I feel like I always struggle to write full marathon recaps. How do you write down the mental, emotional and physical experience of a 26.2 mile journey by foot?!? I personally really enjoy going back and re-reading my race recaps, I look at my blog as a sort of journal (albeit a journal open … Continue reading
A few months after registering for the Marine Corps Marathon I saw the information on the MCM Runners bRUNch and thought it sounded like a great way to start of my Marine Corp Weekend! From the Marine Corp Marathon website: “The bRUNch is a 5k warm up run led by MCM staff along the Mall … Continue reading
RECAP (10/21-10/27) Monday – rest day, taught 1 hour yoga & foam rolling Tuesday – 3 mile run Wednesday – rest, stretching & foam rolling Thursday – rest, stretching & foam rolling Friday – MCM Expo Saturday – 3 miles at the MCM Runner’s bRUNch (great event, recap coming soon!) Sunday – Marine Corps Marathon! Full recap … Continue reading
Greetings from DC! My mom and I arrived in Washington yesterday afternoon and after dropping our stuff of at our hotel we headed over to the Marine Corps Marathon Health & Fitness Expo. The expo is being held at the DC Armory so we hopped on the metro and were easily over there in about … Continue reading
Happy MCM weekend! I’m on my way down to DC and I thought it would be fun to “celebrate” my 3rd full marathon with a giveaway! Enjoy, and be sure to check in over the weekend for updates from Washington! I LOVE socks. No, really. I have all sorts of socks – Christmas socks, … Continue reading
Still weather stalking… @Marine_Marathon Raceday forecast: Partly cloudy skies, West wind 5-10mph. Temps: 6am 41, 7am 42, 8am 45, 9am 49, 10am 52, 12pm 55, 2pm 57. — Chuck Bell (@ChuckBell4) October 22, 2013 …and still stressing about my race day outfit! Lots of options packed, including tube socks after this twitter suggestion: https://twitter.com/mrcostello/status/392669358297579520 Oh … Continue reading
This weekend I spent some time getting my stuff organized and starting to pack for Marine Corp (I can’t believe how close it is!), so I thought I’d share with you one of my favorite ways to keep some of my race-day essentials organized! Yes, this is a cosmetics bag. No, my race day essentials … Continue reading
RECAP (10/14-10/20) Monday – 5 mile run, foam rolling & legs up the wall Tuesday – AM: 90 minute intermediate yoga class, PM: 90 minute restorative yoga class Wednesday – 45 minutes elliptical Thursday – rest day Friday – 3 mile run & foam rolling Saturday – 90 minute restorative yoga class Sunday – 5 mile run & foam rolling … Continue reading
With just 10 days to go it’s been an eventful week in the Marine Corp Marathon world! Twitter erupted with a flurry of panic over these tweets: EXCLUSIVE: Marine Corps Marathon in jeopardy if gov't shutdown is not lifted this week; Army 10-Miler route changed http://t.co/J2EDxbzryM — Arlington Now (@ARLnowDOTcom) October 15, 2013 Report: #Shutdown … Continue reading
Day 2 of Hartford Marathon volunteering – race day! (If you missed Day 1 volunteering at registration you can find it HERE!) Saturday morning I arrived at Bushnell Park, the location of the race day activities, bright and early! Ok, it was definitely not bright at 5:30am, but the park was already alive with staff … Continue reading
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