Category: running

Race #22110k #182023 Race #142023 10k #2Jingle Jingle Bridge Run 10k #1 This race just happened to occur halfway through the longest run of the cycle. Of course, we planned our run around the race. I did not plan on full out race effort but I wanted to aim for near marathon pace.  About an…

Race #2208k #182023 Race #132023 8k #1TreesGreenville Turkey Day 8k #14 This race went unexpectedly, fantastically well! It did start out a little unnervingly though.  Mom and I arrived with plenty of time to go pick up our bibs. We accidentally left the pins we brought in the car so we went over to the…

Race #219Half Marathon #792023 Race #122023 Half Marathon #6Tryon Half #6 This race did not go according to plan but I still enjoyed it.  We arrived with enough time to get in a couple miles for warm up on the track right by the start. We called it a bit close (or so we thought)…

Race #2175k #642023 Race #122023 5k #5Green Line 5k #11 The opportunity to run this race came up more quickly than usual race plans but I really liked the idea of this 5k on a new portion of the Swamp Rabbit Trail.  Mom and I headed out early enough to pick up our bibs and…

Race #2155k #642023 Race #112023 5k #5Turtle Trot 5k #4 I learned my lesson this year. Even though the course is flat, the weather makes it anything but fast.  Instead of aiming for a fast pace, I planned to run a little faster and try to run the course the best I could.  The race…

Race #2145k #632023 Race #102023 5k #4RWBS 5k #10 I went into this race planking to run fast but not as fast as a hard 5k effort like last year, remembering the toll that heat and humidity take on me.  I also planned to run with Mom but soon after we started she fell behind. …

Race #212Half Marathon #772023 Race #92023 Half Marathon #4Chicago 13.1 #1 Yes, we did fly all the way to Chicago just to run this half marathon. This trip re-sparked a desire to do all the travel to all the races. I even considered registering for one of the San Francisco half marathons and flying out…

Race #2112 Miler #22023 Race #82023 2 Miler #1Freedom Flyer 2 Miler #2 It’s been several years since I ran this race, mainly because for a few years they turned it into a 5k rather than the more unique 2 mile format.  Mom and I headed down with enough time to pick up our bibs…

Race #210Half Marathon #762023 Race #72023 Half Marathon #3Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon #4 It’s not often you have a race go exactly to plan…better than the plan actually. I had one of those days today and loved it. I stayed over at Mom and Ellis’ the night before since Ellis was giving us…

Monday, March 13 – 20 minutes warm up, 10 x 1 minute at 5k pace, 1 minute recoveryI felt really good through this whole run, even the faster pace intervals. The recovery portion did not feel nearly as long as I wanted but rather than give into the desire to extend it, I reminded myself…