Taylor, my oldest son and virtual training and race partner thought that signing up for a Virtual race would get us moving. He found Yes.Fit online and chose the Ring of Kerry to be our first VR. I had never signed up for a VR and was worried that I wouldn't feel as engaged and was just paying for a medal and shirt but I needed to get motivated and was willing to give it a try. The Ring of … [Read more...] about Ring of Kerry Virtual Race with Yes.Fit.com Race Recap
Post Dopey Blues
So you work so hard for a year and have a great time at your epic race - accomplishing your goal. What's next? Well, weirdly I got a little stuck. What I should have done in hindsight is have had a race already registered for in February or March to keep me focused. Instead what I fell into is a bit of a slump. January beyond the 48.6 miles I ran for Dopey I didn't get any other runs in. As a … [Read more...] about Post Dopey Blues
DOPEY CHALLENGE 2018
It was SO Exciting! Finally, we were on our way. A year of planning, running, running, running.... ups and downs, illnesses and setbacks and here we were - for better or worse heading to Disney for the Dopey Challenge. It was hard to believe we were on our way. There were times this year I wondered if we'd make it. We were meeting some great friends for this trip also and we were all excited … [Read more...] about DOPEY CHALLENGE 2018
Countdown to Dopey – December Training
November training was so disheartening - I was hoping for so much more in December. January was coming so fast, I had costumes to make, Christmas to manage and I needed to get my energy back. Two iron infusions and I was starting to feel like myself again. On Dec 4th I started running again with a 5k. I new that the training plan called for a mock dopey of sorts which I really wanted to … [Read more...] about Countdown to Dopey – December Training
September October and November Training
SEPTEMBER - 56.6 MILES - 273.5 FOR THE YEAR Well, September started out great with the Rock n Roll VA Beach race. You can see my race report for that here. The week after I didn't run - My dad and stepmom were visiting over the weekend with Taylor and his cat and we had so much going on I felt like I needed a break. I also got a little behind on my allergy shots and had to get them multiple … [Read more...] about September October and November Training
