Tag half-marathon

Running Frantic

My friend and years-long running partner, Leigh, and I coined a phrase one cold Saturday morning as we ran intervals along the American Tobacco Trail here in North Carolina. We called it “frantic running.” A safe word of sorts, it…

Circus, Circus

Walking down the Las Vegas strip, Leigh points to the blue and red colored steeples of the Camelot Hotel & Casino. “That’s what I thought I was booking when I made our reservations,” she said. I guess somewhere along the…

Hawaii Half-Marathon

We picked Hawaii for our honeymoon destination because of a half-marathon. You may think I’m exaggerating, but I googled half-marathons in Hawaii as soon as the islands came out of my fiance’s mouth as an option. As luck would have…

Race Recap: Historic Hillsborough Half

Yesterday morning I completed my second Historic Hillsborough Half. The weather was chilly at the start and warmed up to a perfect 56 degrees by the finish. I smiled for all 13.1 miles and trained for only like 2 of…

Because Normal Isn’t Good Enough

The moments leading up to the Not So Normal ¾ Marathon on Sunday morning were filled with panic and anxiety. You see, I registered for this race because I thought boredom was the reason I didn’t stick to a training…