This weekend I ran my 6th half marathon in 30 days. And I actually raced it! (More on that tomorrow when I have the energy to download pictures.) Today, my body is pleading “Uncle”. I am flat out exhausted. My calves hurt, my quads are unhappy, and my brain is foggy. The combination of a…
Category: half marathons
Goals Revisited
At the beginning of the year, I declared “This year is going to be epic. I just know it. After all, 13 is my lucky number.” And so far, it has been. I trained hard, I broke myself, and yet, somehow, I accomplished my big goal of finishing my five half marathons in five days. …
How I survived 5 half marathons in 5 days
I’ll admit that before I started this adventure, I was pretty well convinced I’d end up injured or walking many miles or both. Amazingly, neither happened. Not sure if any of my “necessities” will work for you, but here’s how I held my body together for 5 races. Pre-race PB&J. Nuff said. Glide. Anywhere I…
Dust Bowl Series review
Many of you have asked questions about my adventure. I’ll try to answer those all here as well as give some (hopefully) useful information. There may be some changes in the future based on feedback from this year’s runners. Before I get into what I thought of this series, here are my final results: Dalhart,…
State #26: New Mexico – Half Marathon 5 of 5!
Short story: I finished and I finished STRONG! Long story: The fifth and final day of the Dust Bowl Series was being run at Clayton Lake State Park. The park was about 25 minutes outside of Clayton, New Mexico, so we had to get up seriously dark and early Friday morning. I made a PB&J…
A day of rest
I did it. Despite many moments of doubt and a few unexpected problems along the way, I finished all five races. I even ran the majority of the miles, which was a personal goal of mine. It was an amazing experience! Now, I’m going to take a few days and enjoy the rest of my…
State #25!!!: Colorado – Half Marathon 4 of 5
Short story: I finished. It wasn’t my slowest day. Long story: For the fourth race of the Dust Bowl Series, we ran in Lamar, CO. Thanks to our decision to switch to a B&B, we had a yummy breakfast before the race instead of having to make a PB&J in the room. It was also…
State #24: Kansas – Half Marathon 3 of 5!
Short story: I finished and I finished faster than the first two!!! Long story: Wednesday we ran in Ulysses, Kansas on a 1.14 mile asphalt path through a golf course. From first arrival in Ulysses to the point where we left town, it was a great experience. The Chamber of Commerce hosted a pasta dinner…
State #23: Oklahoma – Half Marathon 2 of 5!
Short story: I finished. Long story: Tuesday was the second day of the Dust Bowl Series. We ran on a concrete path around a small lake in Guymon, OK. The path was exactly one mile in length, so the half marathoners had to run 13 laps, with a small out and back at the end. …
State #22: Texas – Half Marathon 1 of 5!
Short story: I finished. Long story: Monday was the first day of the Dust Bowl Series and we ran around Lake Rita in Dalhart, Texas. It was a 6.55 mile loop that the half marathoners ran twice. It was a “crushed gravel” surface, but really felt more like running on sort of packed dirt. As…
And away we go!
By the time you read this, I’ll be at least partway through the first half marathon of the week. Our trip to Denver went mostly smoothly. We had a really full flight, so I ended up gate checking the bag with my running shoes and then spent the whole flight worried that I wouldn’t be…
Run, Walk, or Crawl
It seems like only yesterday I was joking about doing 5 half marathons in 5 days, but it’s been 8 months in the making. When Kim and Jess started talking about it on Facebook, I never thought I’d actually do it (and sadly I’m the only one of the three of us doing it). But…