Category: Race

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

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

August 15, 2020 | Greensboro, NC | TIME: 1:00:57 | WOOF y'all. Thank goodness for a heat calculator! After the last series race I was having some weird tightness in my calves so I backed off a bit in my runs and ended up changing my options for my final races of the series. I … Continue reading Spellman Summer Race Series #5: 10K

July 25, 2020 | Greensboro, NC | TIME: 1:40:15 | SOOOOOOOO close. I did not hit my A goal for this race but did come within :15 of my B goal. And with how hot and humid it was? I'm calling it a win. Thankfully I saw my friend Rachel in the last couple of … Continue reading Spellman Summer Race Series #4: 10 MILER

July 4, 2020 | Lake Junaluska, NC | TIME: 58:00 | NEW PR ALERT! And in crazy hot weather!! We were in the mountains for the 4th so I was able to run with Jon pacing me again. I did not hit the intended time goal BUT I did eek out a new 10K PR. … Continue reading Spellman Summer Race Series #3: 10K

June 26, 2020 | Kitty Hawk, NC | TIME: 27:49 | Remember how I said I'm awful at summer running? Yeahhhhhhh. There's a reason why I never run races in the summer. It just doesn't happen for me. Anywho- got to run this race at the beach. I was looking forward to that due to … Continue reading Spellman Summer Race Series #2: 5K

June 6, 2020 | Greensboro, NC | TIME: 17:00 | With no races on the horizon, coach asked if we'd like to do a race series to help with motivation. I was like - YES PLEASE. I was doing a quarantine run streak but just kind of shuffling along- this would give me some motivation … Continue reading Spellman Summer Race Series #1: 2 MILER

DECEMBER 14, 2019 | 3.34mi | TIME: 38:44 | This was also the December Oiselle meetup for the triad region. Vanessa met up with me to run with her dog Luna. The twins were with me in our double stroller... and let's just say the race was interesting haha. So this "race" is really more … Continue reading Running of the Balls

NOVEMBER 28, 2019 | RALEIGH, NC | TIME: 53:58 | First big run with our stroller and twins in tow! This race is pretty hilly - mostly downhill to start and then all uphill to come back. Jon volunteered to push the twins and I hung back with them to help get through the crowds. … Continue reading Ridgewood Turkey Trot 8k