tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855639597312098472024-03-15T20:09:55.524-05:00run megan run. adventures in running & life in southern california.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444420379270376225noreply@blogger.comBlogger535125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685563959731209847.post-79478910971727095702016-12-02T11:19:00.000-06:002016-12-02T11:19:15.782-06:00Life Lately <div class="MsoNormal">
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thing on? Holy moly, y’all… I swear that I’m alive, that things are fine. But
at some point, blogging just wasn’t a priority. I’ve still done my races, had a
blast, taken photos galore, but at some point, I’m just like <i>Meh. That race recap isn’t important.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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freaking <b>December</b> and I haven't really blogged about anything since what, June? Where have the last six months gone? Let me tell you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">We had all these grand intentions to knock out a whole bunch of important wedding things over the summer during the three weeks that we share as "down time" (and I use that term super loosely). We didn't get as much done as we could have, nor probably should have and now that we're like 106 days out, it's time to get cranking on things we haven't done yet (officiant, dessert, other relatively minor things) but it's time to be putting it all together! Holy cow! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I mean, you don't expect that to ever change, right? Since June, I've hopped around, running San Diego and Seattle half marathons, paced Ventura in September, ran the Long Beach Marathon in October, added a birthday race, went to a conference in Indiana and conveniently was there the same time as the Indianapolis Monumental race weekend so <i>duh</i> new state to cross off! Vegas was right after that with some of the best girlfriends ever to top it all off. Tomorrow, I'm headed up to Sacramento to run the California International Marathon (my original goal race for the year) and pending its result, maybe you'll actually hear all about it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">This summer was insane. I mean, summer always is and my running mileage takes a total nosedive, but that's expected. But we made it through another summer of orientation programming, insane schedules, ups and downs and a summer with these amazing 45 student leaders I get to call my team. They are ridiculous, spirited, genuine beautiful human beings and I am so grateful that I get to call it my job to work with them and watch them in action.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">So there you have it. It feels like a lot and then not a lot at all, but it all adds up, right? I'm hoping I can start getting on the blogging bandwagon again soon because I miss y'all! More soon. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444420379270376225noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685563959731209847.post-49497761427675124862016-11-30T11:46:00.003-06:002016-11-30T11:46:40.575-06:00A Runner's Guide to Gift GivingI figure Christmas is kind of my favorite time of year, so why not make a comeback at the most appropriate time? Let me wipe the spiderwebs off Run Megan Run here and while I promise I'll do a quick post later this week about where I've been the last <b>FIVE </b>months, 'tis the season of Secret Santas, ornament exchanges, and all kinds of holiday fun - so it's time to bring this blog back to life and talk about some of my favorite things that you might want to give the runner in your life this holiday season!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><u>Sparkly Soul Headbands </u></strong>- <a href="http://www.sparklysoul.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.sparklysoul.com</a><br />If you follow me anywhere, you know I love my Sparkly Soul headbands (some of my most favorites are below). These no-slip, no-headache headbands are soft, stylish and have pretty much every color and pattern you could ever want - and they're still coming up with more! Right now, all orderes over $50 earn free shipping. The wides ($17) are my personal preference for working out, but I'll use the thin ($15) ones to dress up a ponytail when I don't feel like actually doing my hair. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><strong>RoadID</strong></u> - <a href="http://www.roadid.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.roadID.com</a></span></div>
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It's wintertime, and winter means dark all the time. Okay, not really, but I hate. Despite that, I feel like safety only becomes a thing during these dark months, but there are products in place with runner safety in mind all year round - Road ID being one of those. Whenever I'm out on a run, my Road ID comes with me. Even when I do run with a phone, what happens if I were to get injured, or my phone battery dies? Someone can help you out. Prices range from $19.99 - 24.99, and you can add all kinds of fun badges to personalize and customize your runner's ID band. </div>
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<b>Momentum Wraps</b> - www.momentumjewelry.com</div>
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Also a new discovery to me this year, Momentum Jewelry has become one of my favorite sublte hints of motivation. Share a spark with a friend, buy one for yourself with your personal mantra or favorite saying, but know that these cute and functional little gems are all kinds of fun and your runner will love one! </div>
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<strong style="font-family: inherit;"><u>PRO Compression </u></strong><span style="font-family: inherit;"> - </span><a href="http://www.procompression.com/" style="font-family: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">www.procompression.com </a></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">There's no doubt that <u><a href="http://www.procompression.com/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">PRO Compression</a></u> would be on my list of favorite things in the history of ever. I recently learned that my aunt loves them too - the lows for walking and going to the gym, but she also wears the marathon socks for long flights and international travel to keep her legs fresh! These socks are awesome - colors, patterns, designs, special Socks of the Month? You name it, they've got it. While there are a number of awesome designs and solids to chose from right now, be on the look out <b>tomorrow </b>for the release of the 2016 Ugly Sweater sock. You don't want to miss it, trust me. </span></span></div>
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I was introduced to Abundant Heart earlier this year and some of my favorite mantras this year have come from Jenna's designs. Not only does she carry some of the cutest, softest tanks ever in all kinds of colors and cuts, but you can do a totally custom order too. </div>
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Check out this one, another one inspired by Shelby and designed for me - but now you can get it too! </div>
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Project Repat is one of my favorite finds from the past year - a company that started up in areas of the country (North Carolina and Massachusetts) where textile industries were dying off, in an attempt to restart the economy and create jobs for those who lost them. Amazing. How does it help you? Well, if you're like Doug, you're probably tired of seeing drawers overflowing or buckets and boxes of t-shirts bursting at the seams because this runner in your life can't keep count of how many shirts they own, and better yet - do they ever <i>wear</i> them? I rarely wear mine, and even if I do, I definitely have some favorites over others. Enter Project Repat. Purchase a blanket for your runner, and they can pick and choose which shirts to send off to be made into one of these beauties:</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><u><strong>Gift Certificates</strong></u>Let's be real, running ain't cheap. Between shoes, and gear, and race entries any of the fun stuff I've mentioned above (needs v. wants aside!), it's not a cheap endeavor!</span></div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. THE RUNNER TAKEOVER</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There is no better feeling than being a part of a massive weekend. 40,000 people from 50 states and 64 countries, all coming to run–and take over–the famed Las Vegas Strip at Night.</span></div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. THE STRIP</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Whether you’re riding in a taxi from the airport, walking the sidewalk from casino to casino, or reveling at it from atop the High Roller Wheel, there is nothing in the world like this 4.2 mile stretch of neon beauty.</span></div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. THE HOTELS</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">15 of the world’s 25 largest hotels wrap the Strip, housing over 150,000 hotel rooms. And the best part? They know darn well it’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Britney Spears? Check. Cirque du Soleil? Check (7 of them). Seeing the crazy costumes people run in? Check, and free.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rated top-ten in the country for great food, and for good reason. Pick any top celebrity chef and they’ve got their name on something in Las Vegas. Into wine? There are more master sommeliers in Las Vegas than Los Angeles and New York City combined.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s the biggest (and longest) <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/las-vegas/the-weekend/health-fitness-expo/#main" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Expo</a> Rock ‘n’ Roll puts on, and for good reason—it’s your first stop of the weekend! 100+ vendors, epic merchandise, and photo opportunities galore to get the weekend party started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dark colored to embody the night races, but bright designs to reflect the Las Vegas neon lights, these are <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/las-vegas/news/2016/05/marathon-half-tshirt/#main" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">t-shirts</a>you need in your collection.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The perfect <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/las-vegas/the-races/distances/#tab-3" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">distance</a> to shake out to on Saturday night, and to get the friends and family involved who are tagging along for the weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We’re putting together a bigger and better than ever list of <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/las-vegas/the-weekend/runner-perks/#main" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Perks</a> for you in 2016. Look forward to exclusive participant offers on dining, entertainment, nightlife, and shows to help amplify your race weekend–all unlocked by the wristband you receive at the Expo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What other race can you get treated to a massive headliner concert from a 70 ft long stage with 30,000 of your closest friends, BEFORE you run?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The “pre-race jitters” are different here. The community is tremendous and as you cross the line, fire shoots into the sky. YES.</span></div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">12. RUNNING PAST THE WELCOME TO LAS VEGAS SIGN</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Your iconic Las Vegas tour starts before you hit the first mile marker as you run past the famed sign. Snap a selfie on the move, or jump into the photo area to line up the perfect shot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Local musicians and DJs lining the course with one goal in mind—to keep you pumped up from start to finish! All genres are covered, and they get into it!</span></div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">14. THE RUN THRU WEDDING</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Keep your eyes peeled on course for hundreds (yes, hundreds) of couples tying the knot or renewing their vows ON THE RUN! Only…in…Vegas…</span></div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">15. THE RUNNING ELVI</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The king of rock is well-represented each year in the form of hundred of white lycra-clad runners taking on the Strip at Night like the superstar himself. ROCK. ON.</span></div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">16. RUNNING THROUGH DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where Las Vegas all began. Staying true to it’s neon roots despite incredible gentrification, the vibe & energy is amazing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not only are you finishing in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, but the Mirage volcano is erupting just to your right. If you’re lucky, your finish line photos will literally be on fire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We bring the nightclub to the finish line, with lasers, lights and tunes to celebrate your epic achievement. See it all come together here in 27 seconds!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Those willing to take on the challenge of running back to back nights (Saturday 5K and Sunday marathon, ½ marathon or 10K) will be rewarded—<a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/las-vegas/news/2016/06/remix-challenge/#main" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">heavily</a>.</span></div>
