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The Last Marathon Posted: 2010-03-26 09:48:35 | (permalink) | (2 comments) Every summer, as I repeatedly wake at five to head out for my long run before it gets too hot, as I chafe every conceivable part of my body, and as I carry my running shoes with me on vacation so I don’t lose any fitness, I... read more -Ann Brennan Dashing through the Snow Posted: 2009-11-21 19:38:46 | (permalink) | (0 comments) Yesterday was the last day of school in the county. The kids have a whole week to enjoy the beginning of the holiday season. In celebration my family decided to take part in the Dashing through the Snow 5k. What... read more -Ann Brennan Baltimore Marathon Posted: 2009-10-25 12:54:38 | (permalink) | (0 comments) For five years I have woken up on the morning of the Baltimore Marathon and thanked God that I was not running that race. Because for five years, without fail it has been unseasonably hot on marat... read more -Ann Brennan Be Inspired Posted: 2009-09-26 14:32:54 | (permalink) | (0 comments) Everyday, I seek inspiration – in my writing, my racing, my parenting and in my relationship with God. I look for it within myself, in friends and family and in people I may never meet. ... read more -Ann Brennan Soccer, an Event for the Whole Family Posted: 2009-09-13 21:33:47 | (permalink) | (0 comments) My kids are spoiled. Not because I give them everything they want but because they have lived in two of the most exciting places in world. Before moving back to Maryland five years ago, we lived in London. Ther... read more -Ann Brennan Check out the Complete Ann’s Running Commentary Archives | |
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Beautiful! - 2010-03-26
Thank you Ann for a wonderful post. I'm doing the Marine Corps Run to Register 10K tomorrow morning and this really helped pump me up for it. Marine Corps will be my second marathon, and I doubt my last.
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Oh Ann - 2010-03-26
Now why did you have to go and write such a great post? I ran the Marine Corps Marathon last year, as part of a pact/bet between myself and a cousin and neither of us was smart enough to back down. Well, here we are, a couple weeks ahead of MCM registration this year and I find myself thinking about doing it again (eventhough I ended last year's marathon with two pulled quads, a stress fracture in my shin, and the usual complaints from a body that had just done what I had done). I thought I had successfully tamped down the desire to run it again and then I read an article like this one, that makes me think of that cold October morning and crossing the line 26.2 miles later. Thanks a lot! I guess I'm going to just have to run it again!
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