Category Archives: Race Reports: 2011

Racing Gives You Wrinkles

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

The past week was, shall we say, a little “trying” around the J-Girl Household. We, ummm, had a whole lot going on. Let’s leave it at that. Pressure can apparently be a very good thing. I channeled all the insanity … Continue reading →

Posted in Duathlons, My "Firsts", My Race Reports, Race Reports: 2011 | 6 Comments

Two for the Road in Scituate

Posted on October 18, 2011 by

Daughter Number One says I was doubly dumb to race the Scituate Duathlon just seven days after I ran the Chicago Marathon. She may be right, but I took second place and that symmetry (get it? second at a du?) has … Continue reading →

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Footprints

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

“If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time, don’t drag your feet.” – Arnot L. Sheppard I’m a sucker for a good quote and this one had me biting my lower lip from the moment I saw … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago Marathon, Life and Training, Marathons, My Race Reports, Race Reports: 2011, World Major Marathons | 4 Comments

Lobsterman, Redux

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

Lobsterman 2011 is officially in the books. My second serving of Tri-Maine’s crazy course was just as yummy as the first. At last year’s Lobsterman, I was giddy and terrified to be “stepping up” to the Olympic distance; at that … Continue reading →

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Just One Word for ACK: “Accck!”

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

I nearly nixed the Nantucket Triathlon when—ten short days pre-race—the board of selectmen moved the approved-in-December start from 8 am to 12:30 pm. My reasons were four-fold: first, a post-lunch race sounded like a serious slice of hell to this early … Continue reading →

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Must’ve Been the Socket Rockets

Posted on July 12, 2011 by

In the off-chance you’ve yet to hear: word on the street is the wacky girl who on Saturday finished running every street in Marlborough the very next day went on to take first freaking place in her age group–and was … Continue reading →

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Ate My Dessert First

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

It’s closing in on 72 hours since I turned right on Hereford, left on Boylston and completed the transition from athlete to invalid. In case there’s any doubt in your mind: marathons hurt like hell! I’m healing now, but I … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston Marathon 2011, My "Firsts", My Race Reports, Race Reports: 2011 | 4 Comments

Beaten by a Guy in a Cheeseburger Costume…

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

Yep, you heard that right: the vegetarian chick was beaten by a guy wearing a cheeseburger costume. But I am all sorts of OK with that. Yesterday was THE BEST DAY EVER (or at least thusfar). No wicked fast inhumanely … Continue reading →

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Spearing Self-Doubt in a Whale of a Race

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

I am ignoring advice of Daughter # 1. Yesterday she paused her typical late-for-the-bus frenzy long enough to declare: “When you blog about New Bedford, puh-leeez remember: WE DON’T CARE ABOUT RUNNING, MOM.” Hands on her denim-clad teenaged hips, she … Continue reading →

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Purrrfect Day at the Black Cat

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Bet you’re glad the Black Cat 20-Miler is over, so I’ll deep-six the wicked wordplay and stop driving you batty. 😉 Here’s the final nail in the coffin: A coven of 612 registered runners (224 in the 20-Mile version plus 388 in … Continue reading →

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