{"id":422,"date":"2015-10-09T19:45:18","date_gmt":"2015-10-10T00:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422"},"modified":"2015-10-09T19:45:18","modified_gmt":"2015-10-10T00:45:18","slug":"hartford-marathon-eve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422","title":{"rendered":"Hartford Marathon Eve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So blood is drawn, EKG done, blood pressure tested, urine sample given. Kit is packed:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gilcanrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12074976_10153762986165955_1394316237015979286_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gilcanrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12074976_10153762986165955_1394316237015979286_n.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"12074976_10153762986165955_1394316237015979286_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gilcanrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12074976_10153762986165955_1394316237015979286_n.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gilcanrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12074976_10153762986165955_1394316237015979286_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gilcanrun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/12074976_10153762986165955_1394316237015979286_n.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a>Originally, I was going with my MMR tech tee, but they gave me a Quinnipiac singlet, and I had to rep the Q river valley! It&#8217;s a medium, so it&#8217;s a little tight in the moobs, but I&#8217;ll be fine.<br \/>\nSo my friend is pacing another friend for just under 4 hours. So I&#8217;m going to try and find them before the start and keep with them because she&#8217;s a really good pacer, plus I&#8217;ll be better with people I know, as I will be more comfortable. Believe it or not but my chattiness and friendliness is actually a symptom of my extreme discomfort in social situations. I know, common wisdom would have one expect the opposite, but for some reason, it just makes me blab on and on even if I don&#8217;t think anyone is listening!<br \/>\nThat being said, I&#8217;m all ready to go. Good luck to everyone running this weekend, I have a bunch of friends in Chicago running this weekend, and even more in Hartford, some in Providence and elsewhere, best of luck to all of you! Have fun, keep running, and remember if Gil can run, then so can you!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-422\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-422\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-422\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-422\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So blood is drawn, EKG done, blood pressure tested, urine sample given. Kit is packed: Originally, I was going with my MMR tech tee, but they gave me a Quinnipiac singlet, and I had to rep the Q river valley! It&#8217;s a medium, so it&#8217;s a little tight in the moobs, but I&#8217;ll be fine. So my friend is pacing another friend for just under 4 hours. So I&#8217;m going to try and find them before the start and keep with them because she&#8217;s a really good pacer, plus I&#8217;ll be better with people I know, as I will be more comfortable. Believe it or not but my chattiness and friendliness is actually a symptom of my extreme discomfort in social situations. I know, common wisdom would have one expect the opposite, but for some reason, it just makes me blab on and on even if I don&#8217;t think anyone is listening! That being said, I&#8217;m all ready to go. Good luck to everyone running this weekend, I have a bunch of friends in Chicago running this weekend, and even more in Hartford, some in Providence and elsewhere, best of luck to all of you! Have fun, keep running, and remember if Gil can run, then so can you!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-pinterest\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-pinterest-422\" class=\"share-pinterest sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=pinterest\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pinterest\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-422\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#\" class=\"sharing-anchor sd-button share-more\"><span>More<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"sharing-hidden\"><div class=\"inner\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-422\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-tumblr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-tumblr sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=tumblr\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Tumblr\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-422\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=422&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p69TnA-6O","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1678,"url":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=1678","url_meta":{"origin":422,"position":0},"title":"Shameless when it comes to raising money","date":"30\/01\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"So I have been doing a fundraiser for WWF Australia for the last couple of weeks, tomorrow is the last day so tonight I streamed some Minecraft, hardcore of course. 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