So this happened this Monday…… Remember how I was ALL worried about the humidity? Worry is wasted energy. Much to my surprise I woke up on a holiday AT dark thirty no less, turned on the local news to learn the forecast had changed…..a Monday big rain storm was headed our way. SO I […]
Home Run 5k Virtual Recap AND What Exactly IS a Virtual Race?
In the running community – I am seeing alot of virtual races pop up. Many runners are addicted to race bling, but really there are many great reasons for participating in a Virtual Race. With the cost of travel and race fees ever increasing, a virtual run is very easy on the budget in comparison. […]
2013 Peachtree Road Race Recaps – BLOG Roll!
The World’s Largest 10k with 60,000 runners? Atlanta’s Peachtree Road Race is the best. Yes, I earned the badge! Yes, I gave you MY Race Report! And now, because I LOVE race recaps I thought I would share others. I have enjoyed reading them and LOVE as Tales from a Tortoise put it: You Don’t […]
Peachtree Road Race 2013 Recap
Blame it on the rain, my outlook for this year’s running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race – the world’s largest 10k with 60,000 runners – was negative. The day before the race I was running errands and kept driving into this: Don’t worry I was parked here not driving and photographing I got soaked […]
Race Recaps As Motivation
I always need motivation to run. I love it, don’t get me wrong, but something in my mind is always wants to sabotage. Go figure. It helps to have races paid for and on the Calendar to train for to keep me running. Right now I have paid for 2 10k’s – Peachtree Road Race […]
Race Report: Run The River 10k
Despite the crazy cold snap that snuck in overnight, had a great race in the Run the River 10k benefiting Homestretch, an amazing organization helping homeless families get back on their feet. What are you wearing? Why thanks red carpet fashionistas…it was 40 degrees and breezy…so decided on: 2012 Princess Half Marathon shirt with a […]
Race Report: Historic Roswell 10miler/5k
This was an inaugural race and consisted of a 10 mile race with medal and a 5k race. Since I have kind of petered out with my running since the princess I opted for the 5k – I actually drove the course of the 10 mile to decide if I wanted to do that race. […]
The Year I Ran Injured 2011 Disney Princess 1/2 Marathon – Part 4 It’s the End of the Race as I know it
Final 2011 Princess Half Recap Installment 4 , continued from Part 3 here. After exiting the Castle tunnel I veered over to my left to wait in a line to get my pic taken….look how brilliant the light was…it was around 7 am at this point. THIS photo is what many do the race for! Yeah […]
2011 Princess Part 3 The Year I Ran Injured – “Have Fun Storming the Castle”
2011 Princess Half Recap continued from part 2…. As we passed over the starting line I hit the old start button on my long lost friend my Garmin to keep up with my pace on demand, cool huh! Since I had been injured, I wasn’t running outside and the old gal had not been used […]
Recap “Princess 2011 – the Year I Was Injured -Part 1”
For anyone who can remember, 2011 was my first half marathon training since 2000, that is a whole other story. I thought it might be fun to post my experience. The set up, I was training great, never missed a run. We had a wicked Ice Storm shutting down the city for a week and […]