When it comes to racing I tend to be a creature of habit. 2017 marked my 5th consecutive year of running the Cabot Spring Fling 5k. Three of these years have been within 2-3 weeks of finishing the Little Rock Marathon but it’s just hard to pass up this one since it’s only 30 minutes from our house and it’s on the Arkansas Grand Prix Schedule. The week leading up to the race was a tough one emotionally. The Arkansas…
Once again Little Rock Marathon recovery has included a 2 mile race! Why would I do this? Well, besides this particular race being in the Arkansas Grand Prix series this is an all around fun race for the whole family- including our new puppy Pepper! After last year’s surprising 2 mile race success (6 days post marathon) I decided to follow my same “training” strategy. This is basically do nothing but recover! I can handle that! Below is the week…
It’s been one week since the San Francisco Marathon and wouldn’t you know- I’ve already run another race since then… I’m sure this comes as no surprise. The Batesville 4 Mile Classic was the 12th race on the Arkansas Grand Prix series and it’s been on my running calendar all year. This is my first year attempting Iron Runner (running all 20 races in the GP series) so it’s been quite a learning experience. Race events have ranged from one…
Last weekend I was able to run with one of my favorite running partners ever- my sister! We don’t see each other very often because she lives in Connecticut so when we do get together we work in time to run and try to find a local race. Typically we race on our own but since she came less than two weeks after Hogeye and during my racing break it was the perfect time to try something new. She asked…
The week after a marathon is always full of many emotions for me. My mind likes to replay every mile of the race and I tend to analyze everything. The entire Little Rock Marathon experience was amazing in every way and I celebrated it to the fullest. I am never one to jump back into running right away after a marathon and I wanted to be cautious after LRM. Last week I enjoyed sleeping in and did not feel one…
In case you were wondering how it would feel to race a 5K 6 days after a marathon I will fill you in… It’s ROUGH. So why did I do it? This small, local race has become a little family tradition. It’s the last Saturday in May and always offers some prize money to the overall male and female winner. This was my third time to run Portfest and I’m pretty sure it was the hottest! There happened to be…
I’m back! It’s been a while since my last post and I’m not sure why. I just haven’t been very motivated to write. I’ve been back in training mode for two weeks or so now. As I mentioned in an earlier post my right foot was giving me some grief so I took some time off so it could heal. It took a little longer than I thought it would. I mixed in some cross training (biking at the gym)…
Happy 2014… one week later!! 🙂 I had very good intentions of promptly posting some updated 2014 goals but obviously never got around to it! My older three started back to school yesterday so life is slowly starting to get back to normal. The Christmas decorations are finally put away and at one point we had the house entirely cleaned. If only I could stay caught up on the laundry…. A few days ago I found a list my daughter…
Happy Thanksgiving week!! I’m enjoying a week home with all the kiddos and a more relaxed schedule. Let’s just say we had quite a few Thanksgiving/ Pilgrim & Native American events last week. I’m very thankful for a quiet week home because I know the next few weeks leading up to Christmas are going to be busy! Hangin with my boys Lunch with my girls Marathon recovery this time around has gone very well. After Springfield I took 5…