January 1, 2021 | Let's take a look back at how this year shook out for me and running. 2020 by the Numbers: 1251 miles for the year! My highest yearly mileage EVER.500 miles on these shoes (Thanks New Balance for making kick-ass running shoes)333 days active130 strength training days100 day runstreaknew PRS in the … Continue reading 2020 Recap/ 2021 Goals
Kernersville, NC | December 13, 2020 | A meetup with cookies!! We opted for an afternoon cookie exchange for our final meet up of the year. And not surprisingly it was our same crew hanging out. Even though we were small all fall/winter it has been nice to see the ladies each month. I'm not … Continue reading Oiselle December Meetup
Greensboro, NC | December 5, 2020 | Time: 1:59:52 | I did it!! I freaking did it!! Ever since I began running half marathons I have wanted to break 2 hours. It has taken many years and many races but finally, I finally achieved my goal. I put my head down and just tried to … Continue reading Spellman Fall Series #4: Half Marathon
Kernersville, NC | November 21, 2020 | A little cooler meant for some warmer clothes but we still managed to get together. It was Vanessa, Madelyn, and me hanging under the shelter and enjoying our morning. Always nice to get a break from the kiddos, catch up over some snacks, and chat about all things … Continue reading Oiselle November Meetup
Greensboro, NC | November 14, 2020 | Time: 1:08:45 | New distance, auto PR who dis?! I've never run a 12K before so this was another new distance race. I originally listed my goal as 70mins flat and broke that! I also hit a 10K PR during this for 57:20. I know I can get … Continue reading Spellman Fall Series #3: 12K
Greensboro, NC | November 7, 2020 | Virtual relay fun! This race was supposed to take place in April. We had a whole 6 person team ready to run from Asheville to Greenville but then you know COVID. Ugh. So we shifted to a virtual relay in November. We broke up the relay into segments … Continue reading Virtual Ville to Ville
Raleigh, NC | October 31, 2020 | Time: 25:46 | YESSSSSSSSSSSSS! NEW 5K PR comin' atcha!!!!! SO FREAKING EXCITED to break this record. My old PR was from 2017 when I ran the BAA 5K and subsequently strained my hip. So this? This is amazing. I worked hard this summer and while I did not … Continue reading Spellman Fall Series #2: 5K
Greensboro, NC | October 17, 2020 | TIME: 11:36 | Wahoo! This was FANTASTIC. My goal for this distance (which I'd never run for a race) was 12:00. I smashed it AND got a new mile PR of 7:39. Beyond happy with this result and looking forward to rest of the fall series and breaking … Continue reading Spellman Fall Series #1: 1.5 Miler
Kernersville, NC | October 10, 2020 | A rainy meetup- thank goodness for our shelter! Madelyn joined Vanessa and me this morning. We caught up about each other's months, Oiselle clothes releases, and how our running was going. We also ate some snacks because you know runners are ALWAYS hungry. 🙂 Hoping to get together … Continue reading Oiselle October Meetup
Greensboro, NC | September 19, 2020 | TIME: 2:09:57 | GOT IT DONE. I gave myself a goal of breaking 2:15:00 so to see my time was under 2:10:00 was pretty sweet. The weather showed up for me with a cooler morning (still humid) so I was able to push a little bit more than … Continue reading Spellman Summer Race Series #6: Half Marathon
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