The time has come, tomorrow is the first official day of training for my first full marathon! In case you missed the big news, catch up here. After heeding the advice of my trainer to not go with anything more than 16-20 weeks, I have found a 16-week plan I am comfortable with and confident … More 112 days and counting…
In case you missed a moment, you can read about the first day of Gasparilla here….As I mentioned previously, we had dinner plans with the Sub30 club that evening. Dinner was at the Columbia, which apparently is the hot spot for pre-race carb-loading as Meb Keflezighi and Joanie Benoit Samuelson both walked by our table … More Gasparilla Half Marathon 2017 Race Recap
Well, Gasparilla has come and gone. I have some mixed emotions about it, for the last 15 weeks all I’ve done it eat, sleep, train Gasparilla so it’s strange knowing that I get to sleep in again on weekends if I want to. At the same time, I am happy to take a break from … More Gasparilla 15K & 5K 2017 Race Recap
Originally I had no intention of running Best Damn Race Safety Harbor. Registration opened last year right when I started taking time off from running and as I progressed into Gasparilla training, race weekend lined up with my last back to back long run weekend and I knew I had to be smart with my … More Best Damn Race 2017 Race Recap
Guys, I kinda did a thing yesterday…Gasparilla hasn’t even come and gone and I may have…actually did, well we’ll let the photo below give it away: That’s right I just registered to run my first full marathon next January, the 25th Walt Disney World Marathon! It’s an exciting opportunity and I get to participate with … More My Next Adventure…
Over the weekend I completed in my 8th 10K and second challenge race. This challenge race was a little different than my last one. The last challenge race I completed was the Glass Slipper Challenge as part of the Disney Princess Half Marathon weekend, with the challenge being split over two days. As I progress … More St. Pete Beach Classic 10K+5K Duo 2017 Race Recap
Ok so this race recap is way over do, but better late than never, right?! 😉 Almost three weeks ago I participated in the 4th annual Best Damn Race Safety Harbor 10K. This sold out event has been making it rounds around Florida, adding a new location every year. It’s deemed the “race for runners, … More Best Damn Race 2016 Race Recap
On Saturday, January 16th I participated in the St. Pete Beach Classic 10K for the third year in a row. I was hesitant about “running” this race because I had barely been running since my half in December. We did sprints at boot camp and I went out for two 3 mile runs but I … More St. Pete Beach Classic 10K 2016 Race Recap
Hello and good morning! If you’re a frequent visitor to my blog you may have noticed that I disappeared from the blogging world for some time. It was a much needed break between the holidays and then I rung in 2016 with a new job! It’s an exciting opportunity that is going to open doors … More What I’ve been up to lately…
2015 was another memorable year in running. I face some new challenges and continued to grow as a runner. Favorite Overall Race. Iron Girl. I got to run it with two good running friends, my third running friend, Barbara, just so happened to be having her first baby as we toed the finish line 🙂 … More 2015: My Year in Running