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Tacoma City Marathon 2014

A roller coaster ride. This marathon, number 13 in my collection of 26.2 mile runs, was one of the more difficult. I don’t think it had much to do with the event falling two weeks after Boston. My legs felt pretty good going into marathon weekend. I kept a good pace until mile 19 when things started falling apart. My mind turned to thoughts like “I don’t need to push it. I just want to finish as a Maniac finisher in the group’s main race.” Yet, at the same time, I was thinking “You know if you come in over [...]

By Joanne|2014-05-06T20:43:07-04:00May 6, 2014|Races|11 Comments

Fun in Tacoma Before The Race

After an uneventful but loonnngg flight from Albany-Baltimore-Tacoma, Ted and I were in our room at Hotel Murano by 3:40 pm. Just in time to see Mt. Rainier before it was engulfed in cloud cover. The Tacoma City Marathon Expo, small and quiet. There were only a few vendors, a couple of massage booths, Bart Yasso, and Marathon Maniacs. I checked in with the Maniacs and got my orange ribbon which will attach to my bib so I get the “special” finishers medal after the marathon. Exciting! *Tacoma is low key. Not many people on the street but when you [...]

By Joanne|2014-05-03T19:06:29-04:00May 3, 2014|Running|2 Comments

Recovery or Taper and Bow Tie Pasta with Egg and Capers

I’ve read all sorts of articles about recovering after a marathon. Some say take a day off for every mile. Some suggest a couple of weeks. Some say jog a couple of miles the night OF your marathon then rest or cross train for a few weeks. With the increasing interest of running back-to-back marathons, those recovery suggestions are sometimes not possible. There are rules however: 1. Don’t expect to run all out in back to back events. 2. Listen to your body. If you are hurting/injured, not just sore, after your first event, play it safe and pass on [...]