Now that the cats out of the bag, most of you know the real reason why I switched down from the full to the half! And why I wasn’t feeling well and not training properly. I was sick! Constant nausea and lack of food doesn’t make for very good half marathon training runs. In fact, …
Aramco Half Marathon Training Reflection
Last May, I put my name and previous race marathon time into the lottery to test my luck and see if I could once again run the Chevron Houston Marathon. Since I had run it twice before at almost exactly a 4:00 finish time, I was in! As August 1st rolled around, it was officially …
Tough Mudder Houston: Team Olympus
This past weekend, I completed my very first Tough Mudder! It was the first race that I was nervous for in quite some time. Probably since my first marathon in January 2013. I think it was a fear of the unknown. I know that I’m a good runner. I can run a marathon. I wasn’t …
2014 Houston Half
This past Sunday I ran my 17th half marathon and my 21st distance race! {I consider distance half marathon distance and further!} As always, it was a total blast. There were parts that I loved and parts that I didn’t love so much. Let’s relive it shall we? The morning started dark and early with …
This is How I Zooma!
Do y’all remember last October when I announced I had been selected to be an ambassador for the Zooma Women’s race series? If you don’t remember that, you probably remember the countless posts where I told you to sign up! Well I know that some of you remember because I had 12 people sign up …
Neon Splash Dash!
Tis the season for Spring time races. Fa la la la la, la la la la. Check your watch to see what your pace is. Fa la la la la, la la la la. 5K, 10K or half marathon. Fa la la, la la la, la la la. Some for fun, some put your game …
2014 Disney Princess Half Marathon & Expo Recap!
Happy Fitness Friday my lovelies! I’m so thankful for my short week, I’m not sure I would have survived without it! I’m still in full on Disney mode and unfortunately, I’m not at Disney World anymore. I’ll just continue reliving it by sharing pictures and stories with y’all! Today is the Fit for a Princess …
2nd Chevron Houston Marathon Race Recap
Wow…it’s hard to believe that two days ago I ran my second full marathon. Twenty six point two miles of joy, pain, smiles, tears and pride. Last week I posted my open and honest feelings about training for my second attempt at the marathon distance. I woke up Sunday morning feeling mentally positive. I was …
The Long Run: A Year of Racing
Happy Monday y’all! I can’t believe it’s the last week of December/first week of January. One more work day for me this year! This past year has been quite the busy one. That may be a severe understatement. I guess I’m just not good at being too lazy, so busy it is! This year has actually …
FLS Sugar Land 30K Race Recap
This past Sunday, Chandra and I ran the Finish Line Sports 30K in Sugar Land…my home town! Whoop! Those of you that have been around for a while may remember that last year I wrote about my worst race ever. Well this was it. Last year it was a warm, humid 70 degrees at the …