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<strong style="box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">21. WALKING AROUND LAS VEGAS WITH YOUR MEDAL(S)</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wear them loud, wear them proud, wear them wherever the heck you want! You earned it.</span></div>
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I can't believe <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/seattle/" target="_blank">Seattle</a> was almost two weeks ago. After <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/06/emerald-city-fun.html" target="_blank">playing all day in the city</a> on Friday, we grabbed food on the way back from the Space Needle, chowed down and got ready for the morning. With the forecast of rain still lingering, we were totally uncertain about what to pack for the morning! Long sleeves? Jacket? Shorts? Gah! Stupid crazy weather. </div>
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I set out my tank and shorts and had my running jacket packed just in case, but lo and behold when we woke up in the morning and headed out - no rain! It had clearly poured that night, but it seemed to have all gotten out of its system by the time we woke up at 5:30. It was almost humid outside - 50-something degrees, but it felt warmer than that, so I had zero complaints. I walked to the start in my jacket, just in case.</div>
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We decided to walk the mile up to the Space Needle and found ourselves very quickly in the throes of all the other runners getting ready. We walked over to the start line and played around with photos and shenanigans before we decided to find our way to Solutions to grab my VIP bracelet. We caught one of the staff members and asked when the wheelchair start was, as I'd never seen the start line that empty, save for the four wheelchair athletes starting to line up. He told us the start was delayed until 7:15 (it was about 6:35 at this point) due to traffic.</div>
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Hearing that, we headed back towards the Seattle Center to find Solutions and get my wristband for a little post-race action. After hopping in the longest Solutions line ever (downside to a Saturday morning race, I think, is that a Thursday-Friday expo is hard for folks to get to sometimes), I learned I could just check in at VIP after the race and get squared away up there. Woot. We headed back toward the start line so we could catch the wheelchair start.<br />
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Apparently Seattle is one of RnR's largest events, as it offers an 8K, half <i>and </i>full. With 40-something corrals, you could tell it is certainly huge! Tons of people not following their corrals and jumping wherever - though I was assigned 13, I ditched my jacket with Lindsay and figured I'd take the risk and see how weather turned out. I headed back to 16 to hang out with <a href="https://runninboots.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Libby</a> and try and find <a href="http://matmilesmedals.com/" target="_blank">Briana </a>in the midst of it. No such luck, but we were in the middle of 16 at that point and decided just to hang.<br />
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Libby and I got started and contemplated the idea of her running a PR that day. She wasn't sure, but she had a 2:21 to beat and maybe - just maybe - this could be the place to do it. My only goals for the race were to enjoy it, take it all in, and just have a better day than I had at <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/06/race-report-rock-n-roll-san-diego-half.html" target="_blank">San Diego</a>. Easy goals, right? We caught up with Briana and Andrew about a mile and a half in, and ran with them for a bit and then carried on!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I LOVED getting to run through the sights of Seattle - it made me wish I had stayed an extra day to play in the city and take it <b>all</b> in, but such is life! We had a little fun as we ran through Pioneer Square, by the cruise ship terminals and down and around CenturyLink in the background. A 10K split PR for Libby, and we were on to good things! Boom! Libby split for a restroom stop and I carried on, trying to keep steady so she could catch me. I found this guy about mile 8:</span></span><br />
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Andrew and Briana caught up to me about there, and I continued with them through the last tunnels and back into the city. About mile 10, we caught up with one of the wheelchair athlete who was going <i>backwards</i> up the last incline - can you say inspiration? My legs were tired, but certainly not any more tired than his arms. I fought harder just to be sure I really tired myself out by the end.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It got <i>really</i> humid inside the tunnel - certainly mostly thanks to all of us sweaty folks - but also for the impending rain outside. When we came out of the tunnel, it started to mist... and then rain a little harder. Never a full on rain, but at mile 12, it was a nice little repreive from the humidity and the rain just teasing us. At that point, I actually really liked it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You come down up and over the offramp that leads back towards CenturyField and SafeCo Field. It's a nice gradual downhill, just to climb a little bit up and around the stadium, which was a little cruel, but whatever. The rain started to come down just a little bit harder but actually felt pretty good - at least for a little while!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And just like that, that was it! My goal of just having a better day than San Diego was more than achieved, and my 2:17 finish was pretty on point with how I felt. I walked when I wanted, enjoyed the course, took photos and had a great day. Zero complaints. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">I will note that I think this new course is totally worth of a PR kind of day - a few gradual inclines but more than enough decline to make up for it. Fast and flat otherwise and a beautiful one, to boot! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: center;">Overall, I loved this race. The course is definitely quieter than San Diego, but that's not a fair comparison by any means! Gorgeous scenery, a fun run through a new state for this girl and I have zero complaints overall. I am glad the rain didn't totally pull through and the mist at the end was just enough to cool me off and feel nice (again, for a little bit). </span></span></span><br />
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Happy Fourth of July, all! I hope your holiday weekend has been amazing and filled with food, friends, fireworks and lots of good times! This week wraps up the last FULL week of the 2016 #RWRunStreak - amazing!<br />
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Started off the week with a too-late run in the morning. I had to work this day, but got to sleep in still and unfortunately, that just meant the heat took advantage too. These were slower than I'd have liked but the first 2 miles are straight uphill and then got to blitz right back down, so I think I made up for some of it. A decently long run to start the week - boom!<br />
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<i>5.60 miles </i><br />
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<b>Monday </b><br />
Woke up Monday morning ready to roll! Doug was back from Vegas after a weekend away, so I was feeling a little more in my zone and ready to get this week started. A Monday morning 5K is never a bad way to start the week either. :)<br />
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<i>3.17 miles</i><br />
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<b>Tuesday</b><br />
Somehow I jumped back on this run-in-the-morning streak, which is nice, given that my days are also getting crazier. Tuesday and Thursday nights for the next several weeks, I'm on campus until 9 pm doing workshops as part of our orientation program for our early starter students. This means for a) longer days and b) runs are mandatory in the morning, otherwise they will definitely not be happening! Sooo... morning mileage it is. Not gonna lie though, running with the sunrise is pretty fantastic.<br />
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<i>4.4 miles</i><br />
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Yoga was cancelled today, which was sad, but it left me a little flexibility with how fast I had to get home from work and how long I could run. Jacky was hurting a little bit from a calf workout, so we went for some easy miles and repeated most of the route I had done on Sunday - 2 miles up, 2 miles down and some extra. I need to stop wimping out on this incline and get some solid runs in - time to get back into marathon shape! </div>
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<b>Thursday </b><br />
Thursday was going to be the longest day ever - at work by 6:30 am, hosting our last transfer student orientation of the summer, taking an hour break for dinner and catching up on the rest of work, and then one of our late-night workshops. Whew! Can you say a bit much? Me too. To boot, my boss was out on jury duty from Tuesday on, so it got even a little crazier because it was just me running the show. Done and done. Morning miles, therefore, were the only option, so ya gotta make it work!<br />
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<i>6.8 miles </i><br />
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FRIDAY! Off day! Yay summer! I also let myself sleep in a little bit, which also meant then that it was hot, and that was dumb, so I paid for it. My legs were also quite tired from Thursday, so I figured one quick lap around the block was enough - besides, I had a haircut + color appointment and a massage waiting for me, so I had better things to be doing. ;)<br />
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However, I finally got to debut my new <a href="http://www.abundantheartapparel.com/" target="_blank">Abundant Heart</a> tank Jenna had made for me. Is it perfect, or is it perfect? Madly in love - keep an eye on her FitBride collection and it'll be posted there soon too if you need it for yourself. :)<br />
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<i>1.36 miles </i><br />
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I was supposed to meet up with Arlene for 12 miles but by the end of the day Friday, my lower back was killing me. Honestly, I think the massage was a little hard and did me in - can you say first world problems? Sorry. Anyway, so come Saturday morning when my first alarm went off, I couldn't even fathom getting out of bed - what's one more day to sleep in, right? So I let myself, and then naturally, when I saw everyone's Saturday morning exercise posts, I felt lazy. Blaaaah.<br />
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So later in the evening, I headed out for 5 miles on a loop that would take me up to the dog park to meet Doug and Molly and then if I was still feeling okay, I'd run home and get a little more in. The 5.5 to the park were hot and kinda lousy, but the 4 home were freakin' fantastic and a sub-9 pace for all 4 splits. So I guess that's an evened-out win! Woo!<br />
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<i>9.56 miles </i><br />
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<b>Total for the week: 37.43</b>. Booyah.<br />
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I swear that as I get deeper into summer, it's harder and harder to get these posts done on Sundays! I promise I'm working on it, but for now, you get this today which just means I'm going to keep being lazy on my actual race recap from Seattle. But you can check my <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/06/emerald-city-fun.html" target="_blank">Emerald City</a> fun here if you want in the meanwhile!<br />
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I got in from Seattle and home about 8:30 on Saturday night, so not too bad, but I slept in all I could on Sunday and took my time. Laundry, catching up on life and things with the fiance (I still love saying that so much) <3 that eventually, I headed out for a easy little recovery 5K on Sunday afternoon. It was still quite warm but manageable, and it actually felt just dang good to stretch out my legs.<br />
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Monday morning was a different story though. I had broken out in hives or a terrible rash or reaction to something, so instead of a morning run, I bolted straight to Urgent Care to get looked at. I've never had an allergic reaction to <i>anything</i> so it was a) uncomfortable, b) annoying and c) kinda trippy. Not a fan - and I hope that never happens again! A lot of folks suggested it might be heat rash, but ugh! No bueno. By the time I was headed home from work, the fires in Azusa were full-on and there was ash and smoke everywhere, so I hopped on the treadmill for a few quick miles to get it in for the day.<br />
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<b>Tuesday</b><br />
I was feeling extra motivated on Tuesday and did a double day - which I had hoped to do a few times this week to pick up some extra miles to try and catch up to the girls who are kicking our run streak butt! 4.26 miles in the morning and 3 more to wrap up the day - what a high! This is the feeling I'd been missing. Yes.<br />
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I think I ran so hard and slept so hard on Tuesday night, I popped up Wednesday morning for more miles and was ready to go. I went up to the PET, our trail, which I've not been on in what felt like <i>forever</i> for a morning run.<br />
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I stayed later than I'd planned at work, just trying to catch up on things and simultaneously get ahead, and found myself scrambling to leave and uncertain if I'd actually make it to work on time. Thankfully, I bolted home, changed and got to have a much-needed deep breathing session with the fabulous Veronica. Aaaah. </div>
