On the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend I ran in the Stoneleigh Stampede 5k for the second year in a row. I knew going into this race that it wouldn't be a PR day, as there were many things working against me. In fact, I almost didn't run it at all (I signed up on race day). This was one of my first runs in the heat. I was also suffering with allergies. However, I knew I would run and I honestly just wasn't in ... Read the Post...
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A Short Week and A Humid Race
This week felt really thrown off because of the holiday on Monday. After last week's tough workouts + race on Saturday + 10 mile trail run on Sunday I made Monday a rest day. Other than some cleaning and meal prep I really did rest quite a bit that day! So moving into the rest of the week, I had another race on Saturday so I figured I would take it easy leading up to that. The race went well, but it was EXTREMELY humid so ... Read the Post...
A Look Back at May 2016
Can anyone else believe it's June? These months are flying by! When the weather goes from 40 degrees to 90 degrees in a week it makes you feel like you skipped a few months of the year. It's time once again to recap my goals for the past month! You can read my other 2016 updates here:January FebruaryMarchApril Summary of May: As I start to write about May I have to question where this month went! I ... Read the Post...
What Running Has Taught Me: Global Running Day 2016
Today is one of my favorite days of the year, and this time it's gone global! Every year on the first Wednesday in June runners come together to celebrate their love for the sport. I first learned of this holiday in 2014, so this is my third year "celebrating" (which means posting about my love of running and of course going for a run!) You can read my other posts here and here. In 2014 I shared my running ... Read the Post...