This past weekend I ran in what I can honestly say is my most intimidating race of the year. Yes, it’s only one mile but it’s ONE MILE! Was I ready for it? Not quite. I think I was more ready physically than mentally. The week got off to a rough start with the stomach bug which hit myself and our younger three kids. By Tuesday I was running again and I thought everyone was in the clear. Friday, the…
On Saturday our family made the drive down to Benton, Arkansas for a 2-mile race. This is another one of those rarely raced distances but that’s one of the things I like about the Arkansas Grand Prix series. There’s plenty of variety and it’s always a bonus when my kids can participate. I actually registered three of our four kids for this one and it was Anna’s first Grand Prix race. The Arkansas Runner 2 Mile definitely wins the award…
It’s been a while since the I’ve had the letters PR in a race report! I should probably mention that I’ve never raced an 8k before so does it really even count? I say it does! You might be wondering exactly how far is an 8k… It’s 4.97 miles which of course translated to an even 5 on my watch. Ordinarily 5 miles would seem like a short racing distance but somewhere in the middle of May it turned plain…