This year I am participating in the Arkansas Grand Prix Series, which is comprised of 20 races throughout the state from January to December. You are scored on your best 10 races enabling you to pick and choose the ones in which you wish to participate. This works well for my plan to compete in […]
As I get mentally prepared for this weekend’s River Trail 15K, I can’t help but reflect back on my last race, the CASA Half Marathon in December. A nice PR, but it could have been so much better had I only listened to my Amy, my running coach. My original plan after the Athens Authentic […]
It’s fitting that my last marathon was the Athens Authentic Marathon. The word authentic has been on my radar for the past 18 months. This word resonates with me on so many levels from business, to family, and even to running. So what does authentic mean? Webster defines it as: made or done the same […]
Although I have officially begun marathon training, this time I plan to include a few shorter races in my training schedule. Since I have rediscovered my running passion is racing the shorter distances, I feel that this decision will help me maintain the speed I have developed over the spring and summer and break up […]
Goals are dreams with deadlines! Many times we dream about things that we wish would take place in our lives: a better job, a new house, obtain my ideal weight and maintain it, run a 5K or marathon PR, being able to travel or send our kids to private school. Why is it that sometimes […]