Yesterday I ran in the fourth race of my crazy idea to do 12 half marathons in 12 months. The race was in Raleigh, NC, which put out its best spring colors for the occasion. And its pollen. It brought LOTS of pollen. Thanks, Raleigh.
I know that The Goddess Isis sometimes refers to things “chapping her ass.” I never really was able to picture this. …until my last half marathon. I have never suffering chafing before, but HOLY CHAFING BATMAN. I’m not sure what went wrong. It was a beautiful day, warm, I was wearing my lucky running skirt […]
Remember that harebrained idea I had about running one half marathon per month for a year? At first, it didn’t seem real. I worried I would laze out of it. Then I registered for the first six…and I still worried I would laze out of it. I told myself I couldn’t. I’ve already spent too […]
As I started planning this harebrained idea of mine, I had several people contact me. Often they ask me to come to where they are to run races. But they also often include something about how they’ll run, but they can’t possibly keep up with me. This is really strange. I’m not a fast runner. […]
Many people run to music. I do sometimes. Mostly for races, when I need something to keep my heart rate up. For practice runs, I prefer the company of a friend, or an audiobook. I’ve gotten through many, many audiobooks that way (including the unabridged Les Miserables, which is not for the faint of heart. […]
Looking through the race schedule, I’ve got a couple of switchups I want to make. April: I could run Charlottesville, but I’d much rather run the Phildelphia Hot Chocolate 15k. Why? BECAUSE DELICIOUS. That’s not far though…I will need another race in April. Perhaps the Dismal Swamp Stomp? Sounds pretty. And flat. I like flat. […]
As some of you may know, I am a runner. I’ve been one since high school. I’ve never been a GOOD one, mind you. Just a trotting along kind of runner. But I ran my first 5K in college, my first half marathon in grad school, and have been doing races ever since. I haven’t […]