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Post Marathon Celebrations
The post marathon high is still going strong over here! I’m feeling a little bit sad that it’s over–and I’m looking for my next big goal! But right now, lets discuss the post-marathon celebrations that happened back in Richmond. The three of us hung out at the finish line for about an hour or two, stretching, etc. We decided it was time to venture over to the bag check area, which we had heard had long lines located up a hill around the corner from the finish. Honestly, walking up the hill wasn’t horrible. I thought my legs were going to feel worse than they did. The line had shortened…
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Richmond Marathon
We wanted to leave the hotel by 7AM so we could walk the few blocks to the starting line. Race outfit: running tank under my Ragnar Relay tshirt, Lululemon running crops, and Injinji toe socks and Brooks Adrenalines. After applying copious amounts of body glide, making sure I had my pockets and belts filled with Gu, Stinger Waffles, Tylenol and Tums (the basics), we were ready to head out. As we were walking to the start, the 8K had already began, so seeing the runners was pumping me up! ... I managed to grab my phone out of my belt to snap a few pictures while we were up there.…
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Exploring Richmond and the Race Expo
WOW. I have so much to say about the race. But I’m going to wait and tell you about Friday before I get into any marathon details. How mean is that? 😉 Anyway, Friday morning Melissa and I got up pretty early. We don’t have a car here so we were limited in what we could do. We ate breakfast at the hotel and then decided to walk down to capital square to sight see and take pictures. We walked around to where the start was supposed to be and found signs for the course. It was starting to feel VERY real. We got to the race expo at around…
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Welcome to Richmond
Well, after a LONG train ride, Melissa and I finally made it to Richmond! Our train was supposed to head out of Albany at 7:00am yesterday, but that train got cancelled because of the snow storm in NYC, so we were moved to the 6:10AM am train to Penn Station. Always pick the quiet car! Train rides are so relaxing when you’re not worried about whether or not yours will get cancelled. After a 2 hour wait at Penn, we boarded the train to Richmond, which was a long one. About 30 minutes outside of Richmond, our train got stuck behind a freight train moving super slow–which put us an…
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Why I Chose the Richmond Marathon
I put a lot of thought into which marathon I wanted to be my first. I didn’t choose a local race because I wanted a new adventure in a new place. The Mohawk Hudson River Marathon is Albany’s fall marathon-a fast and flat course on extremely familiar trails down the Hudson and Mohawk River. For some people this would be a no-brainer. I could sleep in my own bed the night before the race and it would be less stressful and I could run 26.2 miles on the trails I know. But, I wanted a change. The marathon runs on the same bike path I train on. Sure, its beautiful…