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My Heart is in San Francisco

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Krissy

In less than five months, I will be running across the glorious Golden Gate Bridge not once, but twice – with thousands of my closest friends. Even though I’ve already booked my hotel room, made a list of San Francisco must-see’s and have connected online with fellow ambassadors, it still feels like a dream. Perhaps it has something to do with the allure of the fog, or the fact that it will be my lucky 7(th) marathon, but as I laid awake recently, the crazy idea popped into my mind: on June 16, 2013, I will be making my third official attempt at Boston-qualifying time.

Yes, I know this sounds crazy. Yes, I have read countless race reports about the killer hills – I mean, it was even ranked 15th in the Weather Channel’s 15 Toughest Marathons in the World! Yet still, the course beckons me to run – and run fast!

My current marathon PR was obtained at the Baltimore Marathon – another hilly course. This is not to say that I think hills are easy (they’re not) or that Baltimore is like San Francisco in anyway (other than they’re playing each other in the Super Bowl – coincidence? Haha!) but I think it does signify this: I love a challenge.

That said, on Monday, February 25th, I will be embarking upon the training cycle to rival all (of my previous) training cycles – more endurance, more speedwork and of course, hills than I’ve ever incorporated! I will train strong and I will train smart – and most of all, I will train with heart – all the way to San Francisco!

I am so excited to post all of my training updates via my blog and twitter, so please follow along on the journey. Will you be joining me there? Why don’t you sign up today!? :)

About Krissy

NEVER in a hundred million lightyears could I have imagined that I would become a runner, but for some reason in the summer of 2010, I decided to lace up my shoes and try the Couch to 5K program – and I haven’t looked back since! In the past 2+ years, I’ve challenged myself to many distance events, and have enjoyed everything about the sport: from the personal challenge, to the exhilaration of race day, the philanthropic aspect and most importantly, the camaraderie.  My idea of a perfect day is running a race in costume (probably at a runDisney race) or cheering at the top of my lungs with the brightest and sparkliest sign! In 2013, I am excited to continue my quest to reach my elusive Boston Qualifying time (I am 8 minutes away) and maybe even try an ultra!
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7 Responses to My Heart is in San Francisco

  1. Krissy @ Shiawase Life says:
    January 29, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    P.S. you can find my blog at shiawaselife.wordpress.com :)

  2. Pavement Runner says:
    January 29, 2013 at 4:09 pm

    Looking forward to it friend. We need to snap a prerace photo in the dark with the yellow lights along the Embarcadero — it’s an essential part of the SFM experience.

    • Krissy @ Shiawase Life says:
      January 29, 2013 at 5:55 pm

      Oh most def!! :D Sounds like a plan to me!!!!

    • Kay says:
      February 6, 2013 at 10:22 am

      Just be aware that the real killers on this course are the downhills! Living in SF, I run hills all the time but I had never really focused on the downhills, and my quads really paid he price. I changed my strategy for the NWM last October and it worked! After training on both ups and downs, I felt great after 26.2.

  3. Rick Stiles says:
    January 29, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Congrats on signing up for the SF Marathon! I look forward to reading about your training adventures and you recount of the marathon. Best of luck!

  4. Alison @ racingtales says:
    January 30, 2013 at 8:02 am

    Yeah Krissy! I would love to run SF Marathon. Must put that on the list! Now go get that BQ!