The weekend before Halloween, Ken, our friend Christine and I dressed up as superheroes to run the 2nd annual Trick or Trot 5k. This race was organized by our friend Matt who is the director of bands at Meridian schools. Proceeds from the race help fundraise band events such as their performance coming up soon… Continue reading Race Recap: 2nd Annual Trick or Trot 5k
Category: Keeping It Real
Race Recap: Detroit Free Press International Marathon 2017
I signed up for my second marathon on January 1st, 2017 to get the early bird rate. I can't believe that was just a little over 10 months ago, and I can't believe how much my life has changed since then. So many things have happened to me - good and bad. A lot of… Continue reading Race Recap: Detroit Free Press International Marathon 2017
September 2017 Training Recap
Today is October 1st, one of my favorite days of the year. September and October are my favorite months... I love autumn! The back to school excitement, football, cooler temperatures... wait, I'm sorry... This September we got a blast of summer the week fall officially started with temperatures in the 90s! And what did I… Continue reading September 2017 Training Recap
Race Recap: 5/3rd Capital City River Run 2017
It truly amazes me how NOT intimidating any race 13.1 miles or less is while you're training for a marathon. Crim, for example. A very challenging 10 mile course and I was like, meh! I got this! The first year I did it, I was terrified - it was the furthest I had ever run.… Continue reading Race Recap: 5/3rd Capital City River Run 2017
Race Recap: Run for Your Heart 10k 2017
I had originally planned on running a different race this past weekend - the Patriot's Race in my hometown of Troy through the cemetery where my grandparents are buried. It had also been planned to be my 50th race, but running the Elsie Dairy Dash and getting my sub 30 5k changed that. Recent life… Continue reading Race Recap: Run for Your Heart 10k 2017
August 2017 Training Recap
It is officially the last day of August. Kids have started going back to school this week, and my summer loving friends are already annoyed with my excitement over football, sweatshirts and all things pumpkin. August officially started my marathon-only training and unfortunately has ended with a possible injury. We'll see what I find out… Continue reading August 2017 Training Recap
Race Recap: Crim 2017
The Crim is one of my favorite races of the year. The first time I ran it in 2015 I was a nervous mess. My last long run before the race was 8 miles and it was miserable. I was sure I was going to have a tough time. But I did not... I had… Continue reading Race Recap: Crim 2017
50 Races
My friend Staci has a goal to run 50 races before she turns 50. When she told me about this goal it made me curious to see how many races I had done so far, and when I counted them up I realized I was really close to 50 myself! This then led to a… Continue reading 50 Races
July 2017 Training Recap
So I'm going to try something new. I rarely talk about my training, just about the end result - races. It's time to talk about the hard work that pays off in the end. Here's my first monthly training recap! Total Running Miles:Â 70.38 (last year 52.08) Total Miles:Â 121 (includes swimming & biking) What was I… Continue reading July 2017 Training Recap
Race Recap: Sanford & Sun Sprint Triathlon 2017
My husband's alarm goes off at 4:50am. The day I have been thinking about for almost a decade is finally here. I woke up with a sense of calm compared to the fear and anxiety that had crippled me and my training for the last few weeks. The night before I had gone to… Continue reading Race Recap: Sanford & Sun Sprint Triathlon 2017
Race Recap: Elsie Dairy Dash 5k
I have started to write this blog about 10 times trying to find the perfect words. I'm still a little shocked and awed... so I hope that I can capture what all this day meant to me. Right after Volkslaufe, a friend from our running group - Ed - suggested that Ken and I run… Continue reading Race Recap: Elsie Dairy Dash 5k
Banking the Miles: First Summer Update!
Today was an awesome day! I got up super early so that I could do a practice "mini triathlon" at my parents' house. They live near lakes so we got up and headed out to the lake near the house with a swimming area so that I could get my swim in. The water was… Continue reading Banking the Miles: First Summer Update!
Banking the Miles 2017 – First Update!
Well I have been slacking on updating my blog - and I have also been slacking on my miles! I went hard in January, trying to walk on the treadmill almost every single day. Then in February I slowed down a bit, plus started the T25 Alpha workout - so I have not been running… Continue reading Banking the Miles 2017 – First Update!
Race Recap: Mardi Gras 5k
One thing I love about the running community is the positive peer pressure that is very much abundant. As you know from following my blog, I am working on my third year of running a race every month. Usually I stick to just one race a month to spare my bank account, however I can… Continue reading Race Recap: Mardi Gras 5k
Race Recap: Winterlaufe 2017
The first time I ran Winterlaufe, I was nervous. A friend of mine told me not to worry - there were a few hills, but it would be okay. At the end of the race when I saw her, I said to her, "Oh yeah! Just a couple of hills!" - the course is VERY… Continue reading Race Recap: Winterlaufe 2017
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