Figuring Out Life, One Mile (and Meal) at a Time
The same day that the Race Ambassadors for the Detroit Free Press/Chemical Bank Marathon were announced, Runner's World published an article about Stellar St. Patrick's Day Runs - and one of my hometown favorites, the BARC St. Patrick's Day Races, was featured! This year I was chosen as a Brand Ambassador for the title sponsor… Continue reading Race Recap: BARC St. Patrick’s Day Races 2018
Training for a marathon is always hard work, but combine that training with tons of snow, icy cold temperatures, and the yucky cold and flu bugs of winter... well, it's just plain tough. For me, add on starting a new second job on Saturdays and you really throw a wrench in the plan! So you… Continue reading Race Recap: Mardi Gras 5k 2018
I have run a lot of races - 59 to be exact - and there are not many races that I have done more than once or twice. Winterlaufe is an exception to that. I have run Winterlaufe every year since 2015. It was my first ever 8k and holds a special place in my… Continue reading Race Recap: Winterlaufe 8k 2018
Yesterday was the second race in the BARC Winter Race Series! Just like last year, no fannies were frozen. Unlike last year, we didn't have any guest appearance by the DNF possum. It was another great race with great people, followed by celebrating at a local eatery! My hubby was planning to run this with… Continue reading Race Recap: Freeze Your Fanny 5k 2018
I love winter running. I love snow. And this year, the BARC Christmas 5k did not disappoint! As my hubby and I were driving to the race, the snowflakes were falling softly. I was glad that I brought my YakTrax with me, because I knew we were in for a slippery day. We arrived… Continue reading Race Recap: BARC Christmas 5k 2017
My relationship with running lately has not been the greatest. I have been slacking with exercise period, definitely feeling some winter blues, and having a hard time with some major changes in my life. In the last couple of years things have changed so drastically and I find myself saying every single year... "If you… Continue reading Race Recap: Girls on the Run Reindeer Run 5k 2017
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
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
Today was the final race in the Frankenmuth Jaycees series: Bruckelaufe. This was my first time completing the series; I normally only run Winterlaufe. But this year my husband and his friend Mark joined me in the quest for the big series medal! In fact, Winterlaufe - back in February - was what started my… Continue reading Race Recap: Bruckelaufe 5k
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
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
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
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
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
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
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