Posts Tagged ‘Racing’

It’s official; I’m registered for the Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half-Marathon on December 6.  I’m so excited, and a lot of it is because I actually get to go somewhere!!  Registering for a race is a sure-fire way of taking a trip, even if the trip is for an extended weekend.  Bill and I are [...]

We were on our way to the La Sportiva Eldora 10K Trail Run, otherwise known as the Eldora 10K.  Eight women from our Saturday Morning Running group squeezed into Susan’s minivan.  It was 6:30 in the morning on August 1st and we were on our way up the canyon to run our first trail race [...]

My secret’s out: as a writer, I reflect. I’ve done this since I was a pup, probably the gangly, slobbery, falling-over-my-own-feet stage. I think about things that, after a week, most people would have forgotten about. I dwell on kernels of ideas that strike chords in my little brain. I twist and turn it around [...]

  I did it!  I came, I saw, I ran a few miles.  I prepped, tapered, and raced.  The Colorado Marathon fell on a beautiful spring day in the mountains and streets of Fort Collins.  The sun was shining, the river water was rushing, and ultimately, no one I knew saw me finish.  It was [...]

I’m in “taper” mode.  I’m running a Half Marathon in The Colorado Marathon in Ft. Collins on Sunday and this entire week is devoted to resting, sleeping, and generally getting geared up to run hard and fast for 13 miles.   An example of this week’s training:  yesterday I ran a total of 2 1/2 miles.  [...]