I had actually added this to my list, then taken off because I'd gone on runs where it started sprinkling, barely, and it made the air so instantly muggy and horrible that I was like "this doesn't even sound fun, I'm taking it off." But then I ended up doing it on accident, so back on it goes! (It's replacing my goal to do a half Ironman, because ( Read more... )

Me & a lot of my family went to Vernal this weekend to run the Dino Half - and I smoked it! I know, I'm as surprised as you are ( Read more... )

Oh man, oh man, I did another one! I found an art print on Etsy about running that I love, that says "Whether it is a 14 minute mile or a 7 minute mile, it is still a mile." I bought this beautiful print, put it in a great red frame I found to match my decor, and hung it up on my wall by my medal racks. And there's a space underneath it for my Run ( Read more... )

I didn't realize I had done this back in January! After running the Goofy Challenge this year, I realized the Goofy shirt I received was orange, just like the one he wore. I was already planning on wearing my Goofy race shirt for the Tinkerbell, so people knew I'd just done the Goofy the week before. :P But I decided to do it in COSTUME. I got a ( Read more... )

Hooo boy. Did it again. I guess I didn't learn my lesson last time?

( A log of my torture )

(This one is, obviously, off my second list.)

Once upon a time, months ago, my parents and I signed up for an October marathon in Albuquerque. (My dad grew up there, and we still have family living there, so it was a dual race+visit plan.) Then, two months ago, I was still having shin problems and my mom called the race organizers, and they said I ( Read more... )

I did this back in August and forgot to post! :/ We did the Kiss Me Dirty ladies' mud run - me, my mom, sister, sister-in-law, and friends Heather & Melanie, and we PRETTY MUCH rocked it. I like that race a lot. I did it for the first time last year, and I liked how laid back and fun it was. Not very speedy, not too long a distance (just a 5k), fun ( Read more... )

Went to Disneyland over Labor Day, to run the Disneyland Half Marathon! It was fun, but really hard. I think there were a lot of things conspiring to make it rough on me - I'd been sick for two weeks before, and not just sick so I hadn't been running, but it was a sick stomach so my diet had consisted of chicken broth and clear liquids and saltines ( Read more... )

At home sick, trying to catch up on my goal list. I did a sprint triathlon last Saturday, and got my first tri medal! It was my first open-water swim too, which was harder than in a pool but not as hard as I expected. The bike route was nice but hilly; most of the hills weren't bad but there was one murderous one, probably about a mile long, and ( Read more... )

Guys, I'm cruising through this second list a lot faster than my first one. But maybe that's because I've done a lot of the easy ones on the first one....anyway, ran the Pioneer Day 10k today. Did pretty well, too. My time was 1:22, and my personal best from before my injuries was 1:18! NICE. Someday, someday soon, I'm going to get a new best time ( Read more... )