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Three treadmill miles. This was the point in the week where I was finally feeling that it got hard - treadmill miles at the end of the day were just tough. But I was itching to get more than just one mile in, so ya gotta do what ya gotta do!<br />
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Doug left for Vegas on Friday morning and I spent the entire day running errands, trying on dresses (!), and trying to get ish done. Molly and I headed out for an easy run-walk to end the evening. Easy is even an understatement, as that seemed tough at some point, too, but miles in the bank and easy ones to save my legs a little for Saturday morning!<br />
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I finally got to head out to the run club - I haven't been in close to two months - and run with two of my favorite girls, Arlene and Monica. It was an amazing 90 minutes of catch up time on Arlene's new job, moving adventures, boy drama, wedding planning and all kinds of fun.<br />
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And naturally, when it's a billion degrees, 10 miles gets followed by all the watermelon you can eat. Mmmm .<br />
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<o:p> </o:p>It was during Rock ‘n Roll San Diego that <a href="http://www.sharpendurance.com/">Linz</a> and I discovered we were
actually on the same flight up to Seattle. Convenient, yes? Yes. Since I was
picking up my dad the night before at SNA, and we were flying out of Long
Beach, I stayed in Chino, and got picked up at o’dark thirty for our 9 am
flight up to Seattle! (Big thanks to <a href="http://www.jetblue.com/">Jet Blue</a>
for my airline ticket! Through my ambassadorship with <a href="http://www.runracing.com/">Run Racing</a> for the Holiday Half, I was
able to earn a free flight on Jet Blue! Hello racecation!)</div>
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We were up in Seattle by 11:30 and quickly met up with
<a href="http://matmilesmedals.com/" target="_blank">Briana</a>, <a href="https://runninboots.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Libby</a> and Libby’s friend Lindsey – this weekend can begin! We knew
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needed to hit the ground running (pun intended) - we were all staying in different places, so Linz and Paul took off and we knew we'd catch up with them at the We Run Social later in the day anyhow. Briana hopped off the Link and Libby, Lindsey and I made our way to our score of a hotel (<a href="http://www.paramounthotelseattle.com/" target="_blank">Paramount Hotel</a> near the Space Needle. We super lucked out). <o:p></o:p></div>
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After checking in and getting situated and our phones charged a bit, we headed back down to Pioneer Square to meet up with <a href="http://matmilesmedals.com/" target="_blank">Briana</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/smartwatermelon/" target="_blank">Andrew</a> for lunch. Briana called dibs on <a href="http://www.tatsdeli.com/" target="_blank">Tat's Deli</a> and holy wow - delicious. A must-eat if you're back up in Seattle any time soon! Half the crew had Tat's noteworthy pastrami, and I devoured a massive meatball sub, because you can never go wrong with meatballs!</div>
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After lunch, we hopped back on the Link to make our way down to CenturyLink field to get our bibs and packet pick up done before the meet up. Easy peasy - the expo had started Thursday, so Friday afternoon was just quiet enough to get in through bibs, shirts, and the front store pretty quickly.</div>
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And then <b>meet up fun!</b> Linz, Carlee and I got to host the WRS meet up in conjunction with the super fab folks at ProCompression. New friends, reconnecting with old friends, putting faces to Instagram handles - SO. MUCH. FUN. Thank you to everyone that joined us and we hope you a) had a blast b) won some socks or hats or visors and c) will come back again soon! I had a blast meeting you all!</div>
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After the meet up, we took some time to wander through the entire expo itself, including playing on Brooks riding shoes, trying to win some free shoes, filling in for Sparkly Soul just a little bit, and then getting on with the rest of the fun! And by then... we were beat. It was nearly 5:30 already! And we had a city to go see! Both Libby and Shelby hadn't been to Seattle before, and while I had, it'd been a solid 15 years since I had, so I still wanted to poke around a little bit too!</div>
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In keeping up with my <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/05/rwrunstreak-2016-streakingintheusa.html" target="_blank">run streak</a> though, I still had a mile to get in. Libby and I deeply contemplated taking the monorail to the <a href="http://www.spaceneedle.com/home/" target="_blank">Space Needle</a> (and then we could run a mile back), or do we just do the treadmill in the hotel? We eventually settled on the 'mill and busted out a quick mile so we could get on with dinner and on with our short touristing time! We were literally a mile from the Needle, so we took the monorail up and spent our evening playing around the famed landmark. </div>
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I'm so grateful for the #RWrunstreak. At the same time, I hate that I'm so stubborn that I won't quit even though the last few days, even running one mile has been hard. But whatever, we're on Day 15 now and that's just shy of halfway through, so why quit now? I'm in fourth place amongst our challengers, but hopefully I can jump back up with some decent runs (and #RnRSEA on Saturday!).<br />
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I don't even remember what Sunday was. Wait! I think it was finally getting to sleep in, enjoy the morning in bed, and do a lot of nothing. Doug and I went down to my parents' house to take care of the yards (they've been in Ireland for two and a half weeks), then stopped by his family's house to see our niece, and other random errands. This mile literally was me hopping out of the car at the red light at the freeway offramp and running home. Literally one mile from the freeway to our front door - win!<br />
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After work, I headed out to get groceries because you know, it's halfway through the month and I hadn't yet. Got home, unpacked, started making the lasagna for dinner, went to the gym, ran enough to feel statisfied (because <u>finally</u> more than just one mile!) and got home to put the lasagna together and get it in the oven so it'd be ready when Doug was home. Success.<br />
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<b>Tuesday</b><br />
Quick miles after work. Nothing to write home about. :)<br />
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Because I went to bed semi-early on Tuesday and despite waking up at midnight for an hour, I popped out of bed at 5:30 am with my alarm and figured I'd get started on my day. I had already scheduled a continuation of trail Wednesdays with Jacky, but why not get some more in?<br />
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After work, I bolted home, changed, and bolted out to Claremont to meet Jacky for our trail run before yoga. Maybe I do too much on Wednesdays... at any rate, Jacky and I trekked through our favorite 5 mile loop, got it done in just under an hour, and then we both bolted over to Fleet Feet for yoga. THAT hurt. Whew! I could tell I hadn't really practiced in three weeks. Yowch. Looking forward to a session this week and hopefully a little at-home practice time. <i>Aaaaaah</i>.<br />
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Thursday ws crazy. I needed to sleep past my alarm, so I allowed myself to. Got up, packed for Seattle (because there's nothing like waiting until the last minute!), worked, bolted home, grabbed the pup and headed down to Orange County to pick up my dad from the airport! Woo! Molly was real excited to have him home. :) After I got back home with him, I ran a quick sprint-like mile around the block before calling it a day. Success.<br />
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My flight to Seattle was at 9 am out of Long Beach (an hour away, at least, on any given Friday morning that early) so I intended to be up at the crack of dawn... but we all know how that works out. So, instead, after a full day of travel and traipsing around Seattle, Libby and I actually made it to our hotel's treadmills before dinner and bolted out one, quick mile before making our way here:<br />
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We played at the Space Needle and the Chihuly Gardens & Glass exhibits before calling it a night - with nearly 9 miles on the day, it was time to call it <b>done</b>!<br />
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Yesterday I got to run the super fabulous, super fun Rock 'n Roll Seattle. Washington is officially half marathon state #10 done on my list. I had an awesome 36 hours up in the PNW - race recap coming Monday, pending that I can get unpacked, get laundry done and still breathe some today! Coming home from a race-cation (no matter how short!) is exhausting!<br />
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I can't recommend RnR Seattle enough, but more on that this week! I had a great day and a half playing in the city, running a gorgeous course and even enjoying a little rain! Aaaaah. What a relief.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444420379270376225noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685563959731209847.post-15526205257585023662016-06-17T07:00:00.000-05:002016-06-17T07:00:04.736-05:00Friday Favorites #21: Seattle Bound! It's FRIIIIIIIIIIDAYYYYYYYYY! And this is one special post -- all about my next two days' worth of shenanigans.<br />
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Which also means that I'm on a plane (with <a href="http://www.sharpendurance.com/" target="_blank">Linz</a> no less!) and <b>Seattle bound</b> for <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/seattle/" target="_blank">Rock 'n Roll Seattle</a>! I haven't been to Seattle in like 15 years, so though I'm only up in the PNW for something like 37 hours, I am pumped to see some more #RocknBlog friends, chill in the 70 degree weather (versus the forecasted 100 here in So Cal) this weekend, run and just have a blast. Views don't hurt either, so excited to run through another new city and take it all in!<br />
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I'm staying with a fellow Sparkly Soul ambassador, <a href="https://runninboots.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Libby</a>, and her sorority sister who's in for some fun! I finally got to meet Libby in person in San Diego, so yay for a weekend to hang out too! After <a href="http://www.sharpendurance.com/" target="_blank">Sharpie</a> and I land, we're teaming up with <a href="http://www.carleemcdot.com/" target="_blank">Carlee</a> host to the #WeRunSocial meet up with Pro Compression. My first time hosting and it's going to be a BALL. Be there. You won't regret it.<br />
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This blue beauty will be mine tomorrow morning and I'm stoked to say that I will be then crossing off Washington and state #10 on my quest to <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/p/race-50-states.html" target="_blank">run a half marathon in all 50 states</a>. Boom.<br />
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A little more post-race fun, including a finish line concert with the New Pornographers, and then... it all comes to a crashing halt tomorrow evening when I come back to So Cal and some searing, toasty 100-degree weather! Womp.<br />
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I'm so grateful for the #RWrunstreak. At the same time, I hate that I'm so stubborn that I won't quit even though the last few days, even running one mile has been hard. But whatever, we're on Day 15 now and that's just shy of halfway through, so why quit now? I'm in fourth place amongst our challengers, but hopefully I can jump back up with some decent runs (and #RnRSEA on Saturday!).<br />
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I ran a half mile to the start line. And then ran a terrible race day, but had a fun day overall. You can read that <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/06/race-report-rock-n-roll-san-diego-half.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Or, if you don't want to, know that I crushed my personal worst time and ran (errr... walked) to a 2:58 finish. So there's that. But lots of fun with these two, who truly made it an experience about fun versus finish times.<br />
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<i>14.2 miles (yeahhh Garmin ran really long!), 2:58:46 for the race</i><br />
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<b>Monday </b><br />
I honestly remember nothing about this run. Treadmill mile, probably, after work just to get out and say I did it. Fun?<br />
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Morning miles with Molly to start a Tuesday. I <i>had</i> to get this one in in the morning because that evening, after work, I headed down to my parents' city council meeting because they won the city's home beautification award for June! They're out in Ireland, so my aunt, uncle and I accepted it on their behalf. So silly, but so fun!<br />
