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
Category: Running
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: 70.38 (last year 52.08) Total Miles: 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!
Race Recap: Cedar Point 5k 2017
What could be better than a weekend at Cedar Point? A weekend at Cedar Point that includes running a 5k and cheering on friends at a half marathon, that's what! This was my third year running the Cedar Point 5k, but my first year getting the weekend pass with the race. I went with a… Continue reading Race Recap: Cedar Point 5k 2017
Race Recap: Bayshore Marathon 2017
You know you love running when you're just as happy going to cheer on your friends at a race as you are actually participating in the race! Once again, I played the role of race mom at the Bayshore Marathon and Half Marathon this Memorial Day weekend. I knew lots of people that were racing… Continue reading Race Recap: Bayshore Marathon 2017
Race Recap: Riverbank Run 25k
It's been a week now since the Riverbank Run 25k in Grand Rapids. We all run races for different reasons. I rarely finish races for the same reason that I started them. I'm not a highly competitive person, not even with myself. I have my moments but for the most part I just take every… Continue reading Race Recap: Riverbank Run 25k
Race Recap: Sunset Training Series 5k, Freedom 5k & Go the Extra Mile for Covenant Kids
Yes, you read that right. This is going to be a three-part race recap because I had a pretty busy end to my April. I'll try to keep it short & sweet... but some pretty exciting things happened! Spring Sunset Training Series 5k: I almost wasn't going to go to this race, but I said if… Continue reading Race Recap: Sunset Training Series 5k, Freedom 5k & Go the Extra Mile for Covenant Kids
Race Recap: BARC St. Pat’s Race – Irish Double!
St. Paddy's Day weekend brings a fun race to Bay City, and this year I was able to conquer the Irish Double - an 8k followed by a 5k. Leading up to this race, I was trying to come up with a game plan. My husband and his friend were going to be running the… Continue reading Race Recap: BARC St. Pat’s Race – Irish Double!
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