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April 2008 - Posts

• Cherry Creek Sneak

  This morning I ran the Cherry Creek Sneak 5 mile race. It was a great day for a run, beautiful and sunny, although it was a little bit chilly at the start. The start was really crowded and it took awhile to get going. The first mile was really slow but Read More... Posted Sunday, April 27, 2008 8:07 PM by gaye | 1 Comments

• 14 miles...

  I ran my longest run to date yesterday...which, as you may have deduced from the title of this post, was 14 miles. 14 miles is kind of a long way to run, in my opinion! But, I survived! My friend Sonja encouraged me to get two 14 milers in before I run Read More... Posted Monday, April 21, 2008 11:18 PM by gaye | 3 Comments

• It's official.

  I think I've officially turned into one of those crazy running people. You know, the ones I used to make fun of. Ok, I still do make fun of them a little bit, but that's allowed if I am one, right? :p You may be wondering, what is it that makes me think Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 09, 2008 8:08 PM by gaye | 2 Comments

• Platte River Half-Marathon

  Well, I did it. I completed my first half-marathon! It was hard, it was fun, it was miserable, it was a blast. I may even do it again. But not for a little while! Okey dokey, race report. Where do I start? Hmm...well, it was an absolutely bee-yoo-tee-ful Read More... Posted Monday, April 07, 2008 2:59 PM by gaye | 4 Comments

• This is it!

  The training is done. My race packet is picked up. I'll be heading out for a pre-race carb-loading meal with friends in just a couple of hours. Tomorrow is D-Day! It's hard to believe that tomorrow morning I'll be running my first ever half-marathon. Read More... Posted Saturday, April 05, 2008 1:58 PM by gaye | 1 Comments