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I guess it’s complete 😅 My journey is complete... until next year’s! An amazing experience all round. The journey, the races, the crowds, the marathon. Priceless.

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Tomorrow is finally the day! Feeling nervous and excited. Let’s do this.

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Breaking in the new shoes in New Zealand ready for marathon after 24 hours of flights....aching legs and knees....hope it goes away.

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Bronx 10 mile!

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TCS 18 Mile Marathon Training Run 3h05m

Central Park!

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Fifth Avenue Mile. FAST! 6’33”.... afterwards felt like a near death race experience lol 😤

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14 Mile training run....then a 6 mile walk uphill back to the car....my legs need ice....swollen...the beer helps a lot though. But it’s still not 26.2... 😬

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Great fast course in Harlem!

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Serious mid week training face.... 7 miles in the heat after gym....yup...nuts...completely nuts 😂 Someone asked me on the path what I was running for, I said a marathon, they said how far is that? I said 26 miles and a bit. They said....nothing, looked at me like I was a lunatic and then smiled and walked off. I have officially been rejected by normal society and the general public. Plus I used to enjoy ice cream and pints of beer...

Saw a bear up close on Sunday. Even the bear looked at me weird...😃

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This one was fun! 1.5 miles in the humid morning summer heat. As fast as you can up a gentle slope and down in Central Park. My first mile was 7’12!! Thought I’d die though! Lol enjoyable quick run.

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Training in earnest. The full is much bigger that the half. Can I do it? Sometimes I think for sure! Other times....never! But perhaps that’s part of the training! It appears mental strength is key.

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12 Mile TCS NYC Marathon training run. 12 weeks serious training starts! Feels good. Still a little nervous. Steady as it goes.....found that going to gym three times a week helps for leg and core strengthening. I only need one gel at 4 miles, one at 8 miles. No big carb up the night before, just sleep and a banana and Pinola drink in the morning. No longer drinking loads of water during the race, running with a small bottle that I sip from and it all felt A LOT better.

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Shoutout to my buddies at #zpurs for a GREAT new product on kickstarter! No more messy footwear. 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1753357648/zpurs

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Early morning volunteer for the 9+1....Central Park NYC

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Training for my first FULL marathon...NYC Nov 2019

Ok I registered, I paid.....BUT...how in the world can I actually RUN for double the distance of a half! Never did more than that and today I definitely don’t feel I ever could. But....I will try....

There are many MANY training plans. I probably could do with some professional advice too...so I don’t collapse in a heap and say bye-bye not only to this blog....

I’m about 25 weeks out so I guess I’d better bite the bullet and find something that works for me after I recover fully from my half. Training plans are about 16-20 weeks in duration so time is on my side...

Here’s a great article about the history of the marathon and some good advice:

https://www.runnersworld.com/training/a19599563/marathon-training-basics/

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Yup....popular! Brooklyn Half 2019. 70 Degrees. Great day to run! >27,000 runners!