Are you friggin’ serious? I got a one-second PR? So while I’m elated to claim three straight years of my marathon PR at this race, I’m still a bit disappointed. The hip did not want my greatness today. Mile nineteen was the beginning of the end. I was set to get a nice PR, but […]
Marathon #8 is done! Four marathons in four weeks. Wow, that was a beast, but then so is any marathon. However, the history behind this race, past and present, increased the symbolic tradition for so many people. This event was so full. Full of emotions, energy and empathy. The fires this summer in Mati created […]
The weather for the race was exceptional. No rain. Yay! My first half was great. And then my mission went down in flames. Plantar fasciitis in my nemesis, aka my right foot, decided to go postal on me. Good grief! I stopped a couple of times to stretch it out with my thumb, but […]
The Detroit Free Press/Chemical Bank Marathon was challenging with the frigid cold 34°F start that didn’t warm much above 41°F when I finished. I was prepared to take pictures when I crossed the Ambassador Bridge into Canada but refrained when I remembered that I planned to PR this race. So, on I went, mile after […]
Staten Island Half RECAP! Happy Medal Monday! A very challenging half marathon. This was my first time running this course. The hills were what I was concerned about. Two of them bit me near the top. My other challenge (which has been off and on during the summer) was that my right foot started cramping […]
This was so amazing to have won the contest for that week back in June 2018. I got the message from Freep Marathon on Instagram that I had been selected. I won several prizes related to running and also the opportunity to have my story posted in the Sunday edition of the Detroit Free Press […]
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