Evergreen Cemetery Pumpkin Run 5k
Woke up at 6:35 to get ready for the race. I had put together an impromptu green fairy costume last night out of an old green cocktail dress from my closet and some wings I bought at party city. I...
View ArticleDay Before Space Coast Half Marathon 2011 Part 1
After a successful Thanksgiving dinner (we did not burn the turkey!!! YAY!!), we zoned out rested Friday in order to get up early the next morning and head down to Cocoa Beach. We received amazing news...
View ArticleJacksonville Bank Half Marathon 2011 Recap
I just want to say that this is probably the first time I had an absolute blast during a run!! Wow I didn’t know what that felt like I’ve been missing out. Here’s how the day went: Pre-Race I woke up...
View ArticleDonna Breast Cancer Half-Marathon Recap
I signed up for the race last minute, a mere 3 days before, partly because the absentee running group was so enthusiastic about it (I really didn’t want to miss seeing all their smiling faces) and...
View Article2012 Disney Princess Half Marathon Recap Part 1
I had a whirlwind weekend that is now sadly over Yes I am still sad it’s over and it’s been 2 weeks already! We embraced shenanigans: and as a result had Pluto and the rest of the employees that came...
View ArticleKrispy Kreme Doughnut Race Challenge
I can’t believe we did that. Really, it was such a crazy kind of event.It was bizarre to see so many fit people waiting around to gobble down doughnuts and then run. I felt like Willy Wonka had cast a...
View ArticleRunner’s World Half Marathon Festival Day 1 Recap
It’s officially been a week since I was in Bethlehem, PA enjoying the fall foliage, cool weather, and surreal meet ups with some of Running’s greats.Only now do I feel like I can talk about the...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from Ragnar Relay Key West
As they say in the south, I’m back y’all! Ragnar was equal parts crazy, fun, exhausting, smelly, short, long, hot, and memorable. There were things I expected that never happened and things that...
View ArticleZooma Amelia Island Half Marathon Recap 2013
First of all, I look happy don’t I? I was incredibly relieved I had survived my 9th half marathon after not having trained or ran for that matter since…..Ragnar Jan 5…..and hell not much before that...
View ArticleMeek & Mighty Recap/My First Triathlon
Triumph. Tears. Joy. A little puking. A lot of shock. Over too soon. All of these describe my first triathlon experience. It was a crash course in multi-sport and this Latina not only survived but won...
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