I watched the Boston Marathon in April, as I normally do, and revelled at how amazing the runners are. It motivated me to push my running career beyond a few miles on the treadmill each week and the occasional 5K, and get serious. Next stop: my very first 10K. So I drew up a training plan and registered for the Tufts 10K for Women. After 4 months ( Read more... )

I registered for the Marathon Sports End of Summer Classic 5 Mile Road Race as a timed training run before my Tufts 10K for Women in October. It was last night at Bare Cove Park in Hingham.

The day seemed to begin well enough, I finally went to O2 for some yoga goodness and felt so much better for it.
Then it got worse when I got a butchered hair ( Read more... )

I signed John and I up for this 5K kinda on the fly. But I need to do a bunch before my 10K so it's all good.

The day started out gorgeous! Sunny, not a cloud in the sky. I had oatmeal and some trail mix for breakfast, I was good to go.

We got to the park on Soldiers Field Road and stretched and stuff before the race. We got into position and we were ( Read more... )

Yesterday was the Annual Asgard 5k: An Ras Mor. I ran it last year and it was the best race of my life: I had a good time, I felt amazing, and I ran the whole thing through without stopping (the first time I'd ever done that ( Read more... )

So, I read a book and it changed my life.

Well, the motivations and inclinations were there already but the book helped me nurture them and act.
The book is called Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver.

An excerpt from the book:

"Can we really be this afraid of the stuff that sustains human life? Of where our food comes from, and what it ( Read more... )

Last year my mom, aunt, and I walked in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer for the very first time. We raised over $9,000 for the cause and walked a marathon (26 miles!) in one day. It was physically and emotionally challenging from start to finish. But one of the most rewarding goals I have accomplished ( Read more... )

We did it again!

My time was not as good as last year but I'm just so happy I committed to doing the race in memory of my cousin Sam (who passed away from Cystic Fibrosis in June) and that I finished. I'm also happy my mom was there to do it too ( Read more... )

Race results are inI placed 780/897. My time was 33:07 (10:41 minute mile ( Read more... )

The MSPP Lucero Memorial 5K Run is over and the results are posted!

My photo gallery is here and the whole photo gallery is here.

I am so proud of our running crew!

This weekend was the 7th Annual Lucero Memorial 5K Run/Walk at MSPP (my work). It went really well - despite me being out of shape and the pouring rain. I came in 75th (out of 121) and my time was 34:04. Decent! But moreso I was excited and proud to have my mom, John, Tim, and Joanna there with me. It meant the world to me to have their support. I ( Read more... )