Last May I met a college student who said she was interested in doing some speed work with me. Jackie was a senior basketball player who wanted to increase her speed and fitness over the summer. Up until this point I was doing all of my speed work solo so the thought of having someone to pace with for some
The Fast Firecracker- I love this race. The course, the atmosphere and the fact that it’s on the 4th of July. Did I mention it’s also very fast?! Last year was my first time to experience this race and as soon as I crossed the line I knew I would be back! This race will always be special to me
Saturday morning I ran in a very last minute 2 mile race. That’s right- 2 miles. At any other time of the year a 2 mile race would probably sound like a sprint to me but I figured it couldn’t be any harder than racing one mile. A few days before the race I got an email about it and
If you think the expression “digging deep” applies to solely to marathoners I would have to disagree. I don’t think you can truly appreciate the term until you have raced ALL OUT in a ONE MILE RACE. Photo courtesy of Arkansas Outside When I first saw this picture I was tagged in on Facebook my initial thought was “Oh no-
It’s been a little over a week since my last post– when I ran a 5K 6 days after my marathon. Yes, that was rough. Fortunately, running is going a little better now. I am feeling much more like myself and have quickly jumped back into training. But not my typical marathon or half marathon training cycle. Summer is a