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For the second year in a row, 2024 found me toeing the starting line at only one race. When I first started this blog almost twelve years ago I declared that I wanted to run forever. Little did I know that I wouldn’t be able to keep that dream alive and that on January 27, […]
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on 2023 and my year of running, something I’ve been doing as the year dwindles to an end each year since 2013. For whatever reason I can’t find my 2015 post so I can only assume that it’s been sucked into the great […]
2023 found me toeing the starting line at only one race even though I was mostly injury-free and able to run comfortably using a shorter-distance and fewer-days running schedule that I adopted a few years ago. When I first started this blog almost eleven years ago I declared that I wanted to run forever – […]
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on 2022 and my year of running, something I’ve been doing as the year dwindles to an end each year since 2014. For whatever reason I can’t find my 2015 post so I can only assume that it’s been sucked into the great […]
2022 found me toeing the starting line at only two races even though I was mostly injury-free and able to run comfortably using a shorter-distance and fewer-days running schedule that I adopted a few years ago. When I first started this blog almost ten years ago I declared that I wanted to run forever – […]
Disclaimer: This post contains an affiliate link… The Good Old Days Now that I’ve gotten everyone’s attention with my catchy title, of course I’m a runner. I’m just a runner who has cut back drastically on my mileage as I carefully straddle running enough to keep me happy and not so much that I’ll […]
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on 2021 and my year of running, something I’ve been doing as the year dwindles to an end each year since 2013. For whatever reason I can’t find my 2015 post so I can only assume that it’s been sucked into the great […]
2021 didn’t find me toeing the line at as many races as in most years, but you can bet that I appreciated each race that was held live after running 100% of my races virtually in 2020. In fact, I spent most of 2020 rehabbing from an injury which resulted in me walking all but […]
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on the crazy year called 2020 and my year of running, something I’ve been doing as the year dwindles to an end each year since 2013. For whatever reason I can’t find my 2015 post so I can only assume that it’s been […]
2020 didn’t find me toeing the line at any races, but you can bet that I made the most of the four races I virtually walked or ran. All were local, in fact they were completed on my treadmill, on the circle in our little neighborhood, or on the trails within our community. You can’t […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links… As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on 2019 and my year of running, something I’ve been doing since 2013. For whatever reason I can’t find my 2015 post so I can only assume that it’s been sucked into the great abyss of the […]
2019 didn’t find me toeing the line at as many races as most years, but you can bet that I had fun at the four races I ran. The 5K’s were both local, but I traveled to run the half marathon and 4-miler. All were run with either friends or family and I only had […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links… As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on 2018 and my year of running, something I’ve been doing for the last several years… Best race experience: This past year I ran in seven races: 2018 New Day New Year 5K, 2018 Hungry Mother 25K Trail […]
2018 didn’t find me toeing the line at as many races as most years, but you can bet that I had fun at the seven races I ran. The 5K’s were run with friends, but I traveled to run the half marathon and 25K. Even though I had my husband along as my own personal […]
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on 2017 and my year of running, something I’ve done for the last several years. Best race experience: This past year I ran in seven races: For The Love Of It 10K, Firecracker 5K, Outer Banks Lighthouse 5K, Shenandoah Half Marathon, OBX Half Marathon, Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day 5K, […]
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on 2016 and my year of running… Best race experience: I ran ten races this past year including two Ragnar Relays. Each race had its own memorable experiences, some more memorable than others. Overall though, I’d have to say that despite being exhausted, Ragnar […]
I got this idea from Holly over at HoHo Runs and thought it was fun! Here’s my version… 2015 RACE STATS 2 Ragnar Relays 2 Half Marathons 1 20K 1 Ten Miler 2 10K’s 5 5K’s 13 Total Races 2 Age Group Wins 2 Age Group Second Place Finishes 3 Age Group Third Place Finishes 89.6 […]
As 2014 draws to an end, I’ve put together my running/racing year in pictures… My goal this year was to run a race each month, but by the time I set my goals, the local January races that I was interested in running were already filled to capacity. January ended up being the only month […]
2014 was a huge (eleven races), and really good racing year for me. It all just clicked. Of course, the fact that I decided to dedicate all of my races to my dad, and actually trained hard for the first time in several years didn’t hurt. Finding a new group of speedy running friends with […]
To celebrate this last day of 2013, I’ve put together the year in pictures… Unfortunately, I’m not starting off very well since didn’t start blogging until January 31st, and until then didn’t feel the need to photograph every moment of my life. Believe it or not, I have no running pictures from January! On this […]
