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
Category: Race Recaps
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!
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
Race Recap: Freeze Your Fanny 5k
Hey everyone! It's 2017, and I'm starting another year of racing. Some runners don't start their race season until the spring - they take the winter off from racing. Some runners only run a few races a year. But yours truly doesn't take time off from racing. I don't take time off running at all.… Continue reading Race Recap: Freeze Your Fanny 5k
Race Recap: Goodbye One Six 5k
After thinking I had injured myself, I took almost a month off running in December. I went back to physical therapy to work on strengthening, and to find out that my injury was mostly in my head. (Hey, better safe than sorry!) By this time, I had skipped out on my planned December race -… Continue reading Race Recap: Goodbye One Six 5k
Race Recap: Grand Rapids Marathon 2016
This is my first recap about a race that I didn't actually run. I was looking forward to this race almost as much as races I have run, to be honest, because it was a big day for a lot of my friends. Not to mention it was a fun get away with my friends… Continue reading Race Recap: Grand Rapids Marathon 2016
Race Recap: Mid-Land 10k
Non-runners probably won't understand how a particular race can hold so much meaning for someone. Especially a small little race like the Mid-Land Half, 10k and 5k. But this one is more than just a run for me, in so many ways. In fact, it holds so much emotion for me that I didn't even… Continue reading Race Recap: Mid-Land 10k
Race Recap: Detroit International Marathon 2016
I woke up before my alarm on marathon morning. It was 3:53am and I decided I might as well get out of bed and start getting ready. I quietly grabbed the pile of clothes and gear I had set out the night before and got dressed. I brushed my teeth, put my hair in a… Continue reading Race Recap: Detroit International Marathon 2016
Race Recap: CMU Homecoming Miles for Medals 2016
Eight years ago on October 11, 2008, I ran my first ever race. In January 2008, I had decided that I wanted to get fit and start eating better. I became a vegetarian and started working out at the gym at school with my friend Heather. When she first suggested we should run, I laughed… Continue reading Race Recap: CMU Homecoming Miles for Medals 2016
Race Recap: AIDS Walk Great Lakes Bay Region
I recently experienced my first real "injury" as a runner. After my half marathon, I discovered that I had strained my hamstring, resulting in my physical therapist suggesting that I rest and thus missing my last long run before the marathon - my 23 miler. Luckily I had done a 20 mile run, and have… Continue reading Race Recap: AIDS Walk Great Lakes Bay Region
Race Recap: Capital City River Run 2016
My first half marathon was not quite 5 months ago. While training for that race, I met my incredible friend Staci who ran my first half with me. We kept each other going during that grueling 13.1 miles. I finished my first half that day in under 3 hours, which was my goal, and she got… Continue reading Race Recap: Capital City River Run 2016
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