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Month: October 2010

The Magnitude

The Magnitude

In my excitement and anticipation for my own performance this weekend, I have forgotten the magnitude of the professional field, particularly men, that will be vying for some serious loot this weekend (from both the Chicago marathon as well as from the larger World Marathon Majors group).  Thanks to Amby Burfoot over at RW for reminding me that this weekend’s race could be one for the history books.

“Even when you have gone as far as you can, and everything hurts, and you are staring at the specter of self-doubt, you can find a bit more strength inside you, if you look closely enough.”

–Hal Higdon

Follow me on my Sweet 16th on Sunday

Follow me on my Sweet 16th on Sunday

My Sweet 16th Marathon, that is!!! 🙂

You can set everything up online by going here: http://www.textinterface.com/pls/text/TF_BACM_DT.  Please note that you’ll have to input “mink garvey” as my last name (even though it’s not); this race was comped for me, so the guy who signed me up doesn’t understand the double-middle name-single-surname thing I’ve got going on 🙂 Like the rest of the world, he thinks I’m a double-surname type of gal.  Alas…

I can’t guarantee that the text messages will be timely or if they’ll even work- they didn’t at Boston this year!- but if you’re curious about my progress, there’s no harm in this.  I believe you’ll get charged the standard text message rate that your carrier usually charges.  Otherwise, I’ll send a quick text message (or call) myself once I finish rockin’ the race and get to my phone.  (It takes a long time to get through the marathon-finish-area, so don’t be alarmed if you don’t hear from me right away)

Right now, the weather’s slated for a low of 55 and a high of 74 for Sunday, with partly cloudy skies.  It’s not ideal–it’d be way better if it were about 10-20 degrees cooler–so I’ll adjust my plans accordingly on race morning.  If the stars align and the temperature becomes a non-issue, I’ll be shooting for a 3:35… about an 8:12/8:14 pace.  If it’s not my day, well, then, I’ll have a 26.2 mile block party to traverse!  It’s just a race, after all… and anything I accomplish will be a PPR 🙂