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Last Long One and Another Frittata

My last long run. What should it be? It was a mental thing. I wanted to do my last 20 miles. There were two reasons I needed this long run: 1. My last 23 miler was on Sept. 6th. That would be almost 4 weeks prior to my marathon. Was that too long to go without another long run of 20? I did 18 last week, but 18 isn’t 20 as 20 isn’t 26. Good at numbers aren’t I???!!!! 2. It will take us 3 1/2 hours or so to get to the race location. Holy Cow! I’m going to [...]

By Joanne|2010-09-22T07:43:12-04:00September 22, 2010|Quick Meals, Running|13 Comments

23 Glorious Miles and Millet Salad

Today was my last long run before the marathon. For confidence sake, I had to do 23 miles. It started out as a really bad run, got heaps better, went a bit down hill, then ended on a good note. I wore the top and skort that is the outfit for my marathon. I wore the pace band around my lower arm to protect against the chafe that the phone sleeve gives me. I wore my Newtons and my Injinji socks. I had the running fuel which I planned to use for the marathon. Banana, Gu Shot, Clif Shot, Sports [...]