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On October 29th I will run 13 miles

Posted by Scott Swires on Thursday, October 20, 2011, In : official training training 
About 3 weeks ago I went out for my 10 mile run. It was the longest run I've ever been on in my whole life, and the next longest I will do will be 13.1 miles, half of a marathon, on October 29th!

The night before I ran the 10 I was eating sushi in celebration of my 26th birthday with one of my dear friends here. As I was talking to her about how I had to run 10 miles the next morning, I realized, that although I thought I had to be a lot nervous than I was, I really didn't feel nervous about i...
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I think I can vs. I know I can

Posted by Tabitha Swires on Sunday, September 18, 2011, In : official training training 
Can I just start off by saying I ran 8 miles yesterday!!!!

My clock said 1 hour and 18 minutes. But then my encouraging housemate reminded me that I started my clock a minute or two before I started by run, so I may have really done it in 1:16 or 1:17 every minute counts! This means that I had a pace slightly below 10 minutes per mile. If I could keep that pace for 8 miles, surely I can keep it for 13! Which means I could run a half marathon in roughly 2 hours and 15  minutes or so...OK my ma...
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"Hi, I'm training for a half marathon"

Posted by Tabitha Swires on Sunday, August 28, 2011, In : official training training 
I'm trying to think of so many wonderful things to post about.

But my mind is failing me just now.

I really want to give you some fun details about the way my life has changed in the past few months because of training for this half marathon, but I feel like I can't put them into words that will suffice. So instead I will make you a pretty list complete with bullet points of the way I've been affected by training for this half.

Bullet points below:)

  • I'm stronger. I can see and feel my leg ...

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I'm training for real now

Posted by Tabitha Swires on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, In : official training training 
When we got back from our holiday in Florida a dear friend of mine stopped in for a quick Hello:)

Calun: did you keep running over vacation?
Tabitha: I had to! I have no choice!! I already registered for the half marathon...
Calun: wow that's good that you kept up with it! That means your committed!
Tabitha: I don't feel very committed, but I'm registered to run the race so I guess that's what I'll do...

Its true. I don't feel committed. My housemate is up to 8 mile runs and I am only up to 3. G...
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Update!

Posted by Tabitha Swires on Thursday, July 21, 2011, In : official training training 
Well well well this month has turned out to be quite interesting. Definitely not a month dedicated to the beginning of my training, but with grace and strength from above I'm managing to squeeze into one month- vacation,rest,errands,helping get my in-laws new home in Florida ready, painting, swimming, going to Disney, AND training for a half-marathon which includes running three days a week and cross training two days a week with Yoga.

I know this doesn't sound like much of a Sabbatical ...
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Training by Mickey's house

Posted by Tabitha Swires on Monday, July 4, 2011, In : official training training 
RUNNING RUNNING RUNNING...everything I think about has to do with RUNNING!

I wake up in the morning and think about what I will eat, and how much I will drink...whether it is a running day or not, everything I eat and drink has to do with "how will this help me in my running?" and "what will best FUEL my body?" Sometimes I get a little sad as I have these thoughts, because I remember back to the days where everything was DANCE DANCE DANCE. I would think, "what should I wear today? will i...
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Tabitha Swires In the past two years Tabitha has led a life filled with adventurous new beginnings. Not only did she complete her degree in Dance at Belhaven University, get married, have her first child, and making a major move from Brooklyn to South Carolina, she is now pursuing her first half marathon in the Spinx Run Fest this October. Tabitha is hoping to not only challenge herself, but to encourage others to chase after the dreams of their heart, no matter what that dream may be. "And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith." Hebrews 12:1,2

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