Last week was a great week. Great because it was a step-back week and I thoroughly enjoyed taking two days off and running less mileage (I cut down from 60’s to 38 miles) and great because it ended in a fantastic weekend of racing. Lets talk training first. I think step-back weeks are essential. Essential […]
Eastern States 20 Miler Recap
When my watch beeped after mile 17 of Sunday’s 20 mile race and 7:22 popped up on the screen of my Garmin, this thought popped up in my mind: There is strength inside me. I’ve always known it was there…today it has come out to play. I have never felt so strong and confident in […]
Expensive Beer, PR’s and a Training Update
Expensive Beer: This weekend I drank some pretty expensive beer. If you think about it that “free” beer served up at most St. Patrick’s Day 5K’s isn’t really “free” it’s about $25 a glass and you have to run to get it. But it sure does taste good! PR’s: On Saturday I toed the line […]
My First Snowshoe Race and Tips for Newbies
To say that Saturday night’s snowshoe run was “fun” would be a gross understatement. It was more accurately “thrilling.” If there was anytime to wear one of those head cameras it would have been at that race. Picture this: pitch black, quiet woods blanketed in a foot of snow and more snow is falling. A […]
Trying Again: All Women and One Lucky Guy Half Marathon
I ran another half marathon on Sunday. It wasn’t planned. The CHaD HERO Half Marathon was my goal race for the fall and I had no intentions of racing anything “big” after that. But I walked away from the CHaD Half Marathon knowing I did not run my best. Granted I ran as hard and […]
CHaD HERO Half Marathon Recap
For me the CHaD HERO Half Marathon was more than just a race. When Jack became a CHaD patient last year we unknowingly became part of a much larger community: mom’s and dad’s with hurting kids, doctors and nurses and support staff who care for those hurting kids and the many community members who help […]
St. Katharine Drexel Parish 10K Recap
Despite feeling a little uncertain about my ability to race a 10K, I did just fine this weekend. In fact I did more than fine: I ran a PR, was the first female and came in third overall . (I hope I have the chance to type that sentence again;). I had a GREAT race […]
St. Charles Children’s Home 5K Recap
I think I used up all my recap writing juices on recounting my Hood to Coast experience, so this will be to the point. The Race: St. Charles Children’s Home 5K put on by the Running Nuns (Seriously they run with the kids in their habits, its awesome.) Every Labor Day. It’s a great race […]
Hood to Coast Recap: part two
This is part two of my Hood to Coast recap. You can read part one HERE. Those Hills are Mine I used to avoid hills. They are hard. But when I returned to running back in December of 2010, after a three year hiatus from running I knew hill repeats would get me back into […]
Hood to Coast Recap: part one
I’ve been sitting with my Hood to Coast experience for a week now: remembering and replaying the highlights in my mind. A week ago I was in a van riding back to Seattle from Seaside, OR during that van ride I quickly jotted down a list, trying to capture as much as possible what was […]