Comments on: Race report: Marine Corps Marathon (what motivated me to finish)

By: Marine Corps 10K « Amy Reinink

Marine Corps 10K « Amy Reinink — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 14:11:35 +0000

[...] was picking up the pieces of a traumatic Marine Corps Marathon. I was searching for ways to make sense of the months of training that led to what seemed at the [...]

By: Marine Corps Marathon countdown: Visualize miles 6-10 « Amy Reinink

Marine Corps Marathon countdown: Visualize miles 6-10 « Amy Reinink — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:31:52 +0000

[...] What motivated me to finish when the going got tough [...]

By: Marine Corps Marathon countdown: Visualize miles 1-5 « Amy Reinink

Marine Corps Marathon countdown: Visualize miles 1-5 « Amy Reinink — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:59:14 +0000

[...] What motivated me to finish when the going got tough [...]

By: Motivation Monday: Marine Corps Marathon edition « Amy Reinink

Motivation Monday: Marine Corps Marathon edition « Amy Reinink — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:09:25 +0000

[...] week, and longtime readers of this blog know this race holds a special place in my heart after a heartbreaking, but ultimately life-changing, experience last year. Grinning ear-to-ear before the Marine Corps Marathon last [...]

By: Managing a runner’s stomach, part deux « Amy Reinink

Managing a runner’s stomach, part deux « Amy Reinink — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:00:42 +0000

[...] pre-run breakfasts started back in December, motivated by gastrointestinal distress during the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 25. It wasn’t my pre-race breakfast that caused my problems, but I thought it might be a good [...]

By: Motivation Thursday: The catch-up edition « Amy Reinink

Motivation Thursday: The catch-up edition « Amy Reinink — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:38:39 +0000

[...] up a bit. Last October, after a painful and disappointing Marine Corps Marathon, I was chomping at the bit to tackle another 26.2. I set my sights on the National Marathon in [...]

By: Managing a runner’s stomach « Amy Reinink

Managing a runner’s stomach « Amy Reinink — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:05:33 +0000

[...] that it’s not entirely surprising that I experienced race-ruining GI issues the day of the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 25. Here’s what is surprising: Since then, I’ve read dozens of blog posts echoing mine, [...]

By: the tao of me » The Last One Before Vegas

the tao of me » The Last One Before Vegas — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:27:35 +0000

[...] I recently revisited a post of one of the blogs that I follow where the author wrote about dedicating each mile to someone who [...]

By: When peritoneal tendonitis is good news « Amy Reinink

When peritoneal tendonitis is good news « Amy Reinink — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:18 +0000

[...] already convinced he is a runner’s best friend: He helped me get to the starting line of the Marine Corps Marathon Oct. 25 by letting me run through a flareup of an old hip injury over the summer, then setting up a plan [...]

By: Plotting my route to the National Marathon « Amy Reinink

Plotting my route to the National Marathon « Amy Reinink — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:29:56 +0000

[...] runs. While training for the Marine Corps Marathon, I made a point to run the last few miles of each long run faster than my first few miles. But [...]