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06 Oct 2011

I’m off to Portland

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Distance: 9.00km Time: 01:21 Pace: 9’13” kCal: 754 Heart: NA RPE: 3 Type: Tapper

Well this is it!
In a few hours I’m off to Portland for my first marathon!

I am so – so excited!!!

At the crack of dawn (minus 30 minutes) I was out and going around the lake alternating between a little jog and a brisk walk (because it was so cold out). Then I stopped and talked to some of the people I’ve been seeing every week for the last six months. I’ve gotten to know just about everybody’s names (and their dogs).
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05 Oct 2011

47,000 Steps

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Distance: 6.36km Time: 00:59 Pace: 9’23” kCal: 526 Heart: NA RPE: 3 Type: Tapper

Only a few more days and I’m excited and…
a little nervous.

Yesterday I was planning to go out for a light jog, but just as I was about to go, it started to pour rain. So I decided it was better to stay in and not chance getting sick like I did last time. Good choice, because today was an amazing morning. I went just to get my feet moving and realized that I’ve got a tooth ache that shoots a small pain every time my foot hits the pavement. It’s happened before, so I’m thinking it’s just a little subconscious stress.

Hmmm… but that will be about 47,500 steps in the marathon.

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