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Triathlete Here!

I can now officially call myself a Triathlete…well a “Sprint Triathlete” at least. Last weekend I participated in a sprint triathlon (in the rain!), which I counted as my July race. I was starting to get extremely bored of running and needed to take on a new challenge. I’ll always revert back to running because I […]

My 2012 Resolution

Yes, I realize we’re a mere 10 days away from March and I’m finally talking about my new year’s resolution. Part of that reason is because I didn’t decide until 3 weeks ago what my resolution was, and the other part is because I think making new year’s resolutions are silly. I mean, how many […]

I Rocked 13.1

This past weekend was the Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon that I’ve been training for since the beginning of August. I finished in 2 hours and 11 minutes. Originally I had signed up for the 2 hour and 30 minute finisher group and realized during my training that I knew I could finish before that. […]

I just might be crazy…

Because I signed up to run a half marathon next month. That’s 13.1 miles. I had been going back and forth for almost a month about whether or not I wanted to run the half marathon. It’s not that I’m worried about not being able to finish it—I know I’ll be able to. It was […]

My First 5K Race

Two week ago I finally ran my first 5K—without stopping, and more importantly…I finished. The 5K was for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Almost every fall I participate in the Race, and am going on my sixth year [I believe]. Since moving to St. Louis, I always fly home for it, with […]