Category: Running
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Officially in Marathon Maniacs
As if Dopey wasn’t enough, I cannot believe I am now officially a Marathon Maniac. Number 15950, to be exact! What are you talking about now? Marathon Maniacs is a club of people who like to run and do crazy numbers of marathons. When I was training for Chicago 2021,…
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Race Recap: 2022 Raleigh City of Oaks Marathon
The City of Oaks Marathon is held in Raleigh, NC. The 2022 event was on Sunday, November 6. This event has something for all distances – 5K, 10K, half, and full marathon. Originally, I signed up for the half marathon but when Coach Twiggs put a 26-mile training run on…
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2023 Dopey Training Week 19: Mock Dopey 1
This was part of one of the most awful weeks of my life. On Friday 10/28, my little sister, Shadow, passed away unexpectedly when she was getting her teeth cleaned. That was in the midst of Churchill having strokes, from which he passed away on 11/2. I’m absolutely heartbroken. This…
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2023 Dopey Training Week 15: Oct 3 – 9
This was a low-mileage training week after running last week’s 23 miles, and I am appreciative of that! There wasn’t a lot to report about this week, but I do feel like I am getting better. Monday I hate how many weeks I don’t do yoga, but this was another…
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Race Recap: 2022 Boulder Dash
Overview This was the first year of the “Boulder Dash.” Typically, the Six Pack Series ends in Rocktoberfest Half Marathon, but that was discontinued this year for a new mystery event. When it was announced, I wasn’t sure what to think about it. It was definitely different, but I wanted…
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Race Recap: 2022 Lake Norman 15K
Overview This was my second time running the Novant Health Lake Norman 15K in Cornelius, NC. I really like this course because of the distance but also because it has some pretty views of Lake Norman. This is the fifth race in the Run Charlotte Six Pack series. It took…
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2023 RunDisney Marathon Medal Reveal
Marathon medals were released today for the 2023 RunDisney Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! They look fantastic! I am so excited to continue my training and work to earn these pretty things!
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2023 Dopey Training Week 9: August 22 – 28
Another week of training, which was a down week in terms of mileage, but racing is back again this week! This gave me some new motivation to keep me going. Monday Oh Mondays…yeah, I was lazy again. Sigh. Tuesday My normal tempo day. I tried to hit a mid-10-minute pace…
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Race Recap: 2022 Yiasou Greek Festival 5K
Going into this weekend, I was really excited for a race. I kept thinking how fun it is for races to be back on the calendar after a very hot and humid summer. And while the humidity and heat aren’t gone, we have had enough days below 100 and cool…
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2023 Dopey Training Week 7: August 8 – 14
How have we completed 7 weeks of training for 2023 Dopey? Monday Monday was a very lazy day. I didn’t do anything besides recover from my weekend travels for Pelotonia and get ready for the week. Not an excuse since I should have done yoga, but I just couldn’t focus…that’s…
The Rosy Wanderer 