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The Hemmer

I went to the tailor (or as a former precious redneck student of mine once said ‘the hemmer’) yesterday to get THIS yellow jacket taken in FINALLY.

I’ve consigned or donated a lot of the my XL clothes, but I always loved this jacket. I remember when my mom bought it as a birthday gift for me in ’09 from Macy’s. I was too big for a large and I HATED the idea of getting a 1x. Somehow we managed to find an XL they had and bought it.

The jacket got too big on me very fast and I have rarely worn it despite, LOVING it. Since my new job is at a school whose colors are green and gold – I knew I had to finally get the jacket taken it so I can wear it to work. And yes I’m a school spirited nerd I don’t even care if you’re judging me about it.

The tailor said he’s need to create a new seam because it’d be a lot of material to remove! I’m pretty sure that if I bought the jacket today I could have fit the medium. 

I’m excited it get it back after LA – which I leave for in 1 WEEK! I’ll be sure to post pictures of me in my “new” jacket!

Marathon Twitter Account

Marathon Twitter Account

I’d love for you guys to follow me on Marathon Day through my Marathon-specific twitter account.

I plan to tweet whilst running (the main reason I’ve kept my Blackberry instead of get an iPhone so I can type and run semi-well). My friend and cheerleader Kelly will also be tweeting from the sidelines. 

If you have a twitter add the account and if you don’t have twitter you can just save the link and see updates throughout the day by visiting the twitter page directly. 

I guess that means the cat’s out of the bag kids, my name is Jenn. Nice to meet you! I never have used my name publicly on here, but having your support Marathon day and sharing my excitement is worth losing my psuedo-anonymity! 

Early Miles

This is a SUPER DUPER busy week in terms of post work activities – aka 2 going away parties for me, a work even,t and a work conference in Charlotte this weekend. So I bit the bullet and woke up early to get my 4 miler in before work.

If these runs were earlier in my Marathon training I may have blew them off, but I’ve run EVERY RUN of my 18 week training (well I’m on week 17 at the moment). I have have switched some days around or adjusted distances minorly, but I stuck to my training.

These last 10 days leading up to the Marathon it would be easy to skip “just a 3 or 4 mile run” – however my dedication to my training means more to me than an extra hour of sleep. 

I have a late night 3 miler at the gym planned for tomorrow and a 4 miler pre-work planned for Thursday. Still trying to figure out when I’m going to squeeze in an 8 miler this weekend.

Sweaty Tears

Tonight was my second to last (or possibly last pending on my schedule next week) SPIN class.

I have really enjoyed spin and I’m so glad I was encouraged by many of you over a year ago. 

I really love my spin instructors Ria and Mitch. I’m really worried about finding a gym in DC with instructors I like as much as them and class as a convenient time. 

Double Digit Miles

FIRST – Congrats to all the RnR New Orleans runners today! I heard it was a great day for a race and I’m VERY jealous of those cool medals.

Today I ran 12 miles. It was my last double digit run before THE MARATHON. I was too casual about today’s run. I didn’t eat enough. I felt like I had to pee for miles and finally stopped to do so. I also felt like I had to go #2 at the end. 

It was not a good run. It humbled me. I still feel confident about the marathon, but at the same time it made me realize how I still need to stay focused. It’s a serious undertaking and I need to play to win!