T minus five days until Mindy and I take off on our first (and only…haha) marathon!! TWENTY SIX POINT TWO MILES. It’s a little too late to claim insanity and bail, so here’s how we are preparing for the big day! Fanny pack for cell phone, ID, and car keys. Check. Protein bars. Check. Awesome… Continue reading The countdown begins!!!
Training is FINALLY all downhill here from here. Mindy and I had our last “longish” run last weekend (I realize this post is a TAD late). You know it’s sick and twisted when you’re like, “ONLY 12 miles? Best day ever!” We opted to go in the morning this time to get it out of… Continue reading I give up. I need a fanny pack.
It’s been awhile since I wrote about something other than my marathon training. And let’s face it. Running can be boring. Not everyone needs to know that running 18 miles hurts my butt, thus, they can now donate to Active Water. (But…if you still do want to donate…CLICK HERE!!). What I really want to talk… Continue reading Patience is a virtue (that I lack)
I have some big news! We finally reached the halfway mark in donations! My circle of generous family and friends have donated a total of $2,125 towards constructing a community well in Zambia, Africa. I am so thankful and flattered so many people have responded. At this point in my training, this is really the… Continue reading Three hours of one-liners…
You never know what life will throw at you. Because of being sick, Mindy and I were unable to finish our 18-mile run on Saturday. Our week off turned out to do WONDERS for us. We both knocked out a nearly 9-mile run last Wednesday. We felt great and really loved the cooler weather. We… Continue reading Show them how to shine
Well, I have to ‘fess up. Mindy and I took this week off. Yeah, that’s right. Completely off. We were supposed to run 29 miles total, with our long run being 12 on Saturday. But life caught up with us. Teething babies and sleepless nights and exhausted bodies caught up with us, and we had… Continue reading *Groveling*
I have some really great news to report! We are over 25% of the way to having what we need to put a well in an African village. To see how we are doing, and do DONATE, click here. That is amazing. Several people have told me they wish they could give more, but every… Continue reading Do it for the babies!
The only update I have on my training this week is that I did it. I shirked a few of my mid-week miles, to be honest, but on Saturday, Mindy and I killed the 15-mile run. We carried our water bottles, shuffled in place while we had a snack and some gatorade at mile 10,… Continue reading A personal story
My training was more important for me than ever this past week. So far, my running has been about getting the miles in and keeping up with the training schedule. But the past few days, I have needed my running to clear my head and my heart after a week of sad events. Tuesday evening, a beautiful… Continue reading Running therapy
Before I update you on my running this week, I must share with you about my experience flying home on Saturday. This past week, Heidi and I had the pleasure of flying to Austin, TX to visit my dear friend Sam from college. We had a great time, yet our flight back was a little… Continue reading Know what sucks to have? Lice.
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