Category: Race

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

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

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