Mom. Wife. Autism Advocate. Coach. Elite World Powerlifter. Crossfitter. Ultramarathoner. Triathlete.
Have you ever done an indoor triathlon? It's amazing what a few runs with the Mid-County Run Club will do for you! I started doing some of my track workouts with MCRC on Thursdays and was quickly persuaded into doing a triathlon; actually my first ever triathlon. Swimming is my weakest point so the thought... Continue Reading →
I had originally planned to run the half marathon and do the 10k cycling time trial this year until I received word that they were adding a fitness event. They added a fitness challenge called the Roughneck. I was intrigued by the challenge and changed my entire race day plan to do not two events... Continue Reading →
I made it a goal of mine at the end of September 2015 that I would dedicate my training to ultras for the upcoming 2016 year, so I found a race and started training strictly for it and nothing else. I've run a couple races with Trail Racing Over Texas throughout 2015 and decided that... Continue Reading →
This race is an out and back starting and finishing at the Carl Parker Multipurpose Center where participants run a mile and a half down along the seawall to the turnaround and back to the finish. This was my second race of the year, just a week after finishing my first ultra marathon...whaaa!!! I hadn't planned... 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 →
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 →
I raced my first EVER full marathon and OMG am I ever so glad for that goal to be over with! LOLI was feeling great and clocked my half way point at 2:29 which beat my Houston R&B Half (if it counted). At mile 20, I honestly wanted to just quit. I just felt fatigue.... Continue Reading →
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