All in all I’m really happy with how I executed my 2018 Dopey Challenge race weekend. I ran each race fairly conservatively, stopped for a few photos, and then managed to run my fastest 10K of the weekend in my final 10K of the marathon. Running 48.6 miles over four days is no easy feat. […]
2018 Dopey Challenge Race Report: Marathon
Pre-Race Rambles It was another early morning wake up at 2:45 am for the marathon! Luckily the forecasted temperature was a bit warmer than previous races. It was about 4C at the start, and expected to warm up to around 15C later in the day. This seemed like a good opportunity to ditch the long […]
2018 Dopey Challenge Race Report: Half Marathon
Pre-Race Rambles Day 3 of the Dopey Challenge began with a 2:45 am wakeup call. The weather was still cold at 3C. I put on my one pair of tights I’d brought for the third time and added a long sleeve shirt under my tank top. Thank goodness our hotel room had a washer and […]
2018 Dopey Challenge Race Report: 10K
Pre-Race Rambles My 3 am wake up for day 2 of the Dopey Challenge came all too quickly on Friday morning. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t much better today either. Although the temperature was 4C, with the wind it felt like 0C. I was grateful for my $17 Target robe I was able to reuse, along […]
2018 Dopey Challenge Race Report: 5K
The 2018 edition of the Dopey Challenge is complete…so time to kick off my race reports! After three rounds of the Goofy Challenge in 2008, 2013 and 2015 I finally decided to register for my first Dopey Challenge in 2018. Between it being the 25th anniversary of the marathon, the 5th anniversary of the Dopey […]
Thinking Out Loud 06.04.2015
Happy Thursday my friends! I’m linking up with Amanda from Running With Spoons for Thinking Out Loud. Having a bad day at the races was really put into perspective on Sunday. While I wasn’t able to run the race I hoped, the first person across the finish line unintentionally cut the course short and was […]
Thinking Out Loud 04.30.2015
My friends, we have made it to another Thursday! As usual I’m linking up with Amanda from Running With Spoons to share my random thoughts. Is it wrong that one of the things I’m super excited about with our visit to Disneyland is being able to watch more Parks and Rec? Dear Netflix Canada…please add […]
Thinking Out Loud 04.23.2015
Hello Thursday…and hello Thinking Out Loud! As usual I’m linking up with Amanda from Running With Spoons to share my random thoughts. First off, for all of you who commented on my Why I Run…and swim…and bike post. You are all so lovely! It made my day to hear that you find inspiration in my […]
TOLT: the Disney vacation edition
It is Thursday and I’m linking up with Amanda from Running with Spoons for Thinking Out Loud Thursday! Today’s random thoughts are courtesy of my vacation at Disney World! Our time at Disney for the marathon was an absolute blast. The weather was fairly cold for part of it so I pretty well lived in my […]
2015 Walt Disney World Marathon Race Report
Pre-Race Rambles Immediately after the half marathon on Saturday I started focusing on recovery so I would be ready for Sunday’s marathon. I drank my chocolate milk right away and ate my peanut butter sandwich on the drive back to the hotel. Despite feeling chilly from the cold weather I still had an ice bath. […]