After the Rocket City and Charleston races were cancelled, I felt like I was rolling the dice by signing up for the 2022 Creve Coeur St. Paddy’s 1/2 Marathon. However, since it’s within driving distance of Cincinnati, I wanted to squeeze it in before we move to Charleston. It helped that two other Cincinnati runner…
2021 Honor Run
The 2021 Honor Run was chilly and windy, but we avoided the rain and snow! My friend Heidi was in town from Minnesota and she claimed to bring the cold weather. Here is my full race recap and and update on my goal of running a half (or full) in every state!
2021 Flying Pig Half Marathon
We were back in-person for the 2021 Flying Pig Half Marathon! I was a little nervous, but mostly excited to race the Pig again. I’ve only done the full, so I knew what the first 6 miles entailed. Hint: lots of bridges and hills.
2021 Chicago Half Marathon
On September 26th I ran the 2021 Chicago Half Marathon. It wasn’t my fastest race, but it was really enjoyable. Plus, it checked off another state, #11 on my list.
2021 Run for the Elk Half Marathon
Last weekend was the 2021 Run for the Elk half marathon in Emporium, PA. I’ve recently thought about how cool it would be do run a half or full marathon in all 50 states. This race was state number 10. Full race recap below.
2020 Ironman Ohio 70.3
I can’t keep it a secret anymore, I’m registered for the 2020 Ironman Ohio 70.3! More on why, what a half Ironman consists of, and the training plan I’m following in this blog post.
2019 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon Recap
Call me crazy, but two weeks after the Marshall University Marathon, I ran the 2019 Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon! It’s such a fun race!! I got the usual pre-race jitters, but as soon as I got started those went away and I loved running the #stripatnight!
2019 Asheville Half Marathon
The Asheville Half Marathon wasn’t originally on my 2019 race list, but was an easy yes when someone from my group suggested it. It was a week after the Heart Mini half, which was on my 2019 race list. I’d heard mediocre reviews of the Heart Mini so swapping the two weeks on my Flying…