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Trail days are back! My girls (the BABs) and I are doing the <a href="http://www.griffithparkmarathonrelay.com/" target="_blank">Griffith Park Trail Relay Marathon</a>+ in July, so it's time to get on the trail and get to work. This particular day was ridiculously hot, and Jacky and brought the pups, so we took it easy on the way up and then bolted back down. Success - Molly was passed out in the front seat before we were even a block away!<br />
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<b>Friday | 1.25 miles </b><br />
More Molly miles! Seriously, this girl is going to get back in shape with me. She likes it, I promise!<br />
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Saturday was another 12 hour day at work with another round of new student orientation. With that, I know I need to save every little bit I've got for being on my feet for 6+ miles and 13 hours. 1 mile, one and done. Saturday after work I finally to get out with my girls too - we haven't all seen each other together in SO FREAKING LOT and we had a LOT to celebrate! Engagement, babies, BQs and PRs and so much to catch up on! It was a fabulous girls' night out - love them all so much and love what they've added to my life!<br />
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Still working on this apparently comeback. I mean, I <b>am</b> running another half marathon on Saturday morning. Doesn't mean I'm in shape, but I can do it! I've got work to do, as I'm starting Long Beach training next week! (Crap.)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18444420379270376225noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685563959731209847.post-68623615908860577892016-06-08T13:48:00.000-05:002016-06-08T13:48:04.923-05:00Race Report: Rock 'n Roll San Diego Half Marathon <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A few days later, and this is still kind of a rough pill to swallow. The short version? I ran my personal worst half marathon <i>ever</i>. I can't even use the word ran. I walked. I walked my personal worst half ever. And better yet, I <b>crushed</b> my personal worst time! </div>
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Let's start with Saturday. While in the middle of a 13-hour day on campus (yay orientation season!), I started seeing tweets and Insta updates from lots of folks (namely the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23fontana2sd&src=typd" target="_blank">#Fontana2SD</a> crew) about the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23TemeculaFire&src=tyah" target="_blank">Temecula fire</a> that had I-15 closed for a number of hours. What should have been a 2 hour drive turned into 8 for some of these people! It was at that point, that I seriously contemplated not making the drive, backing out of Sunday's race, and just calling it a day. I told Doug this when I got home at 7 pm, but he kindly reminded me that I'd be pissed at myself later if I didn't go - so at 8:30 pm, I made my way down to San Diego. Though the 15 was half open, that still doesn't do a lot of good on that freeway, so I took a detour and made my way to the 5 and down from there - still a 2 hour drive - and crashed on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/racingcupcakes/" target="_blank">Jessica</a>'s couch about 10:30 pm. What a day. </div>
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Because I didn't make it to the expo on Saturday (duh), I needed to be up & at it extra early on Sunday to get to Solutions and get to my bib. I was up and out of Jess' place about 5:20 to jog the half mile to the start line, and the extra quarter-mile to the Solutions table (which was the furthest table from the start line out of all of them. What the hekc?!). On the way I ran into Michael - many thanks to the freakin' awesome Neon Waves. Lemme tell you, they stand out.</div>
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Post-Solutions, I ran my way back to the start line for the epicness to begin: pre-race photos with the Pro crew (<i>heyyyyy</i>, nice socks!), We Run Social crew, all the blogger friends I've been dying to meet - all in one place! Best ever.</div>
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So originally my race day plan was to run with <a href="https://ratherberunnin.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Ashley</a> and we were gonna push ourselves and run a nice sub-2. She pulled her hamstring, however, on Saturday during the 5K and wasn't certain about her abilities on Sunday (spoiler: she didn't even end up running!). :( This also contributed to my almost-decision to not even drive down for the race - I needed a new race day plan! After such a long day on Saturday, I wasn't even sure that a sub-2 was do-able, let alone on untrained legs lately.</div>
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Rock 'n Roll introduced a new course this year that was a lot gentler compared to last year's rolling hills. </div>
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I actually REALLY enjoyed this new course - many of the killer hills we ran UP last year were ones we ran down this year, but you still got some of the great neighorhoods - the tequila shots and donuts in North Park, the drag cheerleaders, and tons of local high school cheer squads all along the way. </div>
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I started the race with a few of the WRS / Rock n Blog crew, but ended up running a mile or so with <a href="http://www.fitfam6.com/" target="_blank">David</a> (sweetest family <i>ever</i>!). We caught up to <a href="http://www.sharpendurance.com/" target="_blank">Linzie</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/momonempty/" target="_blank">Sarah</a>, who was struggling with some dehydration from Fontana the day before, so they were kinda run walking at this point. David took off (byeeee) and I hung around with Linz and Sarah. Good decision. We ran, we walked, we talked <i> a lot</i>. We had donuts, drank some champagne... all in good fun.</div>
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And then, just before mile 5, it happened. Linzie and Sarah were just steps ahead of me, and mid-stride, I felt my whole body go in a circle and just said "Whoaaa" out loud. They both turned around and said that I had gone <b>ghost-white</b>, and I just felt dizzy. We walked back to the beer stand we had just passed in some guy's yard, asked if they had water. I took a few sips and sat down for a few, when <a href="http://www.runningwithsdmom.com/" target="_blank">Smitha</a> had caught up to us and hung out for a few. I started feeling a little better, so we got up and kept moving - still a walk (mostly), but kept going.</div>
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At this point, I knew this race was going to be a whatever kind of day. Thank goodness I didn't have any real goals on the line. The new course is definitely PR-friendly in my eyes, but it just wasn't one of those kind of days. We joked about mile 6 that we could totally run a personal worst, if we were going to have goals at all (Sarah's was 2:46, mine 2:48). While we didn't want to aim for such a time, it was still totally do-able. </div>
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And then we just kept going. Ran strides a block or so long, ran down hills, but walked and had fun. Truthfully, I would have been a mess if it weren't for Linz and Sarah, and I am grateful they were there to relish in the craptastic race it had become.</div>
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Lots of photos, lots of Snaps, lots of fun. Lots of laughing at the sheer disbelief about what the day had turned into. At least those two had run Fontana the day before - while I'd been on my feet 13 hours the day before, I didn't <i>feel </i>tired. After all, I had done the same thing last year (worked on Saturday, ran on Sunday) and felt fine. When I told my boss this on Monday morning, he said "Well, yeah, you were younger last year!" Thanks dude. Just a reminder that I'm getting old! </div>
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And then we finished. The last three miles or so were the same as last year's, but instead of turning down to Petco Park, you run into downtown, up a slight hill and finish on Ash Street. The finish line funnel was a TOTAL cluster, and I immediately hated the new finish line area. Waterfront Park is great, but cannot sufficiently hold the size of the race that San Diego is. Sarah and I hung around, chatted with friends, found new friends, watched Gavin DeGraw for a song or two and then made our way to the We Run Social meet up: our crew!</div>
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I only got to hang out at the social for a bit, as I had stuff waiting for me at home, but I loved getting to see soooo many blends this year! Last year, I was pretty much in for the race and back out again, and hated that I missed so many people. This year was just lots of selfies, lots of photos and lots of FUN! Despite a terrible personal race day, this was a day that confirmed what the running community is all about. </div>
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So there it is. A terrible personal race day experience. Awesome new course (minus the finish line). Awesome city - America's Finest City for a reason. But lots of fun - truly. I was definitely feeling the dehydration (what I've deemed the cause of my dizzyness) on Monday, and Monday was <i>tough</i>. Ya live, ya learn, right? </div>
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PST! You can get in on a <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/san-diego/presale/" target="_blank">limited pre-sale</a> for next year's races. The half marathon is only $50 and the full is only $59. Act fast, it's closing soon! Race weekend is June 3-4, 2017. </div>
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As <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/05/rwrunstreak-2016-streakingintheusa.html" target="_blank">mentioned earlier</a> in the week, I'm participating for the fourth year in a row in the #RWrunstreak, the challenge of running a mile a day, every day, from Memorial Day through July Fourth. So here we go, one week in and how am I hanging? Well, like I said, starting over is HARD. I'm not totally at ground zero, but my pace is definitely slower and I'm feeling it. Womp. So the streak started officially on Monday this week, so not quite a full week done yet, but we're into it! Woot!<br />
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Doug and I headed down to Sea World to meet up with <a href="http://expectingeventually.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Tina</a> and family for an adventure day! Hooray! Lots of walking (7.5 miles in a day), so I would say that counts for enough exercise for a day. Ready for the run streak? Here goes nothing.<br />
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<b>Monday | 3.5 miles</b><br />
Day 1 in the books! A nice day off and I figured I'd take it easy before jumping in too hard, so I took Molly along for the fun. That eased my pace and we cranked out 3.5 miles with tons of other people out on the trail!<br />
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<b>Tuesday | 1.31 miles </b><br />
This dog is gonna be a happy camper by the end of this! Loving getting her back out there and hopefully we'll build her up to some 3 and 4 milers again, but for Tuesday, it was a quick sunrise run around the neighborhood - which sent her right back to bed snoring. What a life.<br />
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Morning miles was the theme of the week, as Jacky and I had a fun date to go try on bridesmaid dresses (!) and drink with the fishes at the funnest bar I know. Every evening seemed to get busy this week, so a lot of morning miles piled on. Getting up at 5:30 am is getting easier again... I say that now!<br />
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<b>Wednesday | 3.15 miles + yoga</b><br />
Wednesday, of course, was Global Running Day! After work, I bee-lined my way over to my Fleet Feet store to celebrate FF's birthday (the Sacramento store was founded on June 1 40 years ago!) and get in a super fun run with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ironbeastjacky/" target="_blank">Jacky</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bostonboundbrunette/" target="_blank">Sandy</a> and then for some yoga to round it all out. Perfection.<br />
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Morning miles but it was already crazy hot outside, so I settled for some treadmill action. Again, I had super fun plans to go catch up with a friend after work at happy hour, so I settled for what I could get in and called it a day.<br />
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<b>Friday | 1.26 miles </b><br />
More Molly miles! Seriously, this girl is going to get back in shape with me. She likes it, I promise!<br />
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Friday was another moderately late day at work, but I at least had a post-work massage to look forward to! Sadly, it wasn't as great I was hoping for and I had a little anxiety that probably over-rode that supposed-to-be-wonderful feeling. Oh well? So after that, Doug and I went out for a drink and dinner and I pretty much passed out as soon as we get home. That's an exciting Friday night right there!<br />
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Saturday was another 12 hour day at work with another round of new student orientation. With that, and knowing that I have Rock 'n Roll San Diego half on Sunday (that I am hopefully rocking as you read this), 1 mile is all I cared to give. 4:50 am was plenty early enough, and I didn't care to get in any more! Fair? I think so.<br />
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But I DO love that shirt I got to wear - the runner in the heartbeat. It made me feel a little more alive, and reminded me that truly, and deep down, running is at the heart of how I do what I do and how I just <i>live</i>.<br />
