I can't say it enough: I am SO SO SO proud of my teammates that ran Boston!! My coach Susan ran a 2:55:02, which made her come in 1st in her age group!! She's going to help me get to Boston (hopefully someday when I can run again.) I'm qualifying for Boston you guys. I… [Read More]
Boston Marathon
Crazy Stupid Good
This go-around, surgery was twice as easy and recovery has been twice as good! I wonder if it's the fact that he removed less scar tissue on my left than my right, or just that I knew exactly what to expect and I'm an old pro? Either way, I'm grateful for the smooth, stress-free experience… [Read More]
Fun News and Randomness
Yesterday morning, I woke up and saw that I had a comment from Elizabeth from Rose Gold Buttercream saying she nominated me for a Liebster Award!! I've seen this award somewhere, but couldn't remember what it meant. It is actually to give recognition to new and upcoming blogs with less than 200 followers by highlighting… [Read More]
Boston Strong Sole Sports Tempe
An amazingly cool thing happened all over the country tonight. One week after the Boston Marathon tragedy, hundreds of thousands (or more!??) runners all over the country got together in their respective groups and ran for Boston. Tonight, I met a couple hundred runners at Sole Sports in Tempe where we gathered, had a moment… [Read More]
Runner Unite For Boston
I haven’t blogged about Boston yet, but I have had a lot of time to think since it happened. When NYC Marathon got cancelled, I was among many runners that came together for a common cause to try and make good out of a bad situation. It showed the true spirit of the marathoner (or… [Read More]
Bucket List Time!!
I have been thinking a lot about what I would put on a bucket list if I had one. The first item that always comes to mind is qualifying for and running the Boston Marathon. I am honestly scared to death of this one. To be perfectly honest, every time I run a long run… [Read More]
