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!
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
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
2016 Running Year in Review
At the end of 2015, I wrote my first "Running Year in Review". When I wrote that blog, I made a wish that 2016 would be an even better year than 2015 for running - and boy, did that wish come true. This was the opening line of last year's blog, and it still rings… Continue reading 2016 Running Year in Review
Goals for 2017
Happy New Year! Once again, I'm here with my goals for the year. I did a pretty darn good job crushing my goals in 2016, and I hope to do the same again this year. Improve My Health Exceed my run/walk mileage for 9/12 months from 2016, even if it is just by a tenth… Continue reading Goals for 2017
Goals for 2016: Accomplished?
2016 has come to a close. For a lot of people, this was not the best year ever. I had a lot of amazing personal experiences, but towards the end of the year things started to get a little stinky. Here's my recap of how well I did on my goals for 2016! Improve My… Continue reading Goals for 2016: Accomplished?
Top 10 Running Moments of 2016
2016 was the best running year of my life so far. I met some amazing people, people who have quickly become my best friends. There were a lot of really awesome running moments in 2016, but I decided to just touch on a few that really stood out to me. Most made me laugh, some… Continue reading Top 10 Running Moments of 2016
Banking the Miles & Goals for 2016 – Fall Update!
Wow, it's been a while since I updated my "Banking the Miles" for 2016! For those of you who don't know what this is all about... for the past couple of years I have been making it a goal to try to beat my mileage from the previous year each month. 2016 has been a… Continue reading Banking the Miles & Goals for 2016 – Fall Update!
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
The Road to My First Marathon
If you had asked me 8 years ago when I ran my first 5k if I would ever run a marathon, I would have laughed and said no way. In fact, at that time, even the thought of running a half marathon seemed completely impossible. I wasn't even sure if I'd run anything more than… Continue reading The Road to My First Marathon
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