Tag: races

  • Go ahead. Hug a runner.

    Go ahead. Hug a runner.

    Today is Hug a runner day! Today’s celebration was starting by the masterminds behind Run The Edge. It has turned into a global holiday for all runners. This year’s event is a little different being there is a virtual race where all proceeds from registration, go to Girls on the run. There are many ways to participate…

  • I wined, I dined, I CONQUERED

    I can comfortably say that this was the most EPIC race I have ever done! From the start of the Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, until the end, FULL of memories!!! Let me start at the beginning…. We checked into the Hilton Bonnet Creek on Friday, the day before the race. Yes, I know, I live…

  • Marathon Weekends at Bonnet Creek

    What an amazing weekend I just had! I had to pinch myself a few times to make sure I wasn’t dreaming because the 2014 Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend is one I won’t forget!!! It start off by me checking into the Hilton Bonnet Creek, have any of you stayed there? This place was PERFECTION,…

  • Ready to Wine and Dine 13.1 miles!

        Things are getting very exciting over here! The Wine and Dine Weekend is 10 days away! It’s been a long time since my last long distance race. I was telling Alpha that I believe to me a distance runner. While the 5Ks, and 10Ks are a lot of fun, my heart is in…

  • We have dined, now time to run!

      The Wine and Dine Half  Marathon is just 19 days away! I can’t be more excited for this race! It will be my second night race being I have already ran the Tower of Terror 10-miler in the past. The training has been going excellent! Little setbacks as far as my Scoliosis pain goes…

  • Light breeze, colored leaves

    With another month down, going into my favorite time of year, I can’t be more excited!!! Fall time in Florida may not be as beautiful or as noticeable being that our palm tree’s don’t change color! But I love the change in the weather. It gets cooler, the heat isn’t killer and it has my…

  • Keep your Hamstrings Happy.

    As runners we focus on our muscles and how we move. Sometimes some muscles or areas are neglected. Most common area that runners forget about are your hamstrings. Your hamstrings are one of three muscles that is along the back on your thigh. It is important to runners because it allows you to bend your…

  • Wine, Dine, and running Oh my!

    I just signed up for a half marathon I’ve been wanting to do. It’s the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon! I am so excited for this race as it’s different from the others. It still runs through parks but not the same ones as the half marathon and princess half. The course starts off…

  • Saying farewell to the year that I will NEVER forget

      2013 will be a year that I will never forget. So many great, sad, emotional events happened this year. I started 2013 off by running my first half marathon in honor of something that is so close and dear to my heart….ANIMALS. I still remember race day like it was yesterday, so nervous!!! I…