4 hours 45 minutes – 26.2 miles
I was pretty excited about this race for a week. The reasons for that fluctuated throughout the week. I have been stepping up the time on feet activity and changing the way I look at running a little. Everyone I talked to this week seemed to be focused [...]
Continue Reading →It was a week of talking about failures, wins, and finding people that want to grow and be successful. Lots of fantastic things once I stopped to take a look!
1. 2 oldest kids in school chess tournament
They had a lot of fun and moved at a crazy pace. When I play chess, [...]
Over the past month I have received emails from new visitors asking a variety of questions from running to scheduling to recommendations. A friend of mine did a post answering questions about themselves so I thought I would steal the questions they answered to provide some insight into me. Please feel free to respond, ask, [...]
Continue Reading →I remember back in 2007 when I started training for my first half marathon. Training runs were 4 or 5 miles … 8-10 miles was a long run. Finding someone to talk to about the plan and even getting another person to run with me wasn’t that hard. Training could be done during lunch, just [...]
Continue Reading →Recently someone called me a runner. They meant it as a compliment, but I was more perplexed at why they thought I was a runner. After all, haven’t they seen my posts with how long it takes me to run?
I. Am. Slow.
I barely consider myself a jogger. Yes, I completed a Continue Reading →
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