A few weeks ago we took a 9 day family vacation road trip to the Northeast and had a great time. We went to Pennsylvania, NYC, Connecticut, West Point and Cooperstown, NY, and finally Niagra Falls. We planned this trip months ago and when I gave my sister the dates of our trip (specifically the days we would be at her house) she went ahead and registered me for a race! The race she picked was the Mystic 10k. It…
There was never really any question of whether or not I would run the Spa 10k. I love this race. It’s challenging and exhilarating all in one. This is one of those races I like to run regardless of whether I’m in shape or not. I’ve had years when I’ve been fit and ready to PR and I’ve also run it during a marathon recovery cycle. Or in last year’s case- 2 weeks after having the flu. (Not my finest…
There wasn’t really any question in my mind whether or not I would run the Toad Suck 10k this year. It was the 8th race in the Arkansas Grand Prix series so ready or not I was going to do what I could. Once again my older two joined me so we left for Conway a little after 6 am Saturday morning. My first experience with the Toad Suck races in Conway, AR was back in 2010 when I ran…
I am a few race reports behind so I thought I’d catch up before I forgot all together. I’m not sure how many people even read these but I tend to be a repeat racer so I guess I’m doing this so I can remember for next time. Race: Capital City Classic 10K Date: April 1, 2017 Location: Little Rock, AR Time: 8:00 AM This was my 5th straight year to run the Capital City Classic 10k. I’ve always liked…
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and were able to relax and enjoy some quiet time with friends and family. This week has flown by and I’ve enjoyed every bit of downtime we’ve had! It’s actually been peak mileage training week and I cannot think of a better week for it than Thanksgiving. Extra time to run and plenty of delicious food to eat- it’s ideal! I could probably write an entire post on training lately so maybe I’ll…
I remember a time when the 10k was my most dreaded racing distance. I ran two of them my senior year of high school and vowed never again! I knew nothing about 10k pacing and my strategy was basically to go out like I was running a 5k and hold on. Obviously this is a terrible race plan and makes for a pretty miserable last few miles. In college during track season I avoided the 10k and would gladly volunteer…
October has been a big month of training with my usual amount racing too! Right now I’m in a pretty solid training groove hitting between 60-70 miles a week and feeling good with a little more than 7 weeks to go until the 3 Bridges Marathon. My coach and I have had to get a little creative with some of my long runs (working around racing) but so far so good! In the past two weeks I’ve run a 10k…
This is my last race report for the year! It is not the last race I ran but this one sort of fell through the cracks during my racing rampage of November and early December. Why bother writing it at all? To tell you the truth, I often go back through my old race reports before running them again. It helps refresh my mind on the course, the atmosphere and it prepares me mentally. I have a feeling I will…
This is by far the most belated race report I have ever posted. I thought about summarizing this race recap in another post but it just wouldn’t do it justice. This was my husband and my oldest son’s first 10k and running 6.2 miles at any age is a big deal and should be acknowledged! Race- The Breakaway 10KDate- Saturday, November 15, 2014 @ 8:00 amLocation- Race started and ended in front of Harding Academy in Searcy When my eight-year-old…
Hello! Has it really been 2 weeks?! So much going on and so little time to write about it… Happy December! First, yes, I did have a birthday and I did something I’ve never done before on my birthday- I ran a race! I always make it a point to run on my birthday but believe it or not I have never run a race on it. There’s a big difference! Several months ago when I realized my birthday was…