Week 9 Monday, December 19 – streak mileI considered looking up my plan but it made more sense just to get in a mile for the streak. My legs (and the rest of my body)Continue reading
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Houston Build Up – Part 2
Another month of training in the books! Week 5Monday, November 21 – 70 minutes easyI felt so good on this run and thought I maintained a faster pace than my watch said that I didContinue reading
Spinx Half Marathon 2021 – Race Recap
Race #190Half Marathon #692021 Race #62021 Half Marathon #3South Carolina Half Marathon #50Spinx Half Marathon #7 Pre-RaceI went into this race with absolutely no expectations. I wanted another half marathon medal and Greenville Track ClubContinue reading
Spontaneous Hawaiian Excursion Travelogues – Day 1, the One with the Volcanoes
With only one pre-booked tour, we got to wake up without an alarm on both Tuesday and Thursday. All I had planned for Tuesday was making our way over to Volcanoes National Park so weContinue reading
Reedy River 10k 2021 – Race Recap
Race #18810k #162021 Race #42021 10k #2Reedy River 10k #7 Going into this race, I went back and forth on whether I would set a time goal or not. I knew that if I did,Continue reading
Peachtree 10k Road Race 2021 Race Recap
Race #18710k #152021 Race #32021 10k #1Peachtree 10k Road Race #1 For most of my running years, I ran the local 5k on my birthday, the Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k. Last year IContinue reading
Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon 2021 – Race Recap
Race #186Half Marathon #682021 Race #22021 Half Marathon #2South Carolina Half Marathon #49Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon #3 Originally I had planned to make this a sub-1:50 half marathon, as close to 1:45 asContinue reading
A Daily Streak – One Year In
Yesterday, on a day full of so much stress and chaos, marked the completion of a year of running a minimum of at least one mile every day; most days I easily surpassed that. IContinue reading
Chicago Again
For a while I did not know whether I would run a marathon this year, mainly due to the unpredictable nature of the pandemic and human response. (I know that because of that fall marathonsContinue reading
Thoughts About a Run
On the last Friday in March I set out on a run, only 4 miles. Nothing special. I did not have high hopes for the run since South Carolina decided to bring mid 80s temperaturesContinue reading