You know the saying "there was life before X event and now there is life after X event?" Yeah, well that's how I'm feeling about Ragnar Wasatch Back, it was a "life event." I received and email from my friend Lisa saying that I should contact Megan at Nuun about the possibility … [Read more...]
Heading off to Ragnar Wasatch Back
Tomorrow morning I will board a plane bound for Salt Lake City, Utah. It seems like I was there just yesterday for Blend Retreat. This time, it's for a completely different reason. I am running my first relay, and I have the honor of doing so with the Nuun Hydration team … [Read more...]
Mountains 2 Beach Marathon Race Recap
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 this time and drove to the race … [Read more...]
Running with my daughter, and why you should run with yours.
My daughter will be 6 years old in a few months. The years seem to slip away like a ballon from a child's hands. Other than my daughter and I, the house is full of boys, even our cat Ghost is a boy... and acts like one too. Watching birds is a like a sporting event to him. It's … [Read more...]
Part 2: After the finish line at the Boston Marathon
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 memories begin to fade. As I … [Read more...]