Last year, I made the decision not to run 15 half marathons in 2015. I stuck to my decision and instead ran 3 marathons, 8 half marathons, 1 10K, 2 5ks, Ragnar Cape Cod and a trail race. Oops, once again I overshot. 16 races in 2015.
Category: trail running
Runner’s World Half and Festival – Trail Race with Altra
When I was first contacted by Runner’s World about joining them for the Runner’s World Half and Festival, they mentioned how excited they were about the trail race and that they hoped I would run it. My first thought was “OMG, RW just contacted me!”. My second thought was “I’m going to break an ankle.”…
Tuesdays on the Run: Taking it off road
Do you run obstacle races? Or maybe you are a fan of Color Runs? Or do you break up your running with other sports and do triathlons? Today’s topic on Tuesdays on the Run is “Adventure”. Patty, April, and I want to know how you shake things up and step out of the road running…
TTT in photos: Beer, BAMR, and bruises
1. Last weekend I made an awful discovery: we only had two types of beer in the house – IPAs and beers with ABV greater than 8%. I’m not a hophead and drinking a single 8+% beer means I’m headed to bed. What’s a girl to do? Go shopping, of course. In my defense, we…
North Face Endurance “Half” Marathon
This past weekend, I completed my 8th half marathon for 2013. It was also the 8th state I ran in this year (5 were new states and 1 was a new half marathon state). What made this race different? It was a trail half marathon and that, my friends, is a whole different experience. Before…
What I learned at yesterday’s race
1. I don’t like running on packed dirt. 2. I will never be a trail runner. 3. Starting too fast is stupid. stupid. and did I mention? stupid. 4. Apparently I’ll run any race in exchange for a medal, a beer, and a brownie.