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WOW!! Way to go Kim.   Those areo ears are the best!!!

x2   LOL!!!!!   awesome job kim!!

Congrats both on the fantastic time and that your foot held up!

Kim!!! You are adorable and you have GORGEOUS legs!! Way to crush the marathon -- you are so fast, strong, and awesome beyond belief! Here I thought I'd wake up and have to wait awhile for results, but nope! You've wrapped it all up neat and tidy! (That's what I get for being a sleeping-in slacker!) Congratulations on an awesome weekend of running! Hope the heel is holding up OK and you are having a blast. Cannot wait to hear more about everything! YOU ROCK!!!

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Congrats on a great race, Kim!

Congrats Kim!  Glad the foot is good but don't break your teeth on the Mickey Head.  They are REALLY frozen.  2 tough days, you're a rock star. 

What a weekend!  40 miles....at a rippin' fast pace!  Impressive beyond words....

NICE JOB!!!!

X2.  Incredible!

Yeah, don't think I could say it any better.  Glad you had fun and the foot held up for you.  Enjoy your ice cream!

Seriously great job!

Way to go that is just Frigging AWESOME...

Being back here on BT and in this mentor group has me stoked to keep at my workouts and get back on track now. It is great to come here and read things like this everyday when I am surrounded by so many negative people at work... You all Rock.

Deb

I saw your question on the TM.  I really don't find that I have to stop on it periodically, but I do find it hard to get used to after being off it for a long time.  I haven't had to use it much this off season because of the stellar weather, but when I ran on it a lot I would vary the speed for my long runs which seemed to help (e.g. 5' at one speed, goose it up for 5', take it down, etc).  There is a decent article in Triathlete mag this month that talks about what is happening with your stride on the TM versus outside.  Might be worth reading. 

Suzy

I've used them for long runs for a few years and found my race times have improved and injuries have decreased but in the actual race I've just walked the aid stations. In my last HM I had to stop for a prolonged period twice when my knee gave way but still hit my target time (1:49) so it makes me wonder if running non-stop is overrated!

That's incredible!!!!!  Congrats!!

Incredible running, Kim! So, so impressive! Congratulations, and enjoy the rest of your trip!

I am sorrry for your loss. Prayers and sympathy.

I haven't run a stand alone marathon in a several years, but like you I did walk the aid stations in my IM marathon both times.  I think it is the only way to get through it at a reasonable pace.

My everyday running includes periods of walking in almost every run.   I may walk for 3' as part of a warm-up or cool-down, do 10" strides with a 30" walk after each, walk 90" between mile repeats, walk down a hill after hill repeats, etc.   This approach was introduced by my new coach as a way to get in great intensity while preventing injury.  It seems to work well for me.  When it comes to stand alone running races, I run 100% of the time though. 

I'm a little late, but congrats Kim!  Glad to hear that the foot is feeling no worse and you were still able to crank out that 3:40 after doing an HM the day before.  Simply awesome!!

Kim,

Crushing disney two days in a row. Wow. good on you. Enjoy the rest of trip. I can't imagine walking the parks after running 40 miles!!