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Back in the saddle

Back in the saddle

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Good freaking lord, it has been a while.

I know what you’re thinking; she’s being spacey and flighty again. There is some truth to that, to be sure, but suffice it to say that I have good reason.

I’m about a week away from Masters #2 (MA-WRD, link to portfolio will be forthcoming!), and since I started running again following my pregnancy, I’ve managed to land some massive PRs in both the 5k and the half marathon distance–something I never thought would happen.  I won my age group a few times since last July (when I first started racing again) and would you know that I even won the women’s side (as in first overall female) for a half marathon????

Details will be forthcoming, as will a longwinded race recap- in true Erin fashion.  More to come, but in the interim, watch out.  I’ve got a serious backlog of writing, and come hell or high water, I’ll be catching up on my running ruminations from the past eight (omfg!!!) months.

This ginger’s on a mission.

This time, it’s for real

This time, it’s for real

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As the nearly 18-month gap between this blog’s inception and my first post indicates, I’m a terrible blogger. C helped me land this domain just a few weeks before or after my Nashville Country Music Marathon (marathon #4, if you’re counting), yet for one reason I haven’t written in it yet. Maybe it’s fear, maybe it’s because I really doubt anyone will find this helpful or entertaining, but what the hell. Here goes.

I’m in the throes of training for marathon #11 and #12 – Akron and the Marine Corps Marathon, respectively. Akron’s like the hometown marathon for me and a chance to better my 3:55 there from 2008. MCM will be like a little mini-family vay-cay, since C and my folks will be trekkin’ to DC with me for the trip. It should be fun.

This summer’s training has been of maintenance standard, at best. Blame the FT work, FT school, PT internship, and “life” getting in the way, and the fact that I desperately needed some time-off since running my first Boston in April and then BQing in Rockford in May. I’m a bit anxious about my fall marathons, but as I tell myself when I’m shrouded in doubt: there will be other races.

I’ll try my best to begin blogging on a more regular basis, but I may need some encouragement. Feel free to drop me a line anytime at erin at running (no space) ruminations dot com.