So I realize some of you – the non-planners, the spur of the moment spontaneous crazy people, those to whom the last minute is normal – will think that deciding to do a race only five weeks out is . . .NORMAL. But for me? The planner? The one who books her hotel 14 months […]
Assemble Your Tribe! Female Friendships in Running and in Life
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about women and our friendships. I teach a class on relationships for our church, and when doing the research I came across a study that women diagnosed with cancer who have a close circle of friends are 4 TIMES less likely to die than women who say […]
Review – Tour Des Fleurs 10K, Dallas Arboretum!
Despite some definite strangeness that I will go into later, today was an amazing race and so so much fun!! Although the course was awesome, the homes along the way magnificent and the post race party to die for, the REAL STAR of the day was the weather. It was one of those seriously perfect […]
Are You Running Your First Race EVER This Weekend??
So now that the fall racing season is upon us, I KNOW some of you are running your first race EVER very soon. So my first word to you is: HOLY SMOKES, LOOK AT YOU! Do you have any idea how few people in the world have the courage and the strength and the discipline […]
Of Sick Days and 10K’s and Blog Posts that Rhyme
Sorry. That title was just ridiculous. But I came home sick from work today and am firmly planted on my couch with a head cold. It’s not fatal and I’m hitting the Netty pot, the spinach/grapefruit/apple juice and the green tea pretty hard so I’m expecting a full recovery within 24 hours. Well, I BETTER […]
How much does it REALLY cost to run a RunDisney race?
So you think you want to do this, huh? Well, it’s awesome. And you really should. I clearly LOVE RunDisney and their races, but as you’re planning for your training, your hydration, your nutrition and your fabulous costume or running outfit and tiara, there’s something else you need to be planning for. Namely . . […]
Final Update! Part 4 Disneyland Half, Dumbo Double Dare Weekend Final Thoughts
Tim, Darcie, me, Lynn, Selma and Alan on the morning of the half! As Julie Andrews said, you should start at the very beginning because that’s a very good place to start. So here’s part one, part two, and part three of what’s turned into rather an epic week of blogging (for me, anyway). But […]
Part 3! DisneylandHalf Dumbo Double Dare Trip Report and Review! 13.1 Race Day!!
Again, a disclaimer. If you didn’t read part one and part two, you really should go do that first. Because you’d hate to miss out on the Expo and the 10K right? Of course, right.;) It’s Time!! The Big Morning! The Disneyland Half Marathon!! I’d laid out my “flat runner” the night before and made […]
Part Two! DisneylandHalf Dumbo Double Dare Weekend Review! 10K!!
If you just got here, go read part one first or you won’t know what the heck is going on with this next update. OK, that’s not actually true as I’m sure you’re highly intelligent and can figure it out, but go read it anyway. For the rest of you, where was I? Oh yes, […]