Yesterday was my first race of the season–Oxbow Triathlon in New Roads, Louisiana. Boy, do I enjoy race season. It’s fun to be out at the local races a couple of weekends a month either as a racer or volunteer. The camaraderie of the multisport community is like no other sport. Sure there is competition, … Continue reading »
Billed as the happiest 5K on on the planet, The Color Run is one of the latest in a fad of themed runs/races. I signed up for this race in the Spring when registration first opened. The runs have been selling out across the country and I wanted to make sure I had the chance … Continue reading »
Can’t sleep so I figured I would go ahead and get on with writing my race report. Always best to do so while the race is fresh on your mind, so here goes… For those that want the cliff notes version: it was a great race and I set a personal record (PR) by almost … Continue reading »
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, figured I should show you the fun we had. Check out these pics from Rouge Orleans. If you would prefer to read about Rouge Orleans, you can learn about the race in this post, read about my legs in this post, and get my take on the … Continue reading »
Rouge Orleans 2012 was my second ultra marathon relay. I remember thinking after last year’s race that it was fun but I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do a 6 man team again, actually contemplated a 3 man team (yes, I was temporarily insane!) and also not joining in and letting the others have … Continue reading »
I was the first runner in our rotation so I got to start the race–woohoo! (Last year I was fifth which was difficult because the race started and I still had several hours before I ran.) It was quite cold and cloudy at the start so I had several layers on plus our gnome hat … Continue reading »
Wow! What an adventure! One blog post will never do it justice, so stay tuned for the next couple days to hear about the ultra marathon relay from the past couple days. Rouge Orleans is a 126.2 mile ultra marathon that begins in Baton Rouge and ends in New Orleans and is run along the … Continue reading »
It’s been a while since my last post and I do apologize for that. Been traveling a lot in the past couple weeks and while I did have some adventures that I may share with you eventually, today (November 19) was a race and this blog is about running…so let’s talk about the race–Goldenfliers 5 … Continue reading »
Below is my race report from the Santa Rosa Island Triathlon on Saturday, October 1. It is a good practice to write a race report after a race to remember the things you did that worked and the things you would change for next time. It also helps to share the fun of the race … Continue reading »
