Would you believe I ran ten whole races this year? It's not at least one or two a month, but it's an improvement on seven in 2021 and two in 2020! Yay me! Let's review the first five. 26.2 with DONNA Half Marathon I was excited for this half. Was it a comeback half marathon? Sort of, in ...
2022 races in review (part 1)
race report: santa suits on the loose 5k (12.3.22)
I had zero intention of running the Santa Suits On The Loose this past weekend. None. But we all know how easily I yield to peer pressure, so when M put together a team for STAMOM, I registered. To be honest, Santa Suits On The Loose always sounded fun, but it's at the beach, and people run in ...
week 102: hide & seek with winter
Florida is really messing with my head. It's cold; it's hot. The sun is shining; nope, the fog and gloom are here. This girl looks a chilly Christmas with cozy sweaters and pajamas, so fingers crossed we can stop playing hide and seek with winter! Sunday I didn't have time for a walk ...
5 fitness victories in 2022
2022 was the year I started making some bolder choices regarding my fitness, after surgery and the pandemic. For a while, I found it hard to really commit myself to things that were going on, but I finally pushed through that (self-created) obstacle. I Ran A Half-Marathon After ...
running to the finish in 2022
We are running to the finish in 2022, with less than a month until the New Year. This has been the slowest and fastest year ever. Nothing has been right in the longest time. So how do I plan to make it to the end of the year, with my fitness going strong? Run Fun Races! Yup. I'm running, ...
weeks 100 + 101: thanksgiving + december
Two weeks, y'all! I was out of town for the most incredible mountain getaway, and really didn't feel like brining my laptop. It was good to check out for a bit, but I'm back and ready to share as we head into the last month of the year! Sunday (11/20) This was a terrible Sunday. The ...