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All in all, just under 13 miles this week - #dontcallitacomeback was a hashtag for a reason on my posts this week! But it's a slow welcome back into running. After all, I <b>am</b> running a half marathon this morning. Oh, and another one in two weeks. Because duh, that's how I roll. <br />
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It's a short week in real life, but in work life, it's still a five-day work week for this girl over here. But that's okay - it's still <b>FRIDAY</b> and that's still happy, even if I am working 12 hours tomorrow before heading down to San Diego for all the fun.<br />
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Lots of happiness and fun things this week. First and foremost:<br />
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<b>1. HAPPY NATIONAL DONUT DAY!</b><br />
The best day of the year dedicated to the best, sweetest breakfast treat ever. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little disappointed I forgot it was donut day because I fully intended on bringing a box to work... and then totally and completely forgot about it. Fail.<br />
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Tomorrow, I shall hav a belated celebration and still eat donuts.<br />
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<b>2. Rock 'n Roll San Diego </b><br />
Because I can't keep talking about it, duh. The weekend is finally here! If you recall, <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2015/06/notmyshoes-rock-n-roll-san-diego-recap.html" target="_blank">last year</a> was the epic year where I ran a 2:12 in someone else's shoes, in a brand I never wear (Asics) and still had a pretty good day doing it.<br />
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This year, coming out of this slump, I'm just looking forward to having a fun run. I can't wait to check out the <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/san-diego/the-races/course/" target="_blank">new course</a>, seeing all kinds of #RocknBlog friends, running with <a href="https://ratherberunnin.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Ashley</a> (finally!) and hanging out with some of the cool kids at the <a href="http://pavementrunner.com/two-races-one-weekend-rnrsd/" target="_blank">We Run Social</a> meet up. It's gonna be all kinds of good times and if you're in the neck of the woods for RnRSD weekend, you sure as heck better check it out. Be there.<br />
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<b>3. Summertime Beverages</b><br />
Last summer throughout orientation, I frequented our on-campus Starbucks. Like a lot. While my go-to cold drink is a java chip frapp (helloooo chocolate!) or a shaken passion tea lemonade (sweetened, please), our campus baristas would always recommend new blends or mixtures, just to change things up a bit. The drink of choice soon became a strawberry acai refresher with a pump of raspberry. Go get one. You're welcome.<br />
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I'm having my first of the summer this morning and while it's way sweeter than I remember, it is way freaking delicious!<br />
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And last but not least, a little gem for you.<br />
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<b>4. Nostalgia</b><br />
I've been digging through photos to use for our wedding website that <a href="https://freckledfrenzy.com/" target="_blank">Kasey</a> is so generously working on for us and found a ton of total gems. Mind you, there are thousands of photos given how long Doug and I have been together, but there's a few that always stand out. We always have our favorites, right?<br />
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This is from when Doug came to visit me in Flagstaff our freshman year of college. The Grand Canyon had just gotten a dusting of snow, and it was his first time ever going up there, and my first time ever seeing it with snow. It was just beautiful - but look what babies we were! :) Aaaaah, the nostalgia. <3<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;">It's </span><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;">Global Running Day</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;"> - a day to celebrate lacing up, getting outside (if that's an option), and logging some miles. Maybe just by yourself if it's your daily dose of freedom, maybe with your four-legged running buddy, maybe with your kids! Regardless of how you celebrate, enjoy our sport and the reason we're all better for it.</span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;">Join a National Running Day event. </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;">Check out all the locations (nationwide!) and fun </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/runningday/events/" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;">here</a><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;">. I'm heading out to hang out at my local Fleet Feet store for a group run + yoga tonight. Stoked! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;"><b>Sign up for the Long Beach Marathon (or other weekend events). </b>Long Beach will be my big post-summer race (October 7-9 is race weekend). Code <b>RUNJLBMMJ</b> saves you 10% off any of the weekend's events, including the 5K, half marathon, marathon, bike races <i>and </i>even off the bike + run combo races! Register <a href="http://runlongbeach.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. Prices go up after 300 registrants <u>today</u>!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 15pt;"><b>ZOOMA Women's Run Series.</b> <a href="http://zoomarun.com/" target="_blank">15% off</a> with code RUNDAY today! Annapolis is this weekend June 4, Cape Code in September and Amelia Island (Florida) in October. After today, use code MEGAN16 for 10% off otherwise! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><strong><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in;">Score a Rock ‘n’ Roll Discount.</span></strong> The Rock ‘n’ Roll series will has discounts of up to $20 on <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/global-running-day/?utm_source=exact_target&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=7220288&utm_content=052716_RNRSeries16_GlobalRunningDay_TourPass&utm_term=http%3a%2f%2fwww.runrocknroll.com%2fglobal-running-day%2f" target="_blank">select races</a>. Note this discount does not “stack” with other promo codes, but you can also use code <b>RUNMEGANRUN </b>for $15 off races, too (except Las Vegas, sorry!). <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Yes, I deliberately skipped posting a Workout Recap for week #21 - because last week's only workout was literally 60 minutes of yoga on Wednesday. That's not much of a recap, is it? However, I'm super excited <i>becaaaaaause</i>...<br />
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It's that time again - time for the annual Runner's World summer #RWRunStreak challenge! The gist? Run a mile a day, every day from Memorial Day to July Fourth. This year, that's 36 straight days of at least a mile each.<br />
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While this is my <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/search/label/%23RWRunStreak" target="_blank">fourth year</a> taking on the challenge, it's my first year in this magnitude! Erica and Tina and I have regularly done a challenge - deeming some kind of prize for the winner, based on mileage - but all of a sudden this year, we've got <b>14 ladies participating</b>. What the what?! Seems like we're all on the struggle bus and trying to get up and going again too!<br />
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The best, or coolest part, is that our challenge is literally across the country: California, Arizona, Texas, New Jersey, South Carolina, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Colorado are represented in this year's challenge! Stoked!<br />
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So how does our challenge work, you ask? It's not just about completing the streak (which, let's be real, can get HARD) but the winners are determined by total mileage (assuming the streak is complete). Everyone will buy in for $10 and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd will be divvied up the cash prizes accordingly. It's seriously going to be awesome. And now you can guarantee that my <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/search/label/weekly%20workout%20roundup" target="_blank">weekly recaps</a> are going to be a little more entertaining - double win! :)<br />
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I'm not going to lie, I'm a little nervous about making sure I stay on top of it. This super lackluster last month has been nice, but as I've said a few times, a little guilt-ridden in not doing <i>anything</i>. But I'm glad and ready to be up and going. This morning's miles were with Molly and a little harder than they should have been, but hopefully a little muscle memory comes into play and I'll be back up and going in no time! Here's hoping!<br />
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This has seriously been the longest, stupidest week ever. Thus the reason that all the posts I <i>intended </i>for this week are all sitting in Draft mode and are <strike>halfway partially</strike> hardly started. The struggles of being a blogger, trying to work full time, and pretend to have a life that's put together! Let's be real.<br />
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<b>1. Rock 'n Roll San Diego Weekend</b><br />
Though I'm missing on all the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23fontana2SD&src=typd" target="_blank">fun</a> because I can't run Fontana due to work next Saturday, I am still way super stoked for San Diego and one of my favorite races. They've announced a new course for this year, so that's exciting and I am way stoked to see Gavin DeGraw at the finish!<br />
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I'm not counting on my race being spectacular, but I am already looking forward to celerbating post-race with all the cool kids that will be rockin' & rollin' through San Diego on June 5. Stoked.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Because it's the best <a href="http://sparklysoul.com/" target="_blank">Sparkly Soul</a> sale there ever was. You can create your own <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; line-height: 19.32px;">Sparkly Soul headband grab bag! There are new summer styles coming and they need to make room, so they're offering their best deal ever. </span></span><br />
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Don't you love all the sales?! I do. <a href="http://procompression.com/" target="_blank">Pro Compression</a> is rockin' a Memorial Day sale too through Monday. You can save 40% with code MEMORIAL. Get you some socks and #keepittight.<br />
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<b>4. Social Media Honesty </b><br />
Social media is hard. It's hard to pretend that right now, I have my life together and that it's all good - I haven't posted anything on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/runmeganrun/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> since Monday, and that was just a handful of M&Ms, so I kind of feel like a failure. As an apparent runner, it's hard to admit I'm not exactly doing any running. So what else am I supposed to post, right?!<br />
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I found this video the other night on Facebook and was dying giggling, not just at the scenarios they come up with (let's face it, they're all true), but collectively, it means how ridiculous we are in trying to perfect our social media posts + persona. SketchShe is awesome at calling us out on our ridiculousness and I love them.<br />
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So, if <i>I </i>were being honest on social media, here's what I would tell you:<br />
- I haven't run in a week and a half. And that last 'run' was really a walk up, run down with the dog.<br />
- I'm starting a #RWRunStreak challenge with a dozen other women who I hope will challenge me to get my ass off the couch... but I am also secretly terrified.<br />
- Exhausted isn't even the word I feel lately. Last night, I came home, fell asleep for an hour and woke up at 7:45 when Doug got home and in bed again at 9:30. And slept like a rock until 6:30 when my alarm went off. I'm over it and want to feel alive again.<br />
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I know I deserve a break and some recovery, but I also feel this sense of personal guilt. What a challenge, right? How do we let ourselves relax after reaching such a big goal? Especially for us who thrive so much on the thrill (yes, thrill), the accomplishment, and the satisfaction of such goals, why is it so hard for us to just back off for a bit and feel <i>okay</i> about it?<br />
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Molly and I hit the trails on Tuesday night and after five minutes of sprinkling, we were greeted at the top of the hill with a rainwbow that disappeared not long after our photos. I met up with a friend for dinner on Wednesday, so for the first time in a long time, skipped yoga.<br />
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And that was all I did this week. I also felt exceptionally exhausted this week, which doesn't contribute well to the idea of getting up with the sun to run, or even doing so after work! Sometimes you just need to let your body tell you what to do - and this week that was "eat, sit your butt on the couch and just chill." Chillin' also meant passing out before 9 pm most nights, usually on tGetting going without having a training schedule is tough. How do you beat it and get up to just <i style="font-weight: bold;">GO</i>?</div>
