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  • Whole Fitness 5k – 10/8/22

    Whole Fitness 5k – 10/8/22

    Race #1995k #612022 Race #72022 5k #3Whole Fitness 5k #1 This race served as a bit of a tempo interval in the long run, making up for some tempo miles that I had to “skip” earlier that week. Originally, I had planned to use a 5k at my alma mater for this purpose since we…

  • Asheville Half Marathon – 8/27/22

    Asheville Half Marathon – 8/27/22

    Race #198Half Marathon #722022 Race #62022 Half Marathon #3North Carolina Half Marathon #11Asheville Half Marathon #2 I meant to write this recap a lot closer to race day so that the details would not be as fuzzy in my mind. However, a lot of my habits have changed over the past year or so but…

  • Turtle Trot 5k – 7/13/22

    Turtle Trot 5k – 7/13/22

    Race #1975k #602022 Race #52022 5k #2Turtle Trot 5k #3 As soon as I finished the RWBS 5k the week before, I eagerly anticipated a faster time at this race purely based on the fact that it would be flat. I conveniently ignored the fact that we would be running on the beach in the…

  • Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k 2022 – 7/4/22

    Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k 2022 – 7/4/22

    Race #1965k #592022 Race #42022 5k #1Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k #9 I didn’t realize until after the race that I last ran this race in 2018. (I ran Peachtree last year. The race was cancelled the year before. In 2019, I took a flight to Europe on that day.) Both Mom and I…

  • Ottawa Marathon Race Recap – 5/29/22

    Ottawa Marathon Race Recap – 5/29/22

    Race #195Marathon #14Country #3 (USA, Italy, Canada)2022 Race #32022 Marathon #1Ottawa Marathon #1 I wanted big things from this marathon. I knew I had a ways to go before I was in shape to chase a BQ. I envisioned this race as a step towards that as at least a sub four, hopefully somewhere around…

  • Race for the Green Half Marathon – 3/12/22

    Race for the Green Half Marathon – 3/12/22

    Race #194Half Marathon #712022 Race #22022 Half Marathon #2South Carolina Half Marathon #52Race for the Green Half Marathon #2 Mom and I ran this half together. I did not remember much about this race, save for the absurdly large medal, since the last time I ran back in 2019. I had registered for 2020 but…

  • Greenville Half Marathon Race Recap – 2/26/22

    Greenville Half Marathon Race Recap – 2/26/22

    Race #193Half Marathon #702022 Race #12022 Half Marathon #1South Carolina Half Marathon #51Greenville Half Marathon #8 I need to start this recap with a small disclaimer. For the first time since I started writing race recaps, I did not sit down on the day of or the day after to write my recap of this…

  • A Year Away

    A Year Away

    I did not intend to go over a year without writing here but writer’s block and then new interests kept me from writing. I thought a few times about restarting but did not actually start making moves towards creating posts until close to a year had passed. What took me away from writing? Mainly reading…

  • Spinx Half Marathon 2021 – Race Recap

    Spinx Half Marathon 2021 – Race Recap

    Race #190Half Marathon #692021 Race #62021 Half Marathon #3South Carolina Half Marathon #50Spinx Half Marathon #7 Pre-RaceI went into this race with absolutely no expectations. I wanted another half marathon medal and Greenville Track Club routinely underperforms with just about all of their races. Consider my expectations met. Since I recovered so well after Chicago,…

  • Spontaneous Hawaiian Excursion Travelogues – Day 1, the One with the Volcanoes

    Spontaneous Hawaiian Excursion Travelogues – Day 1, the One with the Volcanoes

    With only one pre-booked tour, we got to wake up without an alarm on both Tuesday and Thursday. All I had planned for Tuesday was making our way over to Volcanoes National Park so we spent a little time finding a local place for breakfast. I had brought some oatmeal with me but decided not…

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