Category: Races
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Exploring Fall in Detroit: A Weekend Getaway
We went for marathon weekend and got some nice surprises along the way!
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In 2016 I Ran my first RunDisney weekend, I’ve Been Hooked Ever Since
By: Jordan Woodson It’s 9:30am the morning of registration day, the anticipation builds as you make your way to rundisney.com and login with your ‘My Disney Experience’ Account. Then you wait. You wait for those “Registration Opening Soon” buttons to switch to their green “Register Now” buttons, on any given registration day the queue can…
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50 Miles as a Mother Runner
These past four weeks I made my way up past the 50 miles a week mark and… I’m tired. I knew starting a build in the summer would bring its challenges, camp schedules, co-workers taking extended vacations, the HEAT. Everything combined creating a roller coaster of miles, timing, and the question of when and how…
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Finishing a Marathon in More Ways than One
My “a” key is sticky as I type this, so it could get interesting. It’s been one week. One week since I crossed the finish line of the Walt Disney World Marathon. One week of achieving two goals I had set post-partum. One week of unwinding from a season of chaos, and more ugly-named a…
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Processing Disappointment + Cultivating Positivity
The Chicago Marathon 2021. It’s been a bucket list race for so many years, and three weeks ago I finally was able to toe the line. It was warmer than they anticipated, about 15 degrees warmer – yikes, 75 degrees start was not what I was hoping for. Still, I felt confident. I knew my…
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Running Through the Unknown and Three Reasons Why ANYONE Can Do the Peachtree Road Race
After the 2018 Peachtree Road Race I was on cloud 9. The goals I had set for myself had been crushed and I knew I wasn’t even at peak fitness. BUT with that much excitement came that much more pressure. After a short break I told myself I was ready to go, trying to prove…