I ran a marathon this month! And then I took off a whole week. ALL THE REST. Then it was a slow build back up toward the end of the month and trying to plan out the end of the year. Looking forward to closing 2021 out strong! 18 active days80 miles4 strength workouts1 stretching … Continue reading October 2021 Stats
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October 9, 2021 | Lake Junaluska, NC | FIRST MARATHON done and dusted!! I DID IT! I can't even believe it. And I totally want to do it again. haha. The post-race stupor is real y'all. But to recap... Leading up to the race in the taper I got super sick with a head cold. … Continue reading Virtual Boston aka My first marathon!
The highest mileage I've ever run. EVER. Plus I did TWO twenty milers - and one had some speed. I spent a long weekend at the Outer Banks with my grad school besties and they helped crew for me on my speed 20 miler. It was sooooooo helpful! I also did the Oiselle NC team's … Continue reading September 2021 Stats
September 17-20, 2021 | Kill Devil Hills, NC | A wonderful weekend away with my fave grad school besties. Actually getting to this weekend ended up being more a struggle than we thought! Possible Covid, crazy canceled and delayed flights, but we made it and we had THE BEST TIME. Cara ended up riding down … Continue reading OBX!!!
And I thought last month had a lot of miles! A fun meetup with Oiselle and the NC team plus I got strength back into my schedule! I also took a fun trip to Houston to see friends and run around Rice. Solid, sweaty month. SO READY FOR FALL. 30 active days179.6 miles9 strength workouts22 … Continue reading August 2021 Stats
August 27-30, 2021 | Houston, TX | A visit to see Caitlin and meet Mr. Connor!! JJ and I had talked with Caitlin before Connor arrived about coming for a visit to see her and meet Connor and play with Max. Of course this conversation happened in the golden window prior to Delta... So by … Continue reading Houston!
August 6, 2021 - Raleigh, NC Headed to Raleigh for the evening to watch some pros race a mile REALLY fast. Plus we got to watch the Olympic marathon on the jumbo screen at Cardinal Gibbons track. Molly Seidel totally beasted in Tokyo and got 3rd!!! SO AMAZING. and so glad I got to see … Continue reading Sir Walter Miler
So many miles this month!! And it's only going to get higher as we get into the thick of marathon training. These long runs in the heat are KILLER. Still trying to figure out my hydration game but I'll get there. This month we had a fun stroller 5K, an in-person race meetup for Oiselle, … Continue reading July 2021 Stats
Winston-Salem, NC | July 17, 2021 | Cheering loudly! This was the first Oiselle race meetup that we've head in AGES. I was supposed to be running the normal folks 5K but my calf seized up during my morning long run so I thought better of it and decided just to cheer. We had a … Continue reading Beat the Heat 5K
Chapel Hill, NC | July 12, 2021 | Lucky #7! | Still a pandemic anniversary. haha. Took the kiddos to the grandparents for a couple of days so we could celebrate and SLEEP. We started off the day with a 5 mile run - always nice to run together... something we rarely get to do … Continue reading 7th Anniversary
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