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Category Archives: Running After 18 weeks of training for the Halifax Bluenose and Ottawa Marathons our running group has started tapering. After our last speed training session last night at the UPEI Canada Games track it suddenly hit me that all the hard training was done. Here we are. I felt a bit in shock, and excited and…  17 runs, 149kms, 15+ hours, 10,000 calories and we’re just getting started! Our first 4 weeks of marathon training is over and it’s been some crazy fun. My group is awesome. Running in temperatures of -35 and ice storms haven’t stopped us. In fact the crazier it is to run, the more fun I seem…  So how do I feel after running a marathon? Happy. I feel incredibly happy inside. My face hurts more from smiling than my legs do from running. We ran a negative split and ran strong the entire way. I danced with the ladies at the water stations. I shouted out to friends along the way….  Rocked another 32km and now we’re tapering! The marathon is less than a month away. I can’t wait! We are all so excited for it. Had lots of crazy stuff going on in the last 2 weeks. Met lots of new runners too. This running thing could really catch on. For our last 32km run… |
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