Sunday morning came way too early for me. I did not sleep well Saturday at the hotel but I did feel rested when I finally got out of bed at 4 am. I figured there was no sense in tossing in bed any longer. My hotel room had a kitchenette in it so I got… Continue reading Runner’s World Half & Festival Recap III – The Race
Another weekend, another half marathon! Well, not quite as my last half was on a Thursday evening, exactly ten days prior to the Catharine Valley Half. Monies raised from this race go to the upkeep of the Catharine Valley Trail and to the Watkins Glen Cross Country team according to this article in the Odessa… Continue reading Catharine Valley Half – Race Recap
I really love running half marathons. That, along with 15K and 20K races, seem to be my ideal distances. I can run a full marathon and I can run a 5K but I get the most out of a half. Last Thursday evening, I ran the Tromptown Half. This was my first time running this… Continue reading Tromptown Half Marathon – Race Recap
So I know that most people list “resolutions” at the beginning of a new year. I have already told you all where I stand on the word resolution. I will say that some of my 2011 goals – which are in rough form at the moment but will be here soon – involve running. I… Continue reading 2011 Race Schedule
Last December I wrote about my first 5K. Last October about how I had gone from just running for myself to wanting to become a runner. As you read this, I will be getting to the start line of my first half marathon. I say first because it is and because I am already registered… Continue reading My First
I guess people were anticipating that I would have been nervous about posing naked for a sketching class last weekend. I have to say that I have always believed that the human body is a work of art. Sketches are portrayals of that art, through the eye of the artist. I don’t see a problem… Continue reading Nerves Starting
I am a planner. Yes, I like to have control. I admit I like to know where I am going, how I am getting there and what I am doing while I am there. I don’t have to plan every details but quite a few of them would be good. So I have a few… Continue reading Road Trip – Planning Begins
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