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Appears courtesy of Wellness Without Pity. We did it! The Rock-n-Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon is in the books and it was truly epic. Not only did I train for and complete the race a mere four months after having my baby in October, I finished the race feeling amazing, like I could have kept [...]
Appears courtesy of Food and Fitness 4 Real. Getting ready for a race can be almost as exhausting as actually running the race! Yesterday during my lunch break, I drove down to Luke’s Locker to pick up my race packet for the 13.1 Dallas Marathon. Since I registered several months ago, my race bib was [...]
I just finished my first half-Ironman triathlon. Yes, me. Yes, the one in the picture. I thought I would be on top of the world after such a feat, especially considering how far I have come in only a short year. I went from not being able to run two miles, to a race that [...]
Appears courtesy of Gillian’s Active Life. Finally, I’m getting around to posting the recap of my first half-marathon ever! B and I decided to stay the night in Niagara Falls, at the Hilton Fallsview. Because we know the area really well, I knew exactly where I had to go to catch the shuttle the next [...]
Appears courtesy of Gillian’s Active Life. Summary: I ran a good race, but it was not a good race to run. Race Expo The race expo was on the Friday and Saturday before the race. I’ve never been to a race expo that had more than five or six tents, so this was pretty neat [...]
Appears courtesy of Yellow Wishbone. Recently Steven, my husband, and I did something I would not have imagined I could do – complete a 4.2ish mile trail race! We participated in the Frogtown Trail Challenge out of Cumming, GA as one of my 25 by 25 (25 things I want to do before my 25th [...]
Appears courtesy of Running With Perseverance. My fourth running of The Army Ten Miler is in the books! While my mantra for last year was “save something for the bridge,” my mantra for this year was “run your own race.” That might have been harder to do if I had run with my friend, but [...]
Appears courtesy of Gillians Active Life. Yes, this is my third race recap in as many weeks but I promise a break until mid-October! The weather forecast was not pleasant, it was supposed to rain all day, 5 – 15 mm, windy, etc. The day of the race dawned and it was a little cloudy [...]
Appears courtesy of Gillian’s Active Life. My second trail race was on the Niagara Escarpment again, but on the other side from Rattlesnake Point (here’s my first race recap). The race was due to start at 10:00 a.m. so, being the keener I am, I was there by 8:00. After registering and watching the exhibitors [...]
Appears courtesy of Food and Fitness 4 Real. I am about to finish up week four of my half marathon training. My first half marathon (of three races I have planned this fall) is the 13.1 in Dallas on October 22nd. Staying motivated during the long months of training, either for a half or full [...]
Appears courtesy of Gillian’s Active Life. The race I decided on was the 2011 Rattlesnake Point Race, organized by 5 Peaks Trail Running Series. I decided to visit the conservation area the weekend before. Rattlesnake Point is situated along the Niagara Escarpment and they have great groomed trails and lookout points – some of the [...]
Ladies, let me give you some advice: Do not fear post-baby running. It rocks. Here’s my post of proof. On Saturday, on a course that is known to be a tough one for setting PRs, I ran an awesome race. I ran my fastest 5K ever. Ever. People, my baby is not yet 8 months old. I [...]
Courtesy of Courtney from Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life (who ran her first 10k in April!) On race day, I was up at 6:30 and ready to go! Before leaving the house, I snacked on a piece of almond butter + banana toast for some pre-race fuel. By 7:45, I was down at the 10K Spring [...]
Appears courtesy of ROJ Running. Race day began as many others do. I have gotten in the habit of laying things out the night before, and spent most of Friday getting everything organized. After waking at 4:45 I got dressed and went downstairs. For breakfast I prepared a piece of chicken and some Egg Beaters. [...]
Appears courtesy of Karen at Havasu Hustlers. At 5:30 we found a line to stand in for the port-a-potties. It was the slowest line too, I swear! We were still about 6 or 7 people back when we heard the first gun shot go off for the wheel chair participants. Then it seemed people started [...]
Appears courtesy of Bari at LiveLaughRunBreathe. On Saturday, May 14, 2011, I did something I said I’d *never* do. I ran 15.5 miles. I set 2 PRs that day – distance and time. A pretty good way to start off a Saturday morning. But this journey really started over a year ago while training for the [...]
Courtesy of Ashley from Oh, Jones… I never thought that I would be writing a motivational post on training for a 5k. I also never thought that I would run a 5k, but this April I did just that. I had this idea to do the “Couch to 5k” program and spoke about in passing with [...]
Appears courtesy of Racing and Saving Mama. I did the USMC 5k Mud Run on June 11 and it was a blast!. I have to say even with looking at last years photos I was still unprepared for today’s race. I thought that I was in pretty good shape but this race kicked my butt. [...]
Before I break down the segments of the race I want to first say Thank You to all of you for your well wishes leading up to race day, then during race day and all the congratulations after the race. It means so much and truly helps to know that you are all there to [...]
Ed. Note This is our first volunteering race recap and I thought it was a wonderful tribute to all the people that make those races possible! Big thanks to the volunteers! This may be the best race report I ever write because it will be from the perspective of a volunteer and not that of [...]
Appears courtesy of Wild Child Gone Good. This weekend and race was so over the top awesome, I don’t even know where to start! I realized this weekend that since the end of August 2010, I have now run 4 half marathons! That’s 4 half marathons in about 8 months! One of my goals for [...]
The race was scheduled for May 1. At best, the weather would be warm, sunny with a slight breeze. At worst, a bit chilly with possible rain. Or so I thought that was the worst. In actuality, we had snow. Yes…snow the night before the race. After a long rainy Saturday, the temperatures fell, the [...]
Appears courtesy of Eclipsed No More. A year ago if you’d told me that I’d purposely run without something or someone chasing me, I’d have told you that you were crazy. I tried running once or twice. The first time I recall was in junior high – back in the days before it was called [...]
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