I am honored to have been asked to be apart of a linkup titled “Let’s Talk Training Thursdays,” with co-hosts Pretty Lil Mudder, Powered By Bling, Half Marathon Mama, and Girl on the Move! A new topic will be posted every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month. The topic of discussion this week is … More Let’s Talk Training Thursdays: Favorite Workouts
Training is back in full motion for this girl and a pretty packed race season (what can I say, I’ve been bitten by the running bug!) I’ve had time to reflect on my round of training for my first half and noted somethings I could have done to become a stronger, better runner. Core training. … More The training continues…
My recent race to compete in was the Kiwanis Midnight Run, the 5k option. This race takes place on July 3rd/July 4th in Dunedin and takes you out onto the Dunedin Causeway. I had the option of registering for either the 5k or the 10k, both being the same price. I opted for the 5k … More Race Recap: Kiwanis Midnight Run 5K
Happy National Running Day to all my fellow runners! Today is our day 🙂 I run for many reasons: -It is definitely cheaper than therapy! -Because it has brought new friendships into my life -For the calm Saturday morning runs with nothing but the sunrise and the views of the water -For the race medals! … More National Running Day 2014!
For Memorial Day/my Birthday weekend, I traveled out to Portland, OR to visit one of my sisters and brother-in-law. Months prior my sister mentioned a race would be held in her neighborhood and asked me if I was interested in running it. The race, Rum Run, offered a 5K and a 10K option. I considered … More Adventures in Running: Portland, OR
I read this on my sister’s blog, Not Fast But Not Last and thought what a good blog post it would be for myself – only to find out she tagged me as the next person to answer these questions. 1. How long have you been running? Pretty much all my life. Growing up as … More 20 Questions about Running
For the past couple of years, I stood on along the sidelines cheering my sister on as she continuously participated in half-marathon after half-marathon. Every time, I could not wrap my head around running 13.1 miles till one day I got bored with running the simple 5k distance and craved more mileage. Next thing I … More Race Recap: Iron Girl Half Marathon
Hello followers! I haven’t forgotten about my blog, okay maybe I did, lol. No, I’m just kidding. Life has been keeping me super busy, that I just haven’t had the time to blog. I recently moved and my workload has been increasing, which is a good thing and yet so exhausting. Well, I have officially … More Taper Time.
I recently felt some pain in my right hip after my Gasparilla race. I took two days off to rest and then went out for an evening 3 mile run, which I did not finish. Frustrated and concerned I called my sister who advise that I take another day or two off and book a … More Farewell my beloved Ride 5.
This past weekend I had the honor to participate in the Gasparilla Distance Classic Race Weekend. GDC carries out the mission of the GDC Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising funds for charitable youth organizations and running programs in the area. Since it’s inception in 1978, over $3.9 million has been donated to the … More Race Recap: Gasparilla Distance Classic