On March 22nd I set out to run a half marathon on the trails in Texas. It was my first trail race so I decided to do “just the half.” There was a Full Marathon and a 50 mile ultra at this event. Not only was I running, but my marathon running partner, Liz (not […]
Marathon #2
November 10th 2013 was the date of my 2nd marathon. During my training I didn’t follow a plan and simply ran. I wrote out an extensive plan and followed it for a couple weeks but was feeling burnnout. Without having registered for the marathon, it was like I wasnt feeling that committed. I began talking […]
The joy of running
Last weekend I met up with my friend Melissa and we ran 15 miles. I met her at 5:45am in Arlington and we ran a nice and easy 15miles. I felt great. I would have never gotten up that early if I was heading out by myself. This round of training, I don’t feel pressured […]
505.87 miles run so far this year…
The marathon is November 10th and I have not had the structured training or the long runs as I planned. I’m still going to run it and I feel confident. In fact I feel better about this marathon than CowTown. By the time the marathon came in February, I was getting burnt out and feeling […]
Hiking and Running in the North West
We flew into Portland, OR on Saturday August 10th and since we had our plane tickets, I was already planning on running and hiking. I waited with great anticipation and as I was packing my bags on Friday afternoon, I began with my running/hiking clothes. I packed my tech shirts, running shorts, some running tights, […]
Running in the heat…
Today I set out for a run and I wanted to run at least an hour. I woke up at 7am…errr…ok “Maybe I’ll go at 7:30.” right? WRONG! I stayed in bed…7:30, 7:45…ok 8am I got up and I thought I would be out the door by 8:15. Well that didn’t happen either. I actually […]
Wounded Warrior 2013 recap
The much anticipated Wounded Warrior half marathon was Sunday June 9th. I had made arrangements to stay with my friend Melissa and the rest of her strider crew from Waco at the Marriot in Dallas, the host hotel for the race. It was the best thing I had ever done in my history of race […]
Beach to Bay recap and long run
May 17 we headed down to Corpus Christie and met up with our friends. That trip was so awesome for Erik and I. It was our first away trip since the boys were born, 11 years. I felt so excited and happy the entire time. The morning of the race we picked up Melissa from […]
Recent runs
I’m two weeks shy of finishing Insanity and on day 87 of my 116 day burpee challenge. I’ve been running at least 2 times a week and I have truly enjoyed it. I run in Mansfield’s James McKnight park and it is so quiet and nice there. It’s a short trail about 1.9 miles one […]
More races, More Running, New Goals
Right now I’m focusing on completing my 60 day Insanity bootcamp. Today was the first day of month 2, 4 weeks left. I still run and I feel good when I do. On Saturday I went out to Town Park with the boys and their bikes. We completed 6 miles at an avg pace of […]