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- I’ve got to untag myself.” But the more I thought about it I realized this picture says it all. At…
The Little Rock Marathon is a special race to me. I have participated as a spectator, relay runner, half marathoner and marathoner. I wrote more about these memories in this post. This past fall when LRM registration opened I was contacted by Joyce Taylor, the Elite Program Coordinator of the Little Rock Marathon. (She also happened to coordinate the Elite Program for the go! Mile race I ran last June.) Joyce is so nice to work with and extremely organized. …
Monday, April 15th was a day I experienced just about every emotion that is humanly possible. When it began I felt the way I feel most other marathon mornings but this time it was even more special. I was about to run the Boston Marathon and I had been dreaming of running this race for years. The day was full of potential. Sure, I was anxious and nervous but overall I was very excited. Pre-race jitters Let’s do this!…