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St. George, Here We Come!

I forgot to post that in the midst of all the craziness of the weekend, I found out that I got into the St. George Marathon! Entry is via lottery and I hate lotteries. I think people who are on top of things and register early should be rewarded, not people whose names are drawn out of a hat! I'm never lucky. But, apparently my luck may be changing. Not only did I get in, but 10 others in my group did too. You had the option to enter the lottery as an individual or as a group of up to 5 people (when entering as a group, the whole group either gets in or they don't, and if your group does not get in, you cannot get in as an individual). Well, we originally had 8 people who wanted to enter. After some debate, we decided to enter as two groups of 4 (eventually 5 each), divided basically among the slow people and the fast people. We also had 1-2 more people enter individually and they got in as well.

The race is October 4th, so that means another summer of brutal long runs at 4:30am, but I'm looking forward to it.

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greyhound said…
Ya know, I'm no coach, but it would seem a little difficult to periodize training and peak for races . . . IF YOU'RE CONSTANTLY RACING!!!

Gluttony. For punishment. You got that sin down.
May 13, 2008 at 4:20 PM
TWRunner said…
Get ready for PR #15!

26.2 miles down hill at a 2,565-foot decline. What a great opportunity to order another dessert.
May 14, 2008 at 10:51 AM
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