Sunday, March 13, 2011

Registered: Minneapolis Marathon!

My birthday is later this week (and since I couldn't treat myself to a day of shopping because of GAAD), so I treated myself to an early birthday present.  I registered for the Minneapolis Marathon on June 5th!

I had considered registering for this race a while back, but was hesitant because I'm planning to run the Madison Half-Marathon with a friend the weekend before.  However, if I run the half on Sunday 5/29 and then only run once or twice during that week, I don't feel like my legs will feel too substantially different on the day of the marathon than they would if I just ran an 8-10 mile taper run the weekend before.

Also because I decided to register for a half-marathon in April and since, with a teensy bit of tweaking of my current half-marathon plan, I will be in double digit long runs again at the end of this week, I think I can be marathon ready in 12 weeks.  I would really like to continue building on the base that I've been committed to building since just before the start of the year.  Plus, the spring is such a great time to train that I wanted to be able to take full advantage of that.

Wish me luck!

Are any of you planning on running this race?  Do you have plans for any spring marathons?
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11 comments:

  1. Kelly Langolf StodolaMarch 13, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Number one - happy birthday! Congrrats on your registration! I am running my second 1/2 - Med City in Rochester on 5/29. You marathoners just blow me away!

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  2. KarenMarch 13, 2011 at 4:20 PM

    Happy early birthday and YAY! What an awesome birthday present to yourself! :0)

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  3. MichelleMarch 13, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Congrats on registering! I can't wait to see how your training goes and how the race turns out. You'll be marathon ready.

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  4. Tanya PatriceMarch 13, 2011 at 4:27 PM

    Nice birthday gift :-) No marathons through me, so I too will live vicariously through you :-)

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  5. Courtney ThomasMarch 13, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    That's so exciting! I wish I had the ability to run...okay, I probably do but I am so totally not disciplined enough.

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  6. lisasyarnsMarch 13, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    Good luck! That is so exciting that you registered - it's the best feeling! I think I will be around that weekend so I will have to come and cheer you on!

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  7. Eviegrl42March 14, 2011 at 6:21 AM

    I think registering for races is one of the motivating factors to get me training lol. Congrats running a marathon is a huge achievement. You're going to do fabulous.. No marathons for me (ever lol).. I am training for the Disney Half Ironman though ....

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  8. Jennifer TorresMarch 14, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    This is great! I bet you will do really well. I love Minneapolis, especially the beer pubs and the town is just a cool place. Good luck as you plan your training for both races! Have a great week!

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  9. Misszippy1March 14, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Good for you! Can't wait to hear how you like it...start building those miles!

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  10. JuliaMarch 14, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Happy early birthday! I hope you enjoy your week.

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  11. TheNewChrissyMarch 15, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    Exciting! I love registering for races and it sounds like you have a good plan of attack for this one in particular. Hooray!

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