I haven’t been very good lately about posting to this blog. Can I blame it on the summer heat? Certainly the heat has been affecting my pace lately and there are some days that I can barely finish my run without feeling like I’m going to collapse. Each day that I get out to run, I’m simply hoping to finish. …
Category: Running
2018 running goals…how am I doing?
Life has been crazy busy the last few months. I’ve kept up with running at least one 5k per month, but the last two months my overall running has slowed down quite a bit. As the weather gets warmer I find that I just don’t like being outside in the heat. Since I absolutely HATE the treadmill, it means that…
Shamrock Strut 5k Houston Race Re-cap
The Shamrock Strut 5k and 10k Houston has been a small charity fun run for the past 33 years hosted by the Houston Eye Association Foundation. The race raises money for adults and children on the verge of losing their eyesight. The money directly supports patient services to help cover: surgical facility fees, vision-saving medications, and other ancillary services necessary…
Houston Rodeo Run 10k – Race Recap
The Houston Rodeo Run is one of the larger races in Houston. While its not the Houston Half or the annual Marathon – almost 10,000 runners and walkers participate every year. Its more of a “fun” run because it precedes the Rodeo parade downtown so there are lots of people cheering over the 1st mile. Even along the course, some…
USA Fit Houston first week done!
USA Fit Houston training has been good so far. I finished my first week of training and I have to admit that it isn’t easy for me. The first Saturday was the 3 mile time trial and I’ve already blogged about that experience. Suffice it to say that I spent most of the rest of that day getting warm then…
Tuesdays on the Run and 5k race recap
Tuesdays on the Run Linkup: (The linkup is hosted by Erika of MCM Mamma Runs, Marcia of Marcia’s Healthy Slice and Patty of My No-Guilt Life. Don’t forget to visit their sites!!) The Tuesdays on the Run subject this week is FAVORITE HOMETOWN RACE. It is difficult for me to choose because I am still a relatively new runner. I love the…
Houston Marathon weekend and Expo
. Houston Marathon weekend: Last weekend was crazy busy here in Houston. Imagine the city’s biggest sporting event that reaches across the city and spreads out over 2 days. Marathon fever was here and it was great weather for running. My friend Shelley and I usually run on Sundays but we decided that neither of us would be able to…
My running goals for 2018
2018 Running goals – Why are my this year’s running goals so difficult to choose? I have been thinking about what I should do in 2018 to improve my running. Should I run more? Should I do something differently? Should I sign up for more races? Commit to running XXX miles or kilometers over the year? I’m so confused… How…
Fastest run again, slowly improving my speed
Fastest run…Yesterday was my weekly run with my friend Shelley at Memorial Park. I was a little out of sorts because we usually run in the morning, but we had to postpone to the late afternoon. Running later in the day is harder for me as I really don’t know what to eat before a later run. My normal routine…
Feedback on my blog and my fastest short run!
This past week, I decided I needed get some honest feedback on my blog. I posted on the Facebook group “Slow Runners Community” asking members to to read my blog and provide some honest feedback. This was difficult for me because I know that I needed some feedback but it’s scary putting my writing out there, knowing that it won’t…