A Blog About My Strange Love Affair With Running
Only Koo-Koo people pay money to wake up at 2:45am and run 26.2 miles. So that's what I did on Sunday morning along with about 1,500 other wonderfully nutty runners. Since the race was so early, and nearby, I left my husband at home with our kids … [Read more...]
In my previous post I wrote about my PR and accomplishing my dream of running the Boston Marathon. Now, I want to tell the story of what occurred after the finish line. It's important to me to write down what happened while it's fresh and before my … [Read more...]
As I was saying in my previous post, I want to write the story of what happened before the bombing occurred. I think it's important to relive the incredible experience of being at The Boston Marathon, the moments that I will cherish forever. … [Read more...]
The day could not have started out more perfect. This was the first marathon that I have not needed to spend the night in a hotel. That, in combination with my Mom having my children at her house for the evening, gave me the perfect night sleep. … [Read more...]
The Agoura RAD 10K had their inaugural 10 mile race this year. I found out about it when I was still living in Virginia and signed up as a prep race for The Malibu Marathon that I will be running this November. They had packet pick up on Thursday and … [Read more...]
I signed up for this race when we were still living in Virginia. I saw the words "Wounded Warrior" and that was all it took. This cause is close to my heart. My husband, aka Under Water Samurai, is an Iraq War Veteran and we have have so many friends … [Read more...]
Squish, squish, squish, squish, whoa, squish, squish, whoa, this is my race recap for the first 12 and last 12 miles of the North Face Endurance Challenge 50K last Saturday morning. It had dumped rain the Friday night before the race and, well, it … [Read more...]
It's been a busy week here at Run Wiki. One week ago today I flew to Colorado with my friend Alison for a weekend getaway which you can read about HERE and to run the famous Bolder Boulder 10K at an elevation 5430 ft. above sea level. The Bolder … [Read more...]
If you're a runner living in the DC area, you are very familiar with Potomac River Running stores.They offer a wide variety of shoes and apparel plus coaching services and a race series... Their full calendar is right here. They were voted one of the … [Read more...]
I am going to be upfront. I am not a huge fan of the big races in DC. I have done three and after my third, the infamous (Hot Chocolate 15K) I swore off racing in our Nations Capitol. The parking is a nightmare, traffic even worse and I tend to … [Read more...]
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