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I'm two weeks out from the OC Marathon, home of my new marathon PR of 4:19:20, which demolished my past PR of 4:52:52. A 33:32 PR, a time I'd dreamed of but wondered if it were possible. Was my heart in it? Were my legs capable? What if I<i> can't</i>? I think these are all games we runners play in our head (really, anyone with a goal or dream in mind). </div>
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I had gone into the <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/03/race-recap-phoenix-marathon.html" target="_blank">Phoenix Marathon</a> knowing I was well under-trained and unprepared, but was determined to make the most of the race day that was handed to me. Recap: I felt pretty awesome until mile 20 where I was on track for a 4:30ish finish, my stomach flared, and I spent 1:38 walking the last 10K to finish in 4:55. Not the day I'd had in my head, as I was hoping for at least <i>some</i> kind of PR, but I learned a lot that day, too. </div>
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When I got home from Phoenix, I took a full week off. I walked, did yoga, but didn't allow myself to run for a full week. And I missed it. I yearned for a run, but told myself that I need a week to rest, recuperate and fuel the fire that I knew I had. I treated Phoenix like a good long training run heading into OC. Mind you, I'd run <b>two fulls two years apart</b> and now I here I am running <b>two just nine weeks apart</b>. What <strike>was</strike> am I thinking?</div>
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Looking back at the struggle that my <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2013/02/race-report-surf-city-marathon-race.html" target="_blank">first marathon</a> was in 2013, it's amazing to say I've come this far. I ran Surf City that year with a simple goal of finishing sub-5 and still standing upright. <b>4:58:42</b> later, I got to call myself a marathoner! I met both goals but was pretty certain it would be a <i>long</i> time before I got there again. Two years later, I was toeing the line of my second full, <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2015/04/race-report-la-marathon.html" target="_blank">LA Marathon 2015</a>, feeling infinitely more confident, prepared and trained, many thanks to the run club I'd joined and spent every Saturday with. The heat knocked me off my feet in the end, but still achieved a PR by 6 minutes. That's still a win, right?</div>
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So now here I am, jumping from a 4:58 first marathon to a 4:19, I've figured out how to make it all count. These are six things that - especially in this <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/03/oc-marathon-training.html" target="_blank">OC Marathon training cycle</a> - I believe are the key to how I had the success that I did at OC a few weeks ago. I had 3 main points that I wanted to focus on during this cycle, some of which are reflected here. Shall we? </div>
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<b>1. Respect the Distance</b></div>
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I'm some 40-something half marathons into my running career and can confidently say I can <i>run</i> a half in my sleep, comfortably. I'm regularly running sub-2 halfs now, also comfortably. Throughout this training, there were several folks who mentioned that if I could run a sub-2 half so easily now, surely I could bust out a sub-4 or 4:00 marathon. Not gonna lie, while that idea sounded so great in my head, it was important to remember to be real - with myself, and with the race - that running a 2-hour half is a lot different than running a 4-hour full. <i>Respect the distance.</i> 26.2 is not the same as 13.1. </div>
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Throughout my other full training, I struggled with not only making it through more long distance (14+ miles) runs, but also didn't pack on miles during the week, which I thought worked. However, after completing this cycle and seeing how many runs were on plenty-tired legs but I pushed on and had some amazing runs in the process, I see the benefit of tacking in those miles during the week. I remember early on in the cycle when I had a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/tenmiletuesday/" target="_blank">#tenmiletuesday</a> (also achieving a personal mid-week distance record), <a href="https://runsforcookies.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Catherine</a> commented how much of a difference it made to feel prepared for a marathon by not neglecting the mid-week mileage. </div>
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While only four months into yoga at this point, I admittedly suck at cross-training. Like, I'll be great at it for a week and then give up or get bored (mostly bored, let's be real). Yoga became a great place to not only use my muscles in different ways, but also to get my stretch on, because the other thing I suck at worse than cross-training is stretching. I'm a terrible runner, let's be honest. Though I only practice at my local Fleet Feet once a week and on some good weeks, once at home, is something I really do believe helped me immensely through this cycle: stretching out my chronically tight hamstrings and IT, forcing me to relax and breathe and focus on me just being me. </div>
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For my three previous fulls (<a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2013/02/race-report-surf-city-marathon-race.html" target="_blank">Surf City</a>, <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2015/04/race-report-la-marathon.html" target="_blank">LA</a>, <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/03/race-recap-phoenix-marathon.html" target="_blank">Phoenix</a>), my longest runs in training had been 16 miles. While 16 is a lot, there's a long way between 16 and 26. One of my major goals for OC was to ensure that I was packing on the miles and getting in the distance <i>past </i>16 mles, my wall. I can say I successfully:</div>
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Okay, so add one more thing that I suck at: food. I eat terribly, and regularly joke that I run so I can eat. If I ate the way I <i>should </i> for the way I run, I'd weigh probably 15 pounds less. By no means am I overweight and know that I have muscle to show for 15 years of soccer and now long distance running) and that 5'6" and 145 is perfectly healthy. However, I am a little conscious about my weight and wanted to be more mindful of what I was fueling my body with and how it added up to race day. Logging my food on <a href="https://www.myfitnesspal.com/" target="_blank">MyFitnessPal</a> from the end of February (just before Phoenix) all the way through OC did not necessarily lead up to weight loss (I don't know a scale), but it <i>did</i> make me more conscious about what I was putting in my mouth and fueling myself just a little bit better.</div>
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It's so cliched and so true. But for the first time, I see where it got me and how much it meant on race day. After my <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/04/weekly-workout-recap-15.html" target="_blank">21-mile run</a> and the energizer bunny that was my pacer Eric, and recognizing that we are our own worst enemies and that you, we, I are more capable than we think. On race day, when I was at mile 17 on my own and still had energy to go, I had that 21-mile day in my head. <i>If you can do it then, you can do it now... ... hey! Look! Mile 21 and you're still kickin'. Now finish those last 5. Al. Most. There. </i>For once I had that belief, I had something to hang on to and knew that I had it in me from the start. </div>
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For more tips and ideas for your training, also check out <a href="http://runfargirl.com/2014/05/23/training-you-can-trust-how-i-ran-a-23-minute-pr-in-the-marathon/" target="_blank">Run Far Girl</a>'s post of a similar nature. I love her tips and ideas and shares how she earned a 23-minute PR too. </div>
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While I know I deserve a break, I also feel like I'm slacking. I had a monster race, and I feel like my head is saying "Dude, chill out," but the the rest of me is like "Gooooo!" It's a tough battle, and currently the "chill out" vibe is winning. Last week I did a ton of nothing. Partially glorious, partially guilt-ridden. Why are we so hard on ourselves?<br />
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After a long day volunteering at RunDisney's Tinkerbell expo on Saturday, Doug and I crashed hard on Saturday night and woke up decently early on Sunday, just to start being productive and doing laundry and all those <strike>super </strike>not so fun adulting things. I intended to go for a run but opted for breakfast, life productivity and then heading down to my parents' house for Mother's Day celebrations with them and my grandmother and uncle. Low key, chill day. Just the way I like it.<br />
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First run post-<a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/05/race-recap-oc-marathon.html" target="_blank">OC</a>. A solid 8 days off was wonderful. I was staying late on campus to get some work done and work with the newest sorority on campus that I'm advising, so I took an office break for a few laps on the track inebtween getting stuff done for the upcoming weekendI inteded to take it easy, but then finished up and realized I booked pretty good. My legs felt great.<br />
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Lazy. But exciting things happened on Tuesday. More on that to come!<br />
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Finally got to hit the trails! My favorite trail in the area adjusts hours based on season/daylight, so since later hours are finally back in season again, bolted there after work for some dirt time with Jacky and Monica!<br />
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This day, I actually set stuff out in the bathrooms so I'd have clothes ready to hit the treadmill at the gym in the morning. Wrong. Friday turned out to be one of the longest days ever, so I'm glad I took the extra 20 minutes with my pillow, but whew. When will my mojo come back?!<br />
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Saturday began the summer season (aka. the season where I don't do much running at all). Khaki shorts, polos and 16-hour days will begin to run my life, especially on Saturdays for the next few weeks. It's orientation season! Don't get me wrong, I love it and love my job but it makes it hard because I pretty much just fight exhaustion all week.<br />
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Saturday was the first day of our transfer student orientation program, which we run the next five Saturdays before kicking off summer with welcoming our freshmen to campus. At work at 6:15 am, left at 6:00 pm. Bolted home, changed, got pretty and headed over to my parents' for <b>our engagement party! </b><br />
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Our parents, neighbors, friends put together an amazing party for us, filled with nearly 60 family and friends. We've never felt more loved or lucky than we did that night. Every time I fork through my photo album on my phone, I'm just all giddy and excited. It's pretty amazing that so many people came to celebrate us and I'm just totally overwhelmed. Now I just can't wait for our wedding!<br />
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Doug, Kasey and I got home about 12:45 am, so needless to say I was wiped! While Kasey and I had every intention of getting up for a walk that morning... ha! Sleep totally took over. But more on that next week.<br />
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I think my struggle right now is that - because this year started with two fulls, really, I "only" have two halfs coming up in the next six weeks (San Diego on June 5 and Seattle on June 18). While half marathons are far from anything to scoff at, I know I can do a half in my sleep, even if slightly undertrained or out of shape or whatever. So I know I don't necessarily need to put in a ton of work over the next few weeks to feel up to par in June. Sure, it'd help, but not mandatory at this point!<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've had this as my Facebook cover photo since January, knowing full well that I have some <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/01/2016-year-of-marathon.html" target="_blank">huge goals in mind</a> for 2016. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Namely, this one:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">2. Marathon PR</b><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">I have a number in my head. A time on the clock that I would love to see happen by the end of the year, but I'm not ready to put it out there just yet. Last year in one marathon I ran a 6-minute PR in 100-degree heat and I've already got 3 fulls on the calendar for 2016. So long as I can maintain some effort, I think my goal is realistic. 4:52 will be demolished this year - </span><i style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">demolished</i><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">And yes, as it stands, 4:52 has been <b>demolished</b>! And I say that very loud and <i>very </i>proudly because a <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/05/race-recap-oc-marathon.html" target="_blank">33-minute PR</a> is pretty massive. But - and get this - that number in my head is just out of reach. Running Phoenix and then killing my training for OC and killing the race at OC is just further proof and confirmation that this goal is more than attainable and with just a little more work (and mental fight at mile 21), it too will be demolished this year. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">I'm excited to get there. But for now... what's next? What's next on the to-do list, the massive list of goals for the year, and all that I'm ready to achieve? Well, aside from wedding planning, there's a lot! But that's a whole 'nother discussion for another day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">In terms of running, here's what's next:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">June 5: Rock 'n Roll San Diego</span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">June 18: Rock 'n Roll Seattle (State #10!)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">And that's it. And those are going to be fun, chill, be silly, have a good time kinda races. I was tough on myself and my body these first five months of the year and while I've racked up the mileage to show it (459 miles down, 641 to go until another milestone for the year achieved!) and now it's time to just run and have a little fun. </span></span><br />
