jun 2015 - UR 4 Men's Cancers 10km - 45:45
16th Jun 2013 - UR 4 Men's Cancers 15km - 1:11:44
16th Apr 2016 - MEC 10 miler - 1:20:21
12th Apr 2015 - EY R4R Half Marathon - 1:41:15
26th May 2013 - Ottawa Marathon - 3:43:51
2017 races - coming up
7th May - Defi Entreprise 10km
28th May - Ottawa Half Marathon
17th Sep - Army Run Half Marathon
5th Sep 2015 - Run Ottawa free 5km - 21:05
21st Jun 2015 - UR 4 Men's Cancers 10km - 45:45
16th Jun 2013 - UR 4 Men's Cancers 15km - 1:11:44
16th Apr 2016 - MEC 10 miler - 1:20:21
12th Apr 2015 - EY R4R Half Marathon - 1:41:15
26th May 2013 - Ottawa Marathon - 3:43:51
2017 races - coming up
7th May - Defi Entreprise 10km
28th May - Ottawa Half Marathon
17th Sep - Army Run Half Marathon
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I'll just send my C O N G R A T S!!!!! like all the others I knew you would do well.
Rest and recovery now is the rule this week.
Rest and recovery now is the rule this week.
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Congratulations!!!
See, all that worrying last week was for nothing.
Since you're going to wait until 2010 for your next marathon, how about this one: January 10th, 2010 ? You may as well get an early start on the season.
See, all that worrying last week was for nothing.
Since you're going to wait until 2010 for your next marathon, how about this one: January 10th, 2010 ? You may as well get an early start on the season.
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RA wrote:We are still on a bit of a high. We just ordered a large pizza from pizza pizza and will soon open the bottle of wine La gave me. Might just have to drink it all since we fly home tomorrow.
HAHA, substitute coolers and that was us after ours! WAY TO GO!!! that was the run that I wanted.
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Maui would be awesome, Jim. You paying for my flight?
I'm feeling ok today. Less sore than yesterday. I expect tomorrow will bring out the "ouch" nicely.
I'm feeling ok today. Less sore than yesterday. I expect tomorrow will bring out the "ouch" nicely.
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Huge congratulations on completing your first marathon Angela!
You ran some tough roads through your training and hopefully this made it easy for you to tough it out on the day.
You definitely proved yourself out there. Yay! RA is a marathoner!
You ran some tough roads through your training and hopefully this made it easy for you to tough it out on the day.
You definitely proved yourself out there. Yay! RA is a marathoner!
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Great job out there and a really great report to read as well. Sounds like a great way to run your first marathon. Enjoy the recovery!
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Marathon - 2:54:05 (Mar 22 - Tokyo)
Half - 1:20:00 (Apr 26 - Hartwell)
5k - 17:09 (Acura 5k - Jul 19)
800m - 2:16.80 (York U - Jul 28 )
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Marathon - 2:54:05 (Mar 22 - Tokyo)
Half - 1:20:00 (Apr 26 - Hartwell)
5k - 17:09 (Acura 5k - Jul 19)
800m - 2:16.80 (York U - Jul 28 )
Now - Getting back my running fitness
My training log
Why practice running slow? It comes naturally!
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Ange, you pushed through, you persevered and you had a FANTASTIC first marathon!
No-one will ever be able to take that away from you.
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There will be a lifetime of knowing that I have.....
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No-one will ever be able to take that away from you.
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There will be a lifetime of knowing that I have.....
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Congratulations!!
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Way to go, huge congratulations RA
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I loved reading your report, RA! Congratulations on your first marathon!! Great race. What a nice journey it's been, no? Here's to many more marathons!
Enjoy the glory and the recovery!
Enjoy the glory and the recovery!
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I finally had a few minutes to read your report! I was so happy for you when I got the texts from La (and we cheered for you in Banff yesterday!)
CONGRATULATIONS marathoner! Wear that shirt with pride! You did it (and glad that my tip helped you on those last km's!)
Enjoy the recovery (Aleve is your friend!)
CONGRATULATIONS marathoner! Wear that shirt with pride! You did it (and glad that my tip helped you on those last km's!)
Enjoy the recovery (Aleve is your friend!)
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WOW.
The joy that comes through in your report is awesome.
Fantastic...I'm so happy you had just a wonderful first FullM experience. I loved my first too...and reading your report made me think back on mine. Thanks.
Make sure to bring your medal to work!!
The joy that comes through in your report is awesome.
Fantastic...I'm so happy you had just a wonderful first FullM experience. I loved my first too...and reading your report made me think back on mine. Thanks.
Make sure to bring your medal to work!!
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So happy for you Congratulations!!!
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HUGE congratulations!!!!! enjoy your snazzy medal with pride!
it has been such a delight to follow along with your marathon training -- and even better to experience the nervous excitement of the race without the "nervous" part (cuz it wasn't me running). this has been such a great journey!
it was so great to see you on the course yesterday, and SO AWESOME to see the smile on your face. i'm glad you had such a positive experience. i will remember the look on your face as you ran up Bay St for a very, very long time -- it's a look that reminds me why we run, even when the running gets tough.
i'm sorry i didn't get to hang out with you longer afterwards. after we parted ways, i hiked back up to my car and got the stupid idea to try to move it closer to the restaurant instead of feeding the meter. an hour later, i was still circling around looking for a place to park. i think you should definitely visit toronto again soon!
it has been such a delight to follow along with your marathon training -- and even better to experience the nervous excitement of the race without the "nervous" part (cuz it wasn't me running). this has been such a great journey!
it was so great to see you on the course yesterday, and SO AWESOME to see the smile on your face. i'm glad you had such a positive experience. i will remember the look on your face as you ran up Bay St for a very, very long time -- it's a look that reminds me why we run, even when the running gets tough.
i'm sorry i didn't get to hang out with you longer afterwards. after we parted ways, i hiked back up to my car and got the stupid idea to try to move it closer to the restaurant instead of feeding the meter. an hour later, i was still circling around looking for a place to park. i think you should definitely visit toronto again soon!
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Ok. So, the soreness is increasing. The stairs to the subway were ok, but the quads are now protesting when I get up or sit.
I'll definitely be taking my medal to work and putting it up in my office.
I can't wait til the pics are up!
I'll definitely be taking my medal to work and putting it up in my office.
I can't wait til the pics are up!
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RA wrote:Ok. So, the soreness is increasing. The stairs to the subway were ok, but the quads are now protesting when I get up or sit. :-)
Try using old-style Italian toilets two days after the race, where you have to squat/hover over it instead of sitting. I thought I was going to die. lol
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Congratulations, marathoner!
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Way to go Ang! I'm so proud of you for doing this! The pain was totally worth it, wasn't it? 3 days from now, you won't be feeling anything but pride and that's a pretty cool feeling. Sorry that I wasn't around to see you at the finish, but I had a cranky baby and a cranky husband and I'm not sure that I was even thinking all that straight either!
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Congrats Angela! Wear that medal with pride!
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Great report RA, I'm so proud of you!!! Very happy that your first marathon experience was a good one. You rock!!!
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Congratulations marathoner, great report
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