I participated in my first Disneyland Race last month: the inaugural Avengers 5k and half marathon. It was fun, but it doesn’t have the same magic that Disney World Races have. I’m not sure I’ll do another Disneyland race anytime soon. I really thought I would love the race, because I love Avengers and super… [read more]
Race Report: Yellowstone Half Marathon, 2014
This was such a fun race! I would do another Vacation Races event again, but probably not this one (there are just so many other places to see). This was my first time in Yellowstone and I had been planning this trip before I even heard about this race. The Expo: The Expo was ok. … [read more]
Little Rock Marathon 2014 Race Report
I have officially finished the worst marathon I HOPE I ever run, and the biggest cluster of a finish that I can even imagine. They weren’t wrong when they named it EPIC, and the lightening bolt is a piece of foreshadowing I’m sure the race directors didn’t intend. I would have regretted it if I… [read more]
Running the Inaugural Dopey Challenge: Day 4
The final day of the challenge was upon us. Another early morning. Another bus ride to Epcot. Today, I went as Dory. I figured the motto for all week was “Just keep swimming,” or running as the case may be. Plus, I saw those pants at a athletic store and they were perfect for… [read more]
Running the Inaugural Dopey Challenge: Day 3
Day 3 is the day that separates the well-trained from the posers. I told my friends who were considering running Dopey that the 5k and 10k were cake. You could do those anytime and still hop the parks. It was the half marathon that was the killer. Running 13.1 miles and then running 26.2 the… [read more]
Dopey Challenge: Day 2
The Race This year was the inaugural Walt Disney World 10k. The main difference between the 5k course and the 10k course is that you get to see a little more of Epcot’s parking and drives in the 10k. It was still a great race and I had a lot of fun. There was an… [read more]
Running the Inaugural Dopey Challenge: Day 1
This year, I ran the inaugural Dopey Challenge in Walt Disney World. For the uninitiated, that’s a whole four days of racing. You do a 5k on Thursday, a 10k on Friday, a half marathon Saturday and a whole marathon on Sunday. The fun part of it is that you get to run through all… [read more]
Boston Tragedy: Weakness and Warriors
As I came home from work yesterday, before the bombing, I was contemplating how much of our lives are dependent on other people. I was stopped at a red light and I was thinking, any of these people could kill me right now. Even grocery shopping, or at work. Anyone could easily kill me. All… [read more]
The 2013 Little Rock Marathon: Race Report
This weekend was my last marathon for this part of the year, the Little Rock Marathon! It’s my hometown marathon, my first marathon and my first half marathon. I’ve done it every year since I started running (with the exception of one year when I was in Alaska). It seems like every year I have… [read more]
2013 Cowtown Marathon Race Report
This weekend, I did the Cowtown Challenge in Forth Worth, Texas. The challenge is to do a race on Saturday and a race on Sunday. On the 23, I did the 10k (they also had a 5k). On the 24th, I did the whole marathon (they also had a half and an ultra which was,… [read more]