Philadelphia Marathon here we come! I just finished an 18 mile run with my Dad. After dreading the run all week, I am now sad it is over! I felt great on the run this morning, and even better now. Sure I have achy knees and ankles, but I feel so accomplished and productive. Plus I have been eating like crazy! I will probably need a nap later today, and I’m sure my legs will despise me and my running habit tomorrow but today I feel great! 
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It rained today…again. And it is going to rain tomorrow and probably Sunday. Due to the weather and much convincing from my dad, I decided to give my legs a break and not go for a run today. This morning my mom and I went to yoga, then spent the rest of the day relaxing by shopping and doing lunch. When 4:30 rolled around, my Dad and I decided to skip our usual afternoon run and rest up for our long run this weekend. I know my legs needed the break. And I know the weather was crappy, but my day is just better when I get to run. I can’t explain it. Other forms of exercise do not suffice. As much as I love yoga and pilates I just do not get the same addictive effect and withdrawal when I miss them that I get from running. Tomorrow it is going to rain, but I will not miss another run.
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I am currently training for the Philadelphia Marathon this November. Having successfully completed 3 half marathons thus far, it is time to step it up to the next level. Yesterday I ran 10 miles. On the other side of the world, yesterday, the female marathon world championship took place in Berlin. Kara Goucher, the top American finisher was tenth with a time of 2:27 and change. I hope to run Philly in 3:30 and finish with my Dad so that we can both qualify for Boston. Maybe someday I will be able to race more competitively as apparently female runners don’t reach their peak until their 30s. That gives me a few years. I have been avidly reading about competitive running (my current book – The Cutting Edge Runner). I even went out and bought a heart rate monitor to train in the appropriate zone- something my new gym, correction, “fitness resort” has been pushing. Today I’m out for an 8 miler with my Dad.
My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy.
–John Bryant
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“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.”
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
~Ghandi
“Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.”
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