One of these days I’ll check the race description/elevation chart BEFORE I sign up. I’m beginning to feel like I’m not on just a 50 states quest, but rather a quest to find all the hills along the way. The Good: Muscatine, Iowa is a really cool small town. The boys got to play at…
Tag: 50 States
How do you train for THAT?!?
You may remember my crazy post from a few days ago about the five half marathons in five days? You know, this… I realize it’s 7 months away, but there’s been a lot of discussion about it in our house. I mean, the cost and logistics of getting four people from DC to Amarillo, TX,…
When your inner crazy becomes your outer crazy
Yesterday, Kim from Just Trying is for Little Girls shared this picture on Facebook… 5 (half) marathons. 5 days. 5 different states. And I need all 5 states. My first thought was “You crazy.” My next thought was “Hmm…” I threw out the idea to Beer Geek, who is usually my reality check. Instead of…
State 19: Oregon AKA the accidental trail race
Some day I’m going to choose a race that’s “flat and fast”. But, that would require actually reading the race course description before I sign up. I recently completed Oregon by running the Deschutes Dash 10k in Bend, OR. I thought I was running a flat race on a paved path by a river. I…
State #18: North Carolina
Last week the boys had Thursday and Friday off of school, so we headed down to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for a little family vacation (more on the vacation part tomorrow.) I was able to find a race on Saturday, so I decided to knock off another state. Short story: 44:45 8K (30…
TTT: Garmin gone bad, private yoga, and new states
It’s been (is still being) an expensive week around here. February is when we end up purchasing our tickets for our summer vacation + summer camps AND we are having some technology issues. Even though we save up for it and I have the money, I swear I can hear my credit card crying from…
State #17: Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
Well, it was definitely wild. And wet. This past weekend I was in Shepherdstown, WV for the Chesapeake Watershed Forum. Conveniently, Freedom’s Run was the same weekend and they offered everything from a 5k to a full marathon. After a full day of conference stuff, I headed over to packet pick up with my parents…
State #16: Michigan
Earlier this summer, my dad decided that we should get one more state. Apparently Utah and Wyoming weren’t enough for one summer. I did some searching and found a race that was right over the border from Wisconsin in Michigan. Beer Geek wasn’t with us, so we had to be a little creative so that…
State #15: Wyoming
Once again, I prepped well for this race. We spent the afternoon prior to the race hiking around Fossil Butte. Then we attended the Oyster Music Festival, which may have involved drinking a few Fat Tires and eating freshly made potato chips and funnel cake. What can I say? I know how to treat my…
State #14: Utah
We traveled out to Utah for a family vacation this year. We were able to make it coincide with the Pioneer Days race, so my dad and I ran the 10K and my mom ran the 5K. To make things as challenging as possible (’cause you know altitude and a wicked hill weren’t enough), we…
Living the mantra
I’ve decided that my new mantra is “Every run is a good run.” Yes, some runs are better than others, but every time I get out there and finish some miles, it’s a good thing. Yesterday’s run was one where I hauled it out a bit. The weather was beautiful, I needed the break from…
State #11: Alaska!
In addition to my 11th state race report, this is my “Half minus a Half” race report for G and my snapshot of my run for Tonia. Short story: 1:30:42 on a 9.65 mile course (9:24 average pace) Long story (grab your lunch before you start): Once we set our dates for our Alaska trip,…