Hello! I just wanted to peek in and tell you I finished the OC Marathon and didn’t die (I think I’m going to die at some point during all fulls. Seriously).
I even asked Skinny Runner to take care of my cat if I did kick the bucket. For the record, she refused. Thanks buddy.
Not only did I managed to survive another marathon –
I PR-ed with a new time of 3:36:25. I know, another PR. I don’t know what my problem is, now I just feel like I’m annoying. Race Recap coming soon!
Any, I am off to a Cinco de Mayo party and I’m going to drink all the margaritas Jose Cuevo has to offer!
Have a Happy Cinco De Mayo!
Congrats on the PR. It was a weekend full of them, I swear! I ran my first competitive half and got a PR! Let’s keep it going girl!
You are so awesome!! It’s like you completely turned a corner in your running when you decided that you were going to give up marathons….now, you’re conquering them. So inspiring! Nice work!!
Hi Monica!
Congratulations on your PR! That is an incredible time. You have been FLYING lately!
Anyway, I had a question for you…I have been running for 10+ years, and did the OC 1/2 Marathon yesterday. It was my 10th half marathon. I am in pretty good shape (I average 1:45-1:48 on minimimal training, 1:40 yesterday with slightly more training). I trained for my first full a couple of years ago, but due to over-training I killed both of my IT bands and got an DNS. Sad. I am contemplating extending my training to knock out my first full in about a month (Rock N Roll San Diego). I think if I get an 18 miler and a 20-22 miler in the next few weeks, I can do it. Do you have any advice for a first-time full-marathoner but a long-time half-er?
Thank you!
OMG! That is an INCREDIBLE time!! Congratulations!
Nice! But didnt you go into this saying you were going to run slow for training? And then you PR? NICE, maybe that is the mindset I need to have for my First half this weekend, take it nice and relaxed, like just another weekend long run out with my husband and maybe I will do great, haa!
Great job on the PR! Can’t wait to hear more about it!
Congrats on the new PR! Margaritas are the best after races. I mean, you need the salt on the rim to replenish all of the electrolytes you lost when you were sweating, right? 🙂
Yay! Yay! Yay!
OMG! Congrats on the PR!!! You totally deserve that margarita (whether you PR’d or not. Any marathon is a pretty huge deal)! 😀
Monican you are awesome! You are so much better trained than I am for BTR 50k quit worrying. I am going to run 13 miles tomorrow know that I wish I did a marathon today.
Congratulations on an awesome PR!
Congratulations on another PR! Impressive! Would love to hear what you attribute your awesome times to this year. Obviously lots of hard work, great job!
Dang, you are a running machine these days – races all the time and PRs at so many!!
Great job!
Hope the margaritas were good – you totally earned them!
That’s an amazing time! Congratulations on the PR!
Not annoying….AWESOME!!!! Congrats on another great race and your PR!!!
Congrats and have a great time celebrating your PR and Cinco de Mayo!
Awesome job! What an amazing accomplishment.. I PRed in my half today – great race day all around!
Woop woop!! Congrats!!
Congrats on the PR, you rock!
Hopefully it didn’t take you a gazillion hours to get out of the fairgrounds, was that traffic crazy or what??!!!
great job speedy! congrats on the PR!
Congratulations on the PR! You are rocking the races this year.
Wow, that’s wonderful! You’re getting super speedy! How the heck do you do it? It’s taken me forever to get down to a faster pace, and I’ve tried everything…diet, losing weight, speedwork…ugh! You look REALLY good!!
Woohoo! Congrats on your new PR Monica! I predict your next Mary is a BQ!
whoa, congrats little miss speedy! that’s so exciting! enjoy several watermelon margaritas today – you earned them!! =)
Girl, you’re en fuego!
Congrats Monica!!! So close to BQing!!
Congratulations speedy Monica! I agree with the above comments. You’re looking super toned!
Congrats!! You’re so speedy!! Enjoy all the post race margs 🙂
Congrats!!
Amazing!
WHOOOO! Rock it out!
Awesome job, Monica! You’re so motivating! I’ll definitely be drinking a margarita today too…and I only ran 5 miles 🙂
Congrats on another mary!!! Congrats on being an aunt. Saw your bros instagram post. Wow a wedding and a baby! how exciting.
You would give your cat to SR…why not your husband?
Btw, noticed you are looking thinner and more toned lately. What are you doing?
I was wondering the same thing. I feel like the last time we saw ben on the blog was around the holidays.
Also had been thinking that Monica is looking thinner/different. I keep waiting for her to divulge her secret or changes she’s made, but all we got was an april fool’s joke about sriracha sauce.
What gives, Monica??