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<li><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Maintain 100-mile months but don't stress when I miss.</span></li>
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<span style="line-height: 18.2px;">I'm going to run for fun for a few months, until Long Beach Marathon training kicks off in July or August. Summer is toughest for me, not only because of our Southern California heat, but also with my work schedule being a <b>hot mess</b> and all over the freaking place in terms of hours and regularity. Hooray orientation season! I'll be stoked if I can rack up any kind of mileage in July especially (I did a whopping 30 last July), so there's something to shoot for too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">So that's it - run for fun, enjoy not full-on training for anything and have a great summer doing it all. Excited to knock Washington off my list and daydream about the next state to conquer too! </span></span><br />
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Recovery week... the second best week of the year, only after race week! Sometimes it's nice to just totally back off. Sometimes I want to go out for an easy run (like after <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/03/race-recap-phoenix-marathon.html">Phoenix</a>), and sometimes you just want to do abso-freaking-lutely <i>nothing</i>. This week, I bounced back and forth between the two. I ate like crap. I partially enjoyed that, partially felt guilty. And then I decided I deserved it, so <i>whatever</i>.<br />
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Much like my race recap said, I'm still very much reveling in what I accomplished on last Sunday. While my ultimate A <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/04/oc-marathon-goals.html">goal</a> wasn't achieved (so yes, it's still a secret), I beyond <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/05/race-recap-oc-marathon.html">destroyed my B goal</a> and for that, I couldn't be more stoked.<br />
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We hung out for a little after OC, and then headed home for a little post-race ice bath, shower, and nap before we headed out to a wedding venue appointment. I enjoyed my first alcoholic beverage in three weeks, opened courtesy of my new <a href="http://www.runsurfcity.com/challenge-programs/double-dog-dare/">Double Dog Dare</a> tag (DUH):<br />
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We headed out for our appointment, stopped for some totally necessary tater tots at Sonic, and upon spending too much time in line for gas at Costco, were going to be a little bit late for our appointment. I called, finally got a hold of someone, said we'd be there about 5:45 (we had a 5:30 appontment), only to find out that they close at 6, so a 5:45 wouldn't really work. Sad face. At this point, we were more than halfway to Disneyland, so my awesome quick-thinking fiance said, "Well then let's just go to Disneyland to celebrate a PR!" He knows me so well.<br />
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<b>Monday | Rest</b><br />
The day after a marathon is the best, isn't it? Totally guilt-free day of rest. Only the more I sat, the more I hurt, but walking wasn't quite enjoyable yet. My shoulders started to hurt the worst, so I knew that I definitely had lost my posture when I got tired at some point in the race. When I got home, I rolled out some to try and work it out, and then took Molly out to the park for an afternoon in the sun.<br />
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<b>Tuesday | 20 minute walk</b><br />
I took Molly out again to the park after work. I really wanted just to walk around the neighborhood, but figured it was so nice out, I needed to take advantage of the extended daylight we have now and ler her get her energy out too. I walked laps around the park for awhile while she played and rolled around. Success.<br />
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<i>Walk, 14 minutes, 0.7 miles </i><br />
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<b>Wednesday | 20 minute walk + yoga</b><br />
You know what I've never really thought before? Walking is really nice! It's so relaxing. And chill. And an easy way to burn the pup out before I drop her off and head out to yoga! Molly and I headed out for a quick lap around the neighborhood just in time for me to sit for 15 minutes before heading to Fleet Feet. I could tell I was body tired, but wasn't sore... until yoga. Then it all went downhill from there! Stretching my toes? Forget about it. Quads? Hurts oh so good!<br />
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<b>Thursday | Rest</b><br />
Aaaaah rest days. I had all these grandiose plans to be super life productive on Thursday evening after work, but after running two quick errrands, I was home about 6:30 with a massive headache. Thought I'd lay down for a nap and then found Doug waking me up when he got home from football two hours later. Oops.<br />
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Happy end of the week! Doug and I both passed out on the couch early, woke up eventually, and then crawled into bed. Can you say wild Friday night?</div>
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I was supposed to run 3 easy miles before mom and I headed out to Disneyland to volunteer all day, but after passing out on the couch on Friday night, that was the <i>last</i> I wanted to do. But it worked out because after being on our feet all day Saturday (a total of almost 5 miles walking), it kinda worked out and I was TIRED. Win-win.<br />
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And that was all she wrote. Funny, unlike Phoenix, I'm not chomping at the bit to get out and run. I think because after Phoenix, I had OC to look forward to. And now (more on this this upcoming week), I don't have much to look forward to until fall, so I think mentally it's like I <i>know</i> I can take this break! But I still have mileage goals for the year that I'd like to hit and want to make that happen. Summer is my insane time of year, and I'd like to maintain some regularity in the upcoming months as that all comes down!<br />
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...because numbers like 5 and 10 are boring and expected, and who wants that?<br />
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<b>1. The music.</b><br />
It's no lie that you have a real, live iPod with you along any RnR course. With over a dozen bands and entertainers along every course, you have no reason to bring headphones along... just cruise to the jams provided for you! And, of course, every race finishes with a headliner concert. I'm stoked to see The New Pornographers at Seattle & Gavin DeGraw in San Diego this year, and got to see OAR last year in SD:<br />
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<b>2. Who doesn't love a runcation?</b><br />
The opportunities to see new states - and new countries, at that - is abound. If you're a Tour Pass holder (there's a 3-pack and both a North American and Global <a href="http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/tourpass#purchase">option</a>), you can check out all kinds of new cities and cross off some of those half- or full-marathon states while you're at it! I'm headed up to Seattle in a few weeks to cross off <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/p/race-50-states.html">state #10</a>, many thanks to this year's tour pass. Check out all the locations <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/#findrace">here </a>or here;<br />
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Part of the fun in running in new cities is getting to explore on foot. Personally, I think there's no better way to get to know a new place! Whether it's the bright lights on the Vegas strip, or running underneath Spanish moss-covered trees in New Orleans, sights are abound along any course you'll find.<br />
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<b>4. The expos! </b><br />
We all know that if you aren't careful, you can pretty much blow your entire month's paycheck at a race expo. Rock 'n Roll expos are that, times ten - everything from other races (and discounts!), to food and fuel samples, to the newest and greatest in all other things running (including some of my faves like <a href="http://procompression.com/">Pro Compression</a> and <a href="http://sparklysoul.com/">Sparkly Soul</a>). The entire front half of each expo is a Brooks-based store for all things specific to that race, from jackets to hats and all kinds of shirts and tanks. It's dangerous. You've been warned.<br />
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So many races around the country are now doing their own weekend-based challenges, and RnR is no exception. Last year, the <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/medals/?section=remix-challenge">Remix challenges</a> were in cities like Vegas, San Jose, Philly, and Virginia Beach. The challenge? Run the 5K on Saturday (medal #1), and either the half or full on Sunday (medal #2), and then you earn the sweet, spinning Remix medal (#3). Sounds like a good time to me! I'm hoping to squeeze in a challenge or two this year, but we'll see!<br />
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<b>6. The BLING</b><br />
Most notably, Rock 'n Roll races are known for the <a href="http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/bling?hm=run-for-the-bling">bling</a>. You know they don't fall short in this area - my Vegas one from 2013 glows in the dark, and I swear they weigh 5 pounds each and hurt my neck just walking those babies back to the car from the finish line. Check out all the special medals <a href="http://runrocknroll.competitor.com/bling?hm=run-for-the-bling">here </a>- including Remix challenges, destination challenges, and the Heavy Medals (I'm stoked about getting a few of those this year!).<br />
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<b>7. Everyone can get in on it! </b><br />
Depending on the location, there are race distances for <i>everyone</i>. 5Ks, some 10Ks, and halfs abound, and select locations with a full marathon option. Your whole family can come along and play, even if they're not ready for a half and run the 5K, or you can make it a family half marathon adventure, too!<br />
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This first week of May probably couldn't have gotten any better. I'm feeling pretty dang lucky + just oh so spectacular. Let's kick this fun off, shall we?<br />
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<b>1. Rock 'n Roll Seattle</b><br />
So I mentioned this a couple of weeks ago but it's now even <b>more</b> official that I am headed up to the PNW to rock at <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/seattle/">Rock 'n Roll Seattle</a>! My flight is booked, hotel stay confirmed with the lovely Sparkly Soul ambassador sister <a href="https://www.instagram.com/runninboots/">Libby</a>, & I'm ready for a whopping 30 hours of a good time! Washington's gonna be half marathon state #10 and I am soooo excited!<br />
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Better yet? (I know, how could it?) I'll be hosting the Seattle <a href="https://www.instagram.com/werunsocial/">We Run Social</a> meet up with my fave, <a href="http://www.sharpendurance.com/">Linz</a>. Join us on Friday afternoon at the Pro Compression booth at the expo for some selfies, Insta love & maybe even some sweet gear + stuff.<br />
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I guess I might have a lot of socks. Funny thing is, there are tons of PCs I know I'm missing that I desperately want! #runnerproblems to the extreme. I need a separate sock fund, TBH. There are a complete of imposters in the drawer above, but let's be real, Pro Compression is the only way to go! They also just announced and released their spankin' <a href="http://procompression.com/blog/hey-look-our-new-logos-here/">new logo</a> & a new teal sock! Who got the May Sock of the Month?</div>
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Last year, Tinkerbell was my first west coast <a href="http://www.rundisney.com/">RunDisney</a> race and while I wish I were running it again (but you know, budgets), my mom and I are spending all day Saturday volunteering at the expo. That means COME VISIT ME! I'll be sure to post where I am on <a href="https://twitter.com/__MeganJohnston">Twitter</a>/<a href="https://www.instagram.com/runmeganrun/">Insta</a>, but I would love to see any and all of you that are coming to play in the parks for the weekend! </div>
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I'm also super stoked that I've been asked to return as a <a href="https://laceuprunningseries.com/">Lace Up series</a> ambassador for 2016! The Lace Up series is by far one of my fave local series in Southern California for <u>TONS</u> of reasons, so I am way pumped to get to help spread the word again!</div>
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I won't be able to do Riverside this year, but am hoping to get to at least Irvine and Palos Verdes on my tour stops this year. </div>
