The first race back after an injury and an extended amount of time off from training can be very intimidating. What is a realistic time goal? What if something starts hurting? Am I ready for this? Usually I train and race often enough that I have very realistic goals going into any given race. In May when my plantar fasciitis flared up I was forced to hit the breaks on my training. After a few months of rest, physical therapy,…
This Saturday marked the 8th consecutive weekend I had a race. Yes, this is now my (unintentional) record but I promise the racing streak ends here! Of all 8 races I probably had the lowest expectations for this one and I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. For the first time in many months I negative split a race and finished strong. Definitely a good way to end the racing streak! Saturday morning my friend Ann met Natalie and…
Last Saturday I made my way to Benton, Arkansas for the 34th annual Arkansas 20k. Exactly how far is a 20k? It’s 12.4 miles… or in my case 12.5 if you don’t run the tangents just right! Since it’s one of the longer races on the Grand Prix schedule I was doing this one solo without the kids. I made the trip to Benton with a few of my Searcy Rush teammates. We arrived in Benton with about 45 minutes…