wow, that weekend was a blur. i can't believe my first half marathon has come and gone. now everyone told me that throughout the race i would feel a roller coaster of emotions. they weren't kidding. so in honor of running my first 13.1 miles, below are my 13.1 emotions from the star wars half marathon - the …
#starwars10k update
well, one race down and one to go. i can't believe i'm already half way (well i guess technically a third of the way) through the dark side challenge. and after today's race, it makes me so excited for my first half marathon tomorrow. now the strategy for the race this morning was to go nice …
12+ races in 12 months
well, we are half way into april and i came to this awesome realization that i've run a race every month so far this year (sometimes two in one). it's truly amazing to look back and see the progress that i've made over the course of just a few months. starting with averaging over 11 minutes, …
zimmerman 10k
well another race day and this time i got to experience it with my love. actually this was his very first 10k race, i guess all of the training for my half is starting to rub off on him. in fact, i pretty much got him to commit to run a half marathon potentially by …
#fidds5k
running to the second star...keep right my shirt mantra for today's race and man did it feel like i was flying today. the fiddler's 5k was the kick off to the multiple races i am running before the dark side challenge. to me, these are really just a great way for me to train (and …
run 4 love
i've never been much of a long distance runner in my life, but my best friend has been a huge inspiration for me in that department. she is an incredible runner - so naturally when i was in chicago watching her run the marathon last year, i decided to sign up for the star wars: dark …
