In 9 days I will be leaving for the Disneyland Half where I am running the Dumbo Double Dare. I have been training especially hard for this race and am OH SO excited!! Some of you reading this (you know who you are) run a half or a full marathon as part of your regular […]
The Top Five Dumb Things I’ve Done During RunDisney Race Weekends!
My Disney Bling! After yesterday’s post about failures, I started thinking through all the mistakes I’ve made over the years at RunDisney events. I’m a veteran of quite a few Disney races (8 to be exact) and although any race is a big deal, with the travel, the excitement and the amazing theme parks included […]
My Biggest Failures as A Runner
Over on the FB page we were having a conversation today about mistakes I’ve made during races. In this case, it was that I tend to try new things too close to race day which I know is wrong but sometimes is inevitable (but don’t worry, I’ve done it plenty of times when it could […]
Why I Race and don’t “just” Run!
I have been sort of compulsively racing since my first half marathon in March of 2010 when I ran the Dallas RnR Half. It was an amazing race and since it was my very first, I was filled with nerves and apprehension. I knew I had trained well (although due to a lot of ice […]
Are You Headed Out For Your FIRST RUN EVER Today?! Five Things You Should Know
I’m sitting in my dining room drinking coffee and up a whole hour earlier because I WAS going to go for a four mile run this morning but my left calf is not cooperating so I find myself with some time on my hands. I’ve been wanting to write a post about those of you […]
Running and Anxiety
I am writing this while the anxiety is actually happening and I feel like that will help everyone to know I’m not saying this about somebody else, writing from an inauthentic place, or regurgitating info I read in Runner’s World. One of my twins is going in for relatively minor, out-patient surgery tomorrow. But my […]
Of Cabbages and Kings and Bib Numbers! Dumbo Double Dare Waivers are UP!
There’s a moment right before every Run Disney event where I get REALLY pumped. It’s that moment when we know we are finally getting close, it’s really happening and (for some of us) it’s a reminder to get our backsides in gear and get those miles in!! (and I hope you all got my gentle […]
Where we are in Dumbo Double Dare and Words of Wisdom from Dimity Mcdowell
Yesterday was 10 miler number 2 for Disneyland Half Marathon weekend! We had crazy nice weather and you can read more about how it went at the end of this post. I did love this picture (which is actually at the entrance of a local sub-division and stands for Pecan Ridge but I’ve decided it […]
I Should not Be Writing this Now – But Oh Well – 30 Day Challenge (practically) Complete!
It’s Day 29 of the 30 days of 5K’s challenge and I really should wait to write this until tomorrow after I’ve ACTUALLY completed the entire thing, but tomorrow’s Sunday, and as my domain name suggests, I work all day Sunday so you’re getting it today. Really hoping I’m not jinxing myself! If you want […]