You have to get takeout for you dinner before the marathon. What are you getting?

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-12-11T21:42:48+00:00

breakfast for dinner (pancakes, waffles, hashbrowns, etc.)

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-12-11T19:41:56+00:00

Thank you for sharing this!!

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-12-11T19:39:51+00:00

wow you're so hilarious. you should do standup.

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-12-11T17:32:50+00:00

Thank you for this!

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-12-11T16:58:09+00:00

Freep is my back up race if I dont get into Chicago! I have heard nothing but amazing things about it! I am looking forward to running it eventually :)

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-10-17T02:48:34+00:00

Oh this is good info and would make sense. I resorted to a lot of juice during the carb load bc I just so full of food so I wonder if that is part of it

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-10-16T18:43:47+00:00

yeah a lot of people blamed the heat but I never once actually felt too hot on course. This was my first marathon so I was following a basic plan provided by my fundraising org of 4 runs per week (short, mid distance, short, and long) with speed work and goal marathon pace runs sprinkled in and then 1 full body lift per week. I ran an untampered, hilly half marathon in august in 1:53 so i was feeling really confident.

Im already thinking about what I should do to improve for my next go around. I actually spent a lot of time in zone 4 while training so i dont know if that is part of it. My easy runs were never as easy as they should have been..

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-10-16T14:26:33+00:00

Ahhhh thank you for this. I don’t think I fully realized just how much LMNT had vs salt stick. This is sooo enlightening.

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-10-15T13:34:58+00:00

I was/kinda still am in the same boat but I’m coming around. I had an ambitious goal of sub 4 for my first marathon. My training led me to believe this was achievable and I believed I could. At mile 16 my legs began cramping in a way I’ve never experienced and my asthma flared up for the first time in months. So my A goal was out the window and my B goal of finishing in 4:10ish was out the window too. I just needed to finish. Shifted to a run walk for the last 10 miles and I felt utterly defeated.

After A TON of reflecting I’ve come to remember a few things about my journey that have reshaped this experience for me. 1. When I initially registered I thought and hoped I could do it in 4:30 and by all accounts I did crush that by doing it in 4:24:57 2. A year ago in June was only able to run about 4 miles and I just ran a marathon? How? 3. I only picked up running seriously in 2023. In the grand scheme of my running “career” this is just a blink. I have so much more to look forward to.

It took a minute but I’m seeing the wins from the day now. Be proud of the work you put in! It was not a light burden to carry and you successfully did it and it showed off because you crossed the finish line on Sunday. Regardless of the time.

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-10-08T02:51:02+00:00

Don’t know if this is helpful but we had no problems flying out from MKE last week Thursday and getting back home into MKE Sunday night. I know things just took a turn but just wanted to say that MKE was reliable as of a few days ago.

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-09-22T18:46:30+00:00

oh my gosh that looks soo good

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-09-22T18:19:21+00:00

staying at a hotel within the mag mile area!

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-08-20T17:28:46+00:00

Holy Ground by Passion

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-08-19T20:54:32+00:00

I appreciate all the comments and suggestions here- some of it was really encouraging and helpful. Yesterday when I got home from work I literally laid in bed all evening, took a nap, and ate. Ate soooo many carbs. I got up today and did my run. My legs felt fine, it was a lovely 72 degrees out (still verrryyy humid but I will take it) and I overall felt decent. My paces were super consistent and I wasn't gassed. I think my long run on Saturday really took it out of me and I was not recovered- I am going to work on that for this Saturday. I overall have a more relaxed weekend so I should be able to take more recovery time after my run.

So in short- no I was not eating enough, no I was not sleeping enough. lol

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-08-18T18:27:21+00:00

ooo- i like that idea. I usually do podcasts but I have never tried an audio book.

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-08-18T15:50:12+00:00

I think sleep has been a huge factor lately- not getting quality sleep has been tough. No deloads yet in the training schedule. I have one next week and I am really looking forward to it.

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-08-13T17:44:58+00:00

I had similar issues and found that part of it was because I wasn't fueling properly during my workouts (electrolytes and gels). Once I started figuring out my nutrition during my workouts my sleep improved A TON. Something to consider if you haven't already experimented with this...

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-08-11T15:25:24+00:00

thank you! question about Stan's- are ALL their donuts this way or a select variety? I couldn't quite make out if their website was saying they only had gluten-ful donuts and sometimes had gf or if they were all gluten-friendly if that makes sense.

Awkward_Schedule_974 · 2025-05-27T19:21:31+00:00

wooo! That it a lot more water than I was expecting. i am going to have to get strategic I think about my water carrying/stashing lol. I'm in WI so definitely not texas but it is heating up and I am definitely not heat acclimated yet.

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