Chicago 2013: Bad Dreams and Good Racing
The night before the Chicago Marathon, I had multiple nightmares. There was of course the “I have a calculus final and I don’t know calculus” one that I have at … Continue reading
Confession: I Kind of Suck at Running
I promise I’m not trying to bring you down on your holiday weekend! Nor am I fishing for a flood of, “What?? You’re amazing!” messages to boost my ego. (Not … Continue reading
Deep Thoughts, by RunFiestaGal
Am I dating myself? It just occurred to me that I haven’t seen a “Deep Thoughts” segment on Saturday Night Live in a while, so I decided I better check … Continue reading
A Spending Problem: Runner Style
I have many friends (all of whom shall remain nameless, to protect the guilty from their significant others) who love to shop. I’m not saying they have spending problems, per … Continue reading
Rookie Tri 2013: Swim
Well folks, clearly it’s taking me forever to get this race report written, so I’m going to play a mental trick on myself and say I only have to document one … Continue reading
2013 Rookie Tri – The Pre-Race Report
I know, I know, there’s nothing in the world more annoying than a runner — especially a blogging runner — who decides to take up triathlon. First, they start talking … Continue reading
Tri-ing Something New
Have you ever experienced the high of having just registered for a race? You know, when all you see before you are possibilities? You’ll be carried by the cheers of … Continue reading
Chicago 2012: The Non-Race Report
The 2012 Chicago Marathon was hands down the best marathon I ever ran. It wasn’t the first, or the fastest, or even the one that I had the most support … Continue reading
Do You Suffer from "The Pride"?
Runner’s knee, runner’s toe, runner’s trots…distance runners learn early on to fear all sorts of ailments. This fear is healthy, because any of the above can definitely ruin a race. … Continue reading
Race Report – Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon
There are so many places a marathon can start. I don’t mean geographical places, although the number of physical marathon start lines available today is really quite astounding. A marathon … Continue reading
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