April 2010

Paris Marathon 2010 Recap

April 15, 2010
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Let me just start off by saying that I am still in shock that I ran a marathon on Sunday. In Paris. For my first marathon. Let’s start on Saturday, shall we? Saturday, bright and early at 7am, Renee and Leah picked my sister, mom, and me up from my house, and we were on [...]

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Tapering Before Paris

April 8, 2010
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I went on my last run today before I run the Paris Marathon on Sunday. This week, I have basically been going crazy with pent up energy. Tapering before a race kills me! I do it though because I know that it will help me run the race that I want. @262ismycooldown mentioned on twitter [...]

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Tour de Flanders for the Amateurs 2010

April 5, 2010
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I spent this past weekend in Brussels, Belgium for the Tour de Flanders. Background info: The Tour de Flanders is the most important cycling races in Belgium, is one of the most important races for the professional cycling European calendar, and contributes to UCI world ranking points.  It is held every spring, and the day [...]

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Military Fitness

April 1, 2010
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This week was filled with ups and downs in the cycling area of my life. I couldn’t help but be sad when my cycling guru taught her last class at the gym on Wednesday. She was quitting after 20+ years of teaching because of the programs coordination at the gym. Many other instructors are following [...]

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