It started pouring before I even rolled out of bed. Rain so hard I considered not going at all. According to my trusty iPhone radar, the front stretched west all the way to Dubuque, Iowa. Hmph. As 8am approached though, it looked like it might clear, at least for a little while so I headed [Read More]
Race Report: March Madness Half
If I wanted an excuse not to run this race this year, I wouldn’t have had to look very far to find one. On my best day, this is the hardest of the 20 half marathons I’ve done. On a day when my lung capacity is compromised compliments of the flu, my hip is jacked [Read More]
Virtual Race Festivities
On Christmas Eve, I ran not one, but two virtual races: and the Home for the Holidays 10k. It was good to be back home in the tundra after sweating my coconuts off in Key West… …ok sort of…not really. I wore some of my favorite things, doing my best to channel the Sugar Plum [Read More]
Grand Rapids Half Marathon Race Report
You’ve heard me gush on repeatedly about how great this race is. It was the scene of my first BQ…it’s scenic…temps are cool…the race director is unparalleled in his ability to put on an extraordinary race…blah…blah…you’ve heard it all here before…you totally MUST do this gem of a race. This year, hot on the heels [Read More]
Race Report: Chicago 1/2 Marathon
Overcoming the suck monkeyI was shaken out of a running dream where I missed the start of the race to see that it was 3:58am: Two whole minutes before my alarm. I’ve never had a running dream before, albeit a bad one. But according to my mom, (whose birthday is tomorrow BTW) bad dreams are [Read More]
13.1 Chicago Race Report
I mentioned in an earlier post what a challenge this one was to get to from Casa Teamarcia in the boonies. Modern Caveman came through with a downtown hotel reservation but it still made for an uber early race day as we had to taxi over to the shuttle bus for a 5:15a departure. Before [Read More]
Race Reports!
Double the pleasure double the fun I ran 2 races, rolled into 1! First Up: Unleash the inner cheetah 5kYes I know I was silly not wearing my cheetah skirt. So I took her out of the moth balls ok not really, and finally wore her for this morning’s race. Hanging out with my chicks [Read More]
Mother’s Day 5k Race Report
It just figures since I’d planned to wear my floral skirt it would be freezing this morning. I was wishing I’d gotten the capri skirt combo instead as I froze in line for packet pickup. Everyone else was in tights. But come on it’s MAY! Freezing my petunias at the start The race started in [Read More]
Boston Marathon 2010 Race Report
I could gush on for days about the Boston experience but I’ll spare you. I’ve done my best to condense it and hit the highlights. It was a wonderful weekend. First a few pics, leading up to race day: It all ends here Hopefully I will not have to crawl across this on race day! [Read More]
Turkey Trot 5k Race Report
I’ve been whining for years that there are no Turkey Trots that are close enough for me to run and make it back in time for Thanksgiving prep, etc. That all changed this year. This race was maybe a 3 minute drive from Casa Teamarcia–what’s not to like? I’d originally planned on sandwiching the 5k with a 2 [Read More]
