I have always been very active, especially growing up. Though running was the one thing I was always good at especially when it came to gym class. A few years ago, one of my sisters was diagnosed with hypothyroidism...She used running as a way to work off her frustration. Soon she was registering for 5ks and 10ks. I joined her in her training to help keep her motivated as well as a way for our bond to become stronger. When she registered to run her first half, coincidentally the Iron Girl, I registered for my first 5k and the rest was history. I recently completed my first half, the Iron Girl Clearwater with a finish time of 2:37:52, and have registered for my second and third halfs. Training for half number two has begun and what perfect timing that for training in the the ferocious Florida summertime weather. My goal is to break 2:35, maybe even get closer to 2:30, if possible. I am so thankful to finally have my "sport." It has brought so many new friendships into my life and taught me a lot about myself as far as motivation, determination, even inspiration.
Week 10 is complete and I am officially at the halfway point of my training! It seems like it was only yesterday that I had registered for the Iron Girl Clearwater Half Marathon and now I am just under 10 weeks out from the race. My training had been going very well for the most … More Halfway update
The 2nd annual Best Damn Race was held again in Safety Harbor. This race was founded by local runner, Nick Zivolich, to provide the big race experience for runners at the local race price. My sister participated in this race, the 10k specifically, last year and had a lot of fun. When it was announced … More Race Recap: Best Damn Race
I am proud to say that I am now a veteran 10k runner. For my first ever 10k run I participated in the 10th annual Walgreens St. Pete Beach Classic. It was a cool, crisp morning with a temperature of 52 degree and windy conditions. I layered up with sweats over my running attire, which … More Race Recap: St. Pete Beach Classic
Every year I face the dilemma on what to ask for, for Christmas. This year I decided to ask for a GPS running watch. Now that I am running more and longer miles I needed something to help me keep my overall time, my average pace and most importantly my distance. Sure enough on Christmas … More A Simple and Stylish GPS That Captures Every Mile.
Every November Downtown St. Pete hosts the Women’s Running Series a 5K and Half Marathon event benefiting the Edith Sanford Breast Cancer Foundation. This race was an interesting one to run as my sister had not participated in this event before so I was not familiar with set up and course. Though I did have … More Race Recap: Women’s Running Series 5K
Happy New Year to all my followers! For those still new to my blog, 2014 is going to be a big year for me…I will run my first two 10k races (2014 Walgreens St. Pete Beach Classic and the Best Damn Race Safety Harbor), followed by my first 15k (Gasparilla Distance Classic) and finally finishing … More Hello 2014!
So naturally I had to get in one last run before the New Year, and it was my best 3 mile run thus far….well as far as timing goes. I recently started running with my friend, Paige. She ran the Iron Girl this year and offered to run it with me next year. As part … More The Last Great Run of 2013
Welcome to my blog! I decided to start this blog because I wanted to document my journey through the training process and what better way than a blog so my family and close friends could keep up to date. Growing up I’ve always had one goal I committed myself to. That goal was to graduate … More Why I chose to run a half marathon.