I was way more excited about this race than usual. Normally, it is just something I do because I want to build up a year over year streak. Some years I have done it for fun, and some I have tried to race it hard. In the racing it hard Read more…
Pre-Race I had very low expectations for this race so ended up being pleasantly surprised. It definitely took the pressure off! I wasn’t sure how my foot would hold up to running a 10k, and I wasn’t sure how well my RockTape would stay on during the swim. Also, I Read more…
What a great weekend in Raleigh! We celebrated John’s birthday, hung out with great friends, and got some exercise. 🙂 Hey, I actually did a race too, run and all! Going into this race, the week of I truly thought at times there was only a 15% chance I was Read more…
What a great weekend in Raleigh! We celebrated John’s birthday, hung out with great friends, and got some exercise. 🙂 Hey, I actually did a race too, run and all! Going into this race, the week of I truly thought at times there was only a 15% chance I was Read more…
Let’s keep this story short. One thing led to another, I had a sudden freak plantar fascia strain on mile 1 of a long run on a completely ordinary day despite no previous problems with that foot ever, and I ended up out of commission throughout April. Regardless, I certainly Read more…
What a fun day at Publix Marathon and Half Marathon…. at least after the racing part was over! I wanted to break 1:29:3x which was formerly my PR.. my Publix PR was just under 1:30. Both of those were set in 2012. In 2013, my winter and spring running weren’t Read more…