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  • Asheville Half Marathon – August 26, 2023

    Asheville Half Marathon – August 26, 2023

    Race #216Half Marathon #782023 Race #112023 Half Marathon #5Asheville Half #2 When I originally signed up for this race, I planned to just run it in my ongoing quest to run 100 half marathons. I neglected to add a note to my race on FinalSurge for my coach that reflected that so she gave me…

  • The First Recent Reads – October 17-24

    The First Recent Reads – October 17-24

    Here we go! This story opens with the female main character helping her father, the captain of a ship who rescues “passengers.” The captain has immense magical powers in a world built on a world spawned from a successful slave uprising on a ship in the middle passage. All the different parts of this world…

  • Return to the Blog

    Return to the Blog

    It has been quite a while since I’ve written regularly here. I blame my undiagnosed “neuro-spiciness”. (Disclaimer: I have never been professionally evaluated. However, I have long known that my brain does not function the same way that most “normal” or neuro-typical people’s brains do.) I frequently find new obsessions, fixate on them for a…

  • Race for Adoption 5k

    Race for Adoption 5k

    Race #2095k #622023 Race #62023 5k #1Race for Adoption 5k #5 Originally I thought this run would make a great way to get a fast finish. It ended up forming a fast middle. With plenty of time, Mom and I started from my house and headed towards the race start, along a route we used…

  • Craft Beer Half Marathon, April 1, 2023 – Race Recap

    Craft Beer Half Marathon, April 1, 2023 – Race Recap

    Race #207Half Marathon #752023 Race #42023 Half Marathon #2Craft Beer Half Marathon #1 The juxtaposition of this race, specifically the name and a scandal/calamitous events at my deeply conservative alma mater struck me as funny and definitely provided some food for thought. Unlike the half we ran the week before, we knew we had a…

  • Cane Bay Half Marathon – March 25, 2023 – Race Recap

    Cane Bay Half Marathon – March 25, 2023 – Race Recap

    Race #206Half Marathon #742023 Race #32023 Half Marathon #1Cane Bay Half Marathon #1 I registered us for this race after watching the Greenville Half but not getting to run it. If it had not been for that little bit of fomo, we never would have discovered this gem of a race. We headed down on…

  • Green Valley Road Race 10 Miler – February 11, 2023 – Race Recap

    Green Valley Road Race 10 Miler – February 11, 2023 – Race Recap

    Race #20510 Miler #42023 Race #22023 10 Miler #1Green Valley Road Race #3 I hadn’t originally planned to run this race, not sure why, but then Mom asked if I wanted to run with her. Ellis’ company encouraged employees to run or donate because the race benefited an ALS charity. (One of the other employees…

  • Houston Marathon – January 15, 2023 – Race Recap

    Houston Marathon – January 15, 2023 – Race Recap

    Race #204Marathon #152023 Race #12023 Marathon #1Houston Marathon #1 I have unfinished business with this race. Why? Life sometimes throws you curveballs a little more than 12 hours prior to the race start. For reasons I still do not completely understand, on Saturday around noon I managed to tweak my back while trying on some…

  • Resolution Run – December 31, 2022 – “Race” Recap

    Resolution Run – December 31, 2022 – “Race” Recap

    Race #203Timed Race #22022 Race #112022 Timed Race #1Resolution Run #2 This “Race” functioned as an opportunity to get in a long run with minimal elevation gain and a medal. I had 16 miles on the plan so I signed us up for the three hour version. (The race also has 6 and 12 hour…

  • TreesUpstate Turkey Day 8k – 11/24/22

    TreesUpstate Turkey Day 8k – 11/24/22

    Race #2028k #172022 Race #102022 8k #1TreesGreenville Turkey Day 8k #13 I have run this race every year since I started running, meaning that I have run every edition of the race save for the first one. Of course I had no plan to miss this one. Going into this race, I planned to run…