Explore the World one Step at a Time
Explore the World one Step at a Time
OMG!I am sooo excited!!The medals for my virtual race – This Chick Loves To Run – arrived today! The UPS guy knocked on my door. I saw the box. I picked it up. I waited.I was scared! Very scared!I looked at the closed box for an hour. In my mind I was playing over and over again the question “What if the medal is horrible?” Well, I shouldn’t have doubted…
Race DirectorThat sounds pretty serious!But I guess that’s who I am now. Today marks the first day of my virtual race that lasts throughout all of April. Registered participants run either 5k, 10k, or 26.2k at some point during this month and post their achievements on our private Facebook page or on the Google+ community page. And this will earn them a beautiful medal. This is such an exciting event…
I am hosting a virtual race – the 2014 This Chick Loves To Run (For A Cure) – and I would love for you to join me!The race lasts throughout April and you can earn a beautiful medal by participating! This is how it goes: Run or walk 5K, 10K or a kilomathon (26.2K) in April to earn a beautiful medal. No need to worry about all the Easter chocolate…
My new best friend is a tube of anti-itch cream! As you both may imagine that does not make me happy. In fact let me go and re-apply right now.[…]So, how did I get here?Right before the Austin Half Marathon my IT-bands started to shout out loud that they needed some more love, tender, and care. And because I am trying to be a good host to my body, I…
Now you may be fooled into thinking that running is not a high-tech sports and all you need are a pair of running shoes and hopefully running shorts and a t-shirt and off you go… You are wrong! Sorry to be this blunt! I don’t know any runner anymore who heads out the door without at least one gadget. I know plenty (including myself) who don’t leave the house without…
In preparation for tomorrow’s St Patrick’s Day half marathon, I decided to take it easy today and just go for a short walk in the sunshine, drinking coffee, minding my own business, until this crossed my path…
I said this before: There are many reasons to join a charity running group.I have been running with Team in Training now for many years. I have run marathons, half marathons, fundraised and helped other fundraise. Joining Team in Training has been one of the best choices I made for myself. Therefore I am doing it again. This time I am adding a twist: I created my own virtual race!One of my…
My virtual running challenge has taken me past Big Sur. It was a beautiful run along Highway 1 along Big Sur. In fact, I am ready to run the Big Sur Marathon or at least the Big Sur Half Marathon. Well, yes, I learned there is a Big Sur Half Marathon, but when I checked the route it was really only a Monterey Half Marathon, so maybe do train for…
It’s true. If you love Austin you run Austin. Or at least it’s true for me. This is the city where I started endurance running, where I trained for my first half marathon in 2008 and trained for my first full marathon in 2009. In 2010 I finally ran the Austin Half Marathon (for the first time). I feel like I know the city best by its different neighborhoods. No…