I can’t believe that another year is coming to a close. With it being New Year’s Eve, I love taking a look back at all the wonderful experiences running brought me in 2014! Many thanks to Amanda, also known as Miss Zippy, for hosting this annual link-up! Best race experience? The best race experience of my year was at the Disney Princess Half Marathon weekend. However, it had nothing to do with my running. Cora ran her very first Kid’s Races {Read More}
I ran the best race of my life this weekend! Okay, so it wasn’t my race at all. It was Cora’s very first race, the runDisney 100m Kids Race! When Cora isn’t attending her fair share of races as my #1 cheerleader, she is often “running marathons” around our house. I never wanted to pressure her into running but since she often talks about running races, I finally felt okay with asking her if she wanted to run her first {Read More}
I am so ready for a magical weekend in Walt Disney World! These past few weeks were filled with a lot of work and work travel to Texas. I am definitely ready for a mini vacation and some relaxation. I have to admit that I’m still not completely unpacked from my work trip and I don’t have any race costumes planned. Tonight, when I get home from work, I have a feeling I will feel a bit frenzied with packing up my running gear {Read More}
Making a comeback from 8 weeks of no running is challenging and frustrating at times. I want to run at the paces I saw in training for Marine Corps Marathon but my body just isn’t there yet. And, despite getting frustated at times, I know that this is what is best for my longevity in the sport. So, here are my three tips on making a comeback! 1.) SLOWLY Build Mileage: I’m building back my mileage at a turtle’s pace. I’m a month {Read More}
The second half of the Dumbo Double Dare Challenge included runDisney‘s 2013 Disneyland Half Marathon. {Read about the first part of the Dumbo Double Dare Challenge, the Disneyland 10k here.} Jake and I both wanted to take it easy for this run. I was treating it as a long training run for Marine Corps Marathon and this gave me a chance to take in the sights of the race. Just after Mile 1, runners entered the back lots of California {Read More}
On Labor Day weekend, The Disneyland 10k was the first part of the inaugural Dumbo Double Dare Challenge. Thanks to the time change, I was up and ready to roll for this run. From the Grand California, we had a really short walk to the starting area. When we got there it was a bit confusing since the 5k had just started. And, that also meant the 10k runners were being held and not allowed into the corrals. Jake said {Read More}
