On Saturday I ran the Women’s Health Run10Feed10 10k in Chicago. For every person that runs this 10k, 10 hungry people in the community are fed. Great cause, yes? I thought so and was honored to be an Ambassador for this race. Goals for the race? Racing soon after a marathon is tricky. I knew [Read More]
Flying Pig 3-Way Challenge
The Skyline Chili 3-Way Challenge and Flying Pig weekend are in the history books and I lived to tell about it. Let me back up and say this was not my idea. Thing 2 is obsessed with all things pig and has begged me to do this race for years. Finally I acquiesced. When I [Read More]
Race Bling and the Runners Who Love It
Janelle over at Mile Twenty Eight’s question of the week is about bling. She asks: “What has been your favorite race award?” Other than the usual medals, trophies, plaques, gift certificates and even cash, I can’t say I’ve ever gotten anything truly unique. I’m still holding out for a pint glass! And I want that [Read More]
Virtual Race Festivities
On Christmas Eve, I ran not one, but two virtual races: and the Home for the Holidays 10k. It was good to be back home in the tundra after sweating my coconuts off in Key West… …ok sort of…not really. I wore some of my favorite things, doing my best to channel the Sugar Plum [Read More]
Race Report: Turkey Trot 10k
Bobbi and me pre-race The forecast called for raw temps accompanied by wind and rain. So I loaded up gear for every possibility, wondered why in the hell I was doing this and headed out sans posse. Bobbi and I met before we lined up and huddled in her car, cursing the weather and me [Read More]
This One’s For You
Of course I’m thankful for so many things. Although it was a challenging year running-wise, I am so grateful for the adventures and opportunities I had, disappointing races and all. The gift of running and the health benefits that come along with it are not something I take for granted. I wanted to give a [Read More]
Virtual 10k Race Report: Game On!
I must admit I jumped the gun and ran this a day early. After single parenting for 2 weeks now, a busy mom’s gotta do what she has to do to squeeze her runs in. Not to mention that a race paced 10k would have made Sunday’s first 20-miler of the training cycle sheer hell. [Read More]
My Running Year in Review
Before I can look forward to 2010 I guess I’d better look back to see what I did right and wrong in 2009. Reflection time! I started the year with the March Madness 1/2 for the third consecutive year. I managed to control my pacing this time and came away with a course PR.Then the injury demon [Read More]
Nike Women’s Chicago 10k Race Report
I’ve noticed in previous race reports I’ve referred to people wearing black as “a threat”, looking “menacing” etc. Personally I’ve never raced in black. I usually go for something cool, meaning light in color to best reflect the all-too-often overheating rays of the sun, something hi-viz, the better for the Team to spot me, or [Read More]