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Check it: you can save 30% on any of the Lace Up races with code <b>laceupmegan</b>. The best part? In the SAME registration, you can register for a second race for <i>another </i>20% off! And yes, my 30% is good on top of that! Um, hi, what a deal! Steal it while you can! </div>
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You can check out my recaps from last year's <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2015/10/lexus-lace-up-series-irvine-10k-october.html">Irvine 10K</a> & <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2015/11/race-recap-lexus-lace-up-palos-verdes.html">Palos Verdes 10K</a> to see the fun that Lace Up brings! Where will I see you this fall?</div>
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For pushing me on days that I didn't want to get out the door. For believing that I always could, even on the days when I didn't think I had it in me (which, let's be real, was <i>most </i>of the time). And for being the best cheerleader and support person any runner is lucky to have. As soon as I turned the last corner in the U-turn towards that finish line on Sunday, my first look was to find him immediately. Knowing that he'd been there all morning - dropped me off at 5 am at the start, drove himself to the finish area, slept in the car, ran the 5K and hung out more waiting for my finish meant the world. I don't say it enough, but <b>thank you</b>. I hope you know this PR is yours just as much as it is mine because I couldn't have gotten there without you.</div>
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Have you ever had one of those races where <strike>two</strike> <strike>three</strike> four (this is how long it's taken me to write this) days later, you're still not sure what happened? And you keep going back to the race results page to make sure it's a real thing and that you in fact achieved it? That's what this race is. Like, I seriously have no idea where to start because I'm still in disbelief - but then I get up and walk again and am reminded that yeah, that happened.<br />
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I think it's important to note that the Monday prior to race day, the high for Sunday was forecasted at 91 degrees. When I woke up Saturday morning to head to the expo in the rain, I knew we were better off. The high had dropped to 68, and then by Sunday morning had jumped a little to 70 or so. I went back and forth for a while on using my Hydraquiver or not, but ultimately determined that I had trained with it, so I was better off taking it and having it as a resource should I need.<div>
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Doug and I were up about 3:30 to be out the door about 4. He was going to drop me at the start line and then head over to the Orange County Fairgrounds, home of the expo, finish line, and 5K, which he was running. The full started at 5:30, half at 6:30 and 5K at 7:30, so he unfortunately had a boatload of time to kill. <i>Thanks, babe!</i> We were at the start right about 5, and by the time I walked from my drop off to the corrals, convinced a nice guy to let me cut in the porto line, and found my way to the corrals, I had less than 10 minutes to kill until the gun. Timing at its best. </div>
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<u>Noteworthy</u>: reader Jennifer and I have been emailing back and forth for the last month about our long runs and how things were going. We knew what each other was wearing on race morning, but I was so scrambled at the start, I hardly saw anyone! Two minutes before gun time, I got a tap on my shoulder: "Are you Megan?" Found! So fun! She started with me in the group below... </div>
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After my 21-miler a few weeks ago where I managed a 9:12 pace (yeah, <i>what</i>?!), I decided that I could at least start with Jen and the 4:00 group. What did I have to lose (I mean, besides all my energy, but that's whatever)? I'd give it a shot. Mind you, my <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/04/oc-marathon-goals.html">goals</a> for this race may or may not have been in line with this, but remember that my marathon PR is a 4:52 heading into this morning! Jen's a regular pacer with Beast and I know her from around IERC and Fleet Feet, so I knew she'd hold me tight and help me get to a finish - a pacer I trust, fo sho. </div>
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<i>9:10 - All the weaving! I thought I'd sputter out there. No lie.</i></div>
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It was already about mile 4 that Jen and I both noticed that our watches were about a tenth of a mile further than the mile-markers. Throughout the entire race, this varied anywhere from .10 miles to .30 miles further on my watch (i.e. when I crossed the halfway mat, my watch read 13.4). </div>
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<i>9:08 - Not a hill but a long gradual incline up to the trail. I remembered this part from the <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2015/05/race-report-oc-half-marathon.html">half </a>last year and hated it, but remembered the views at the top. </i></div>
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<i>8:50 - It's THE hill. I hate this hill. Oh look, there goes team 4:00. Okay, well, I can still see Jen clearly. Keep them in your eyesight, Megan, they're not far ahead.</i></div>
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<i>11:17 - The last real climb of the course, an overpass. My stomach flared here so I managed, walked the overpass, and moved up, ready to see some club supporters at South Coast Plaza.</i></div>
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<i>10:34 - 20! This is where you started to feel like crap at <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/03/race-recap-phoenix-marathon.html">Phoenix</a> and look at you! You're still golden! The 4:10 pacer is still behind you, you feel good, you look good, keep rockin'. Just a 10K to go! And only three miles until Jacky. </i></div>
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I had told Jacky that from about 20 on, I'd been walking the first minute of each mile, and then running the rest of each mile. My miles were getting notably slower, but I felt good. I told her I was happy, and I just wanted to stay happy until the finish.</div>
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I was at that point where shuffling just sounded best. I found <a href="https://www.instagram.com/eslang/">Eric</a>, my 21-mile buddy, told Jacky I just needed to keep moving and maybe we'd give Eric a boost if he saw us come up from behind (sorry, Eric!). </div>
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Running the last 3/4 mile through the fairgrounds is beyond awesome. The last quarter-mile is even more awesome because you run through a tunnel of people, dozens handing out high fives and yelling for you - I teared up. I couldn't cry, because there was nothing left, but definitely teared up.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">That, my friends, is a </span><b style="text-align: left;">33:32 PR</b><span style="text-align: left;">. Huge. Admittedly, this isn't what my A goal was. It's actually a little shy of it. But when you beast your B goal with a 33 minute PR, who the hell cares?! Not this girl. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">GUYS! I did it! Massive PR in the books, awesome race in the books. 250+ miles in eight weeks pays off. hard work pays off and a little belief pays off. <b>HELL YEAH.</b></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">Total </b><b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">run mileage</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">: 124.3. I'm not sure why it's only 120 up there ^, but whatever. Second highest monthly mileage EVER! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Highest weekly run mileage</b>: 48.89. Highest weekly ever? I believe so! <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/04/weekly-workout-recap-15.html">The week</a> of the kick-ass 21 miler. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b># Runs</b>: 21. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b># Rest days</b>: 10 days. Two only extra because I needed them, needed the break and promised that if I took them, I'd go out hard the next day. Always accomplished, so you know those rest days were well-spent! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b># Cross-training </b><b>workouts</b>: 4 days of yoga. And 1 awesome hike up in the mountains with my students! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> - Ragnar So Cal... recap eventually? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> - <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/04/race-report-angels-5k.html">Angels 5K </a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Favorite run</b>: I can't say it was the favorite because it was the most fun or whatever (though it was), but knocking out that 21 miler (without realizing it was 21) was pretty fan-freaking-tastic. I had some good longer-than-13.1-mile runs this cycle and while they were great, there is nothing like finishing 21 miles (when you thought it was 20) and realizing you did so at a 9:12ish pace throughout. Talk about a confidence boost heading into race day (spoiler: mentally, it works wonders!). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;"><b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 18.2px;">Current favorite: </b><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Given that we're a few days into May, my current favorite is reminscing on Sunday. Working on my race recap that I hope to post on Thursday and share all the gloriousness that race day turned out to be. I'm giddy and sore, elated and in sheer disbelief of what I pulled off. I couldn't have asked for more out of the day, nor out of my legs! Just you wait. ;) </span></span></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">Current excitement: </b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">I'm officially all booked for my racecation 30-hour trip to Seattle! I'm so stoked to be running <a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/seattle/">Rock 'n Roll Seattle</a> and knocking off half marathon state #10 in the process. Though I'm up in Washington for just a day and a half, having a free flight and new friends to share a hotel with doesn't hurt, so this trip is uber-cheap and therefore even more uber-awesome. More to come on this on Friday! </span><br />
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<b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">Current read</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">: Many thanks to the super awesome folks at Rock 'n Roll and <a href="https://www.velopress.com/">VeloPress</a>, I've got a couple of new books headed my way and I'm way freaking excited! I still have plenty of other reads to get to, but I'm super stoked about <a href="https://www.velopress.com/books/an-accidental-athlete/">The Accidental Athlete</a> and am definitely cracking this one open first! A few weeks of recovery and easy running will leave me with plenty of time to get some reading done - amazing when you look back and realize how much time you've spent running, and now that you have some free time in your life... reading... some wedding planning... <i>aaaaah! </i>Such a nice feeling. </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">Current goal</b><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18.2px;">: Marathon recovery! I think that's a pretty good goal to have. :) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Month Goals: </b>May is going to be all about giving my body some time to recover. Two fulls in nine weeks is pretty grueling on anyone, let alone a girl who took two YEARS between her first and second. I'm damn proud of it, but I know my body needs a little downtime too. To boot, May kicks off my busiest time of year - orientation seasion! - for our new students, so soon my Saturdays are being hijacked, which also leads to my biggest mental struggle of the year in maintaining any kind of fitness during 60+ hour work weeks. Wish me luck! </span><br />
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<u>Goals for April:</u><br />
- 125 miles - <span style="color: #674ea7;">Well damn, apparently I was .7 miles shy! </span><br />
- <span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Add another yoga day in for at-home practice (so 2 times per week) - <span style="color: #674ea7;">Nope. But I'm glad I stuck with my once per week at least! </span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18.2px;">- </span><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">Intentional stretching/foam rolling as miles increase these next few weeks heading into race day - <span style="color: #674ea7;">Very much so. Lots more rolling as the weeks went on! </span></span><br />
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<u>Goals for May:</u><br />
- Marathon recovery - It's been a tough and super intense last eight weeks since <a href="http://runnermegan.blogspot.com/2016/03/race-recap-phoenix-marathon.html">Phoenix</a>. I've worked really hard and now it's time to let myself recover. I have a half on the books on June 5 (<a href="http://www.runrocknroll.com/san-diego/">Rock 'n Roll San Diego</a>), but nothing I intend to take seriously. Sometimes running just to run is just as good!<br />
- Maintain - Having nothing to train for/focus on is nice, but on the same token can be hard because I'm certainly of the variety that will let myself slack more because of that. My Saturday work schedule also starts up soon (summer is <i>craaaaazy</i> in my world), so I'm hoping to maintain a schedule of running + yoga to keep up with my current fitness.<br />
- Strength - Maybe, then this is a good time to get in some strength work. There's an idea. ;)<br />
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