my body is cursing the day I was born

Jan 19, 2009 13:57

- marathon #2 under my belt ( Read more... )

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mountain2sound January 20 2009, 00:28:37 UTC
Congrats! I went down to Allen Parkway for a while and looked for you but didn't see ya. Turned out to be fugging hot day, too.

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double_kickflip January 20 2009, 01:29:28 UTC
thanks, melissa.

you would have seen me if you stuck around towards the end. :P

allen parkway is... what... mile 23?

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mountain2sound January 20 2009, 01:35:37 UTC
Haha. I figured either you were really fast this time or you got the crampys again.

I was riding around from Montrose into downtown about a half mile from the finish. So I guess around there. People did not seem to like that hill under Montrose.

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double_kickflip January 20 2009, 01:43:21 UTC
oh god. that hill is the worst! but what's even worse is the incline going from studewood to montrose.

lemme break the marathon down like this:

miles 1 -7 are a breeze (downtown/heights/montrose)

miles 7-15 is complete torture (montrose/museum district/rice village)

miles 15-20 gets a little easier (rice village/weslayan/galleria area)

miles 20-23 (memorial park / s. shepherd) you realize there is an end in sight

miles 23- 26.2 (s. shepherd / allen parkway /downtown) the longest 3.2 miles of your life!!!!

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paramourblue January 20 2009, 05:40:45 UTC
Good for you! It's best to start w a 10% shift in the right direction. Yes that is progress! Good for you! I only wish I had time to go run/ride my bike! Can't wait till I graduate so I can be more active and have free time! The past two days were great outdoor activity weather! Im totally jealous!

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double_kickflip January 20 2009, 06:17:57 UTC
dude! i was monitoring the weather the whole week and the predicted forecast was something stupid like in the low 40's. i was expecting to freeze my ass off but the day was PERFECT!!!

and i ain't gonna lie. i barely trained for this marathon so the fact that i did a little better.... i'll take what i can get. :)

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