6.5 MILES!!!!
I had a smile on my face the entire time!! 🙂
I was super nervous for the workout I was about to do. I wasn’t sure why. It’s not like this was my first workout, or even first workout on an indoor track… but, it was the first workout where Jerry had written goal times similar to what I ran pre-Trials. I explained to Leigh on…
Wow, what a whirlwind of a two week period. I applied and interviewed for a postion with Red Wing Shoe Company mid-May. I wasn’t really looking for a position, I just came across it one day. The posting was for a “business unit controller” — they were looking for someone to provide analysis and recommendations…
We went out to AZ for Sharon’s wedding (one of my long-time athletes). It was over St. Patrick’s day so I thought it would be fun to find a race. Sharon pointed me to a great road race, but Nate and Craig convinced me that I could find roads anywhere – and that instead, we…
No race report yet — I still need to digest the race before I write anything here. It was a bittersweet race for me. I’m very happy to have run a fast time, especially considering how BADLY injured I was this May/June, and that I came from a fitness level pretty close to zero. On…
I’ve tried to remain really positive through this injury. Yesterday was my first breakdown. First, missing the Alumni 5k this weekend. I honestly had been picturing myself gunning for that stadium record for the last month, hugging my coach afterwards, etc. I’m not going to be able to race, but because Nate’s going to run…
Boulder is one of my favorite races: flat and wide. I’m still pretty timid with downhills and am terrible at finding room to pass people, so this type of race suits me well :). I started in the 2nd wave (of 3). I placed myself behind the first line of people. The gun went off…