Austin Marathon 2018 Recap and Review (Marathon 26 and State 21 — Texas!)

aHPXUNSLRbOGrEsve3y6oARace:  Austin Marathon in, you guessed it, Austin, Texas

Time of Year and Weather:  Sunday of President’s Day Weekend, mid-February; 50-55 degrees and overcast for the race; high of 76 for race weekend

Size: With 17,000 runners (half, full, and 5k) this is the 25th largest marathon in the USA. Of course, the vast majority of those runners were doing the half.

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Quad Rock 50 Training (T Minus 14 Weeks); Two Weeks Until the Austin Marathon; Post-Whole30 Check-In

wOpcLilkS2WHkve1Yw+6xQThis post is a round up of my training for the Quad Rock 50 Miler (held in CO in May), my preparation for the Austin Marathon (in two weeks!), and life A.W. (after Whole30).   Let’s dig in…

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My (Vegetarian) Whole30 Results and Review and What’s Next

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Sweet potato noodles with cashew sauce

Nearly 30 days ago I wrote about starting a vegetarian version of the Whole30 diet.  I’m here to report back on how my attempt went and what I thought of the program.

First things first.  Did I complete all 30 days of the Whole30?  

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