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One Year Ago… April 18, 2011

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One year ago…

…I was in Boston waiting in line for the Boston Marathon Expo to open…
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…holding my 2010 Boston Marathon Bib…
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…celebrating the Boston Marathon weekend with friends…
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…celebrating a decade free of cancer…
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…Meeting Valerie Bertinelli…
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…Making new friends…
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…Conquering Heartbreak Hill…
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…Running my heart out in the greatest race in the world…
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Yep. One year ago this weekend, I became a Boston Marathon Finisher. One of the proudest moments of my life.
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My 2010 Boston Marathon Posts:

Race Day Recap

Marathon Splits

Post Race

Pre Race & Pasta Party

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I can’t believe it’s been a year! Congrats to all the runners out there today. Wish I could have been on the streets cheering.

 

An evening jog… June 12, 2010

Filed under: 20 before 30,Run DFMC,Running — Kelocity @ 9:01 pm
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I just got done with a 2.5 mile jog around my neighborhood. I love that hour of twilight between 7 and 8pm when the sun is setting and all the neighbors come out to play. I felt like everyone was out tonight. Kids were riding their bikes, parents were laughing and sprinklers were watering suburban lawns. It just reminds me of home, it’s so nice. I just took my time and really enjoyed everything that the summer evening had to offer.

Then I started thinking that I should set some kind of long term goal for myself. I’ve run 11 long distance marathons over the past 6 years (8 half-marathons and 3 full-marathons).

Then this brilliant idea was born:

The 20 Before 30!

I think I would love to do 20 endurance races before I turn 30. That gives me just over 3 years to complete 9 more. I plan to do two more half marathons in the fall… so then I’ll have 7 more to do in the next 2.5 years. Do you think I can do it?

 

PS… I finally bought my Boston Marathon photos…. It was totally worth it (I found a coupon for 30% off, SCORE!)

Here’s a few teasers!
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2010 Boston Marathon: Splits April 24, 2010

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I totally forgot to blog about my FAVORITE part of running! The Splits! I think it’s so fun to analyze data!

But first, a little background info on Monday’s race:

  • The temperature was 47* at the start and 60* at the finish! Absolutely perfect. A lot of people PR’d this year. It was awesome.
  • The Boston Marathon goes through 8 different towns
  • This year, the Boston Marathon had the most women they’ve ever had.
  • The average age of runners was 41.5 (that gives me hope for the future!)
  • The winner, Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot, broke the course record for the fastest finish ever!

And now my stats!

Mile 1:    11:17
Mile 2:   10:47
Mile 3:   11:38
Mile 4:   11:56
Mile 5:   12:12
Mile 6:   11:42
Mile 7:   11:52
Mile 8:   12:13
Mile 9:   12:59  
Mile 10:  13:32
Mile 11:  12:44 
Mile 12:  13:23
Mile 13:  14:03 (Started to slow down a bit)
Mile 14:  12:28
Mile 15:  14:07
Mile 16:  13:16
Mile 17:  14:18 (The first newton hill)
Mile 18:  14:54
Mile 19:  13:48
Mile 20:  14:44 (Heartbreak Hill!)
Mile 21:  16:38 (Saw my family and chatted for a few seconds!)
Mile 22:  15:32
Mile 23:  14:18
Mil 24:  15:41
Mile 25: 15:01
Mile 26:  13:19 (Speedwalking!!)

Finish: 5:57:17 
Average Pace: 13:13   (BAA said my average pace was 13:38)
Calories Burned: 2300

Total Race Distance: 26.9

(plus the time to walk to the Boston Common in the morning, and walking to the start line, and walking to dinner…. I think I did close to 32 miles total on Monday!!) 

 

2010 Boston Marathon: Photos and Video

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Here are some of my official photos from the race:

***Edited to add that I only picked this song because it was called “Miles to go”… sorry it’s not exactly “clean”… whoops!***

My sister took this video of me running to the finish line. This was the last .2 of the race!

 

2010 Boston Marathon: Post Race

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Right after I crossed the finish line, I met up with my friend Amy! She used to live in LA and moved back to Boston. She was volunteering at the Finish Line! Thank you Amy! She helped me get all my food and my medal at the end!

Then I headed back to the Copley Marriott to meet up with my friends and family! Dana-Farber had massages ready for us. It was divine. I think I almost fell asleep. It was the first time I had sat down in over 7 hours!

Then I found everyone waiting for me!
 
Peter finished too! Congrats, Peter!

I have some dedicated fans. haha


Thanks Chely for coming all the way out from LA to see us!
 

The medal was totally worth it!
 
Billy came out to see me too!!! Hi Billy!

I was starving by this point, and everyone else was too! They had been cheering for hours and hours! We jumped on the T and headed to dinner!

I had the best burger of my life for diner. 🙂 A sweet reward. 
I didn’t want to take my medal off all night! 
Hi Papa!

Thanks for skipping school to come to my race, Laurie!

Gizmo wasn’t impressed though.

Then I left on Tuesday. 😦 It was a short trip, but an exciting one for sure!



And one more of gizzy. 🙂

At the airport, we met up with our friend, Tyler! He finished in under 3 hours. Pretty amazing!~

Tyler, Chely, Irving and I were all on the same flight back to LA! On Virgin, you can “chat” with other passengers! Comedy ensued:
I showered, don’t worry. lol 
But did you see that? The flight time was 5:57! Same as my marathon time! Pretty cool huh? HAHA

I made sure to bring back treats from Boston for my co-workers! YUM!

The next day, I forced myself to take an “ice bath”.
I took all the ice I had from my freezer…

And poured it into my tub with cold water…

Yep. It was as cold as it looks. lol

But it did the trick. I totally feel good as new now!!

 

 
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