Mom. Wife. Autism Advocate. Coach. Elite World Powerlifter. Crossfitter. Ultramarathoner. Triathlete.
Port Arthur's Pleasure Island, is a 18.5 mile long man-made body of land, that extends from the mouth of the Neches River on the northwest to the Sabine Causeway on the southeast and is surrounded by Sabine Lake and the Sabine Neches Intracoastal Waterway. The half marathon and 10K runners take on the challenge of... Continue Reading →
In my last blog post, I stated that my next race following the Toughest 10K Galveston would be the Pleasure Island Bridge 10K...well I'm a runner who forgot there was a local 5K race within minutes of my house! 😂 Last minute, I had decided to go ahead with running Live United 5K. I mean,... Continue Reading →
The Toughest 10K Galveston was the second race in the Texas Bridge Series, which means that I have 2 down and 1 to go...La Porte Half Marathon! The race start was at 7:30a.m and the 6.2 mile course was an out and back starting at the Galveston County Daily News taking runners northbound over the... Continue Reading →
This is going to be my race recap for the Plano Balloon Festival Half Marathon by Advil...it's pretty long... A little background: I never had plans to do the Plano Balloon Festival Half Marathon this year until I saw a Facebook post on an old high school friend, Renee's news feed. After our 2001 graduation,... Continue Reading →
This is part of a 3 races series called the "Texas Bridge Series". 3 races, 3 bridges, 3 locations and 25.5 miles over a three month period! Sign me up!!! 😂 The first of the series is called the "Toughest 10K Kemah". Why is it called the "Toughest"? Because you are REQUIRED to run not... Continue Reading →
For years, I’ve been a runner but never run in a race until I moved to South East Texas in late 2013. I hadn't run since I graduated high school in 2001. I moved to Beaumont, a community big on running. I decided after months of searching for a 5K race that I'd give racing... Continue Reading →
Running for a purpose for Team Xander in what I call my first "REAL" trail race today! Brazos Bend 50 (25K) was a great first 25K experience. It was a great race with snakes, gators, thunder, lightning, high winds, pouring rain, hail, muddy wet trails and the people I call family. The best part of... Continue Reading →
Gorgeous day perfect for running/walking a 5K! The Tyler Run for Autism was so much fun! This run was not about setting a new PR but to enjoy the course with Xander and all the other special needs families that do it every year! Not every run/race has to be about the PR. My bestie... Continue Reading →
Loved the course! Raced through a gorgeous neighborhood with big trees shading the course and gorgeous homes to admire along the way! I wondered if the multiple loops were ever going to end! 😉 The weather was gorgeous with a slight overcast and breezy just a bit humid. It's not a PR but I had... Continue Reading →
Ever have one of those races you've been planning months for and it doesn't end up going as planned? Well, some races days just don't go as planned and today was one of those races. The plan was to run the Kinsel Ford 5K with all three kiddos except, Xander and Xayden weren't able to... Continue Reading →
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