Today was my first practice 1/2 marathon. I started at Sun Lake Forest Preserve where I did my first lap, and it was about 1/2 frozen tundra, so I did my lap (2.77 miles) stopped my tracker and drove over to a friend's house, used her bathroom and just ran on the sidewalks in her neighborhood and through the streets. Other than the FRRRRREEEEZING cold temp and snow/ice pellets/rain that showered over me the whole time, it was a good run. I had eaten oatmeal and 1/2 a banana, then HEED by Hammer at home and had a Hammer Gel at about 5 miles and then 3 gummies by Power Bar at 8 miles and powered on through. This was the first time that I used my bottle belt and that was slick. To have wat
Well, I've got this bucket list thing...no...I'm not dying, I just need something to do that is healthy and fun...so, I'm going to run 50 races, 1/2 marathons, to be precise. You guessed it... one in every state and I'm starting my race on my 51st birthday (well, I'm gonna be 51 anyway, might as well be doing something fun!). I've been training since 11/2012 after joining a "Survivor Series". Don't worry, I didn't know what it was either. I was doing a Turkey Trot in Lake Geneva, with my bff, Jenn, and a flier for the Survivor Series was stuffed in my wiper blade when we got back to the truck. It is a way to keep runners running in the winter, in short a 5K in December, a 10K in January
