Continuous Forward Progress

Another fantastic Trail Nerds Event… Another 50K Race is in the bag!         Official Time: 7 hours and 16 minutes. I think I’m getting the hang of this.           This past weekend, I had friends racing all around the midwest! There were runners in Des Moines, Kansas City, [...]

I went out to eat prior to running yesterday and I kept getting weird looks. I realized that running trails has caused some important changes in how I prepare to run. I would guess a fellow trail runner could recognize a fellow female trail runner with the following 5 criteria: 1. Trail Running Shoes   [...]

…a race report for my first ever 50K…       I always feel I have to get something out of the way.  I am a runner. I just am not a fast runner. When I look at race pictures, I realize I don’t really look much like a runner either. In fact, if I [...]

I will remember this month! May…Back in October I ran the Kansas City Half Marathon. Loved it! I told friends that I may just want to run a marathon. And so I ran… and I ran… and I ran some more! Through November, December, January, February, March and April. Just to get ready for May. [...]

Today was a long run day. A 16 mile day. Non-runners may not understand how energizing it can be to run, let alone running for over three hours straight. But, everyone can understand contentment. Everyone can understand having a passion.     If I wanted to make a long story short, I probably could. My [...]

I am so proud to be called a runner! Currently, I am training to run my first half marathon. I have discovered in endurance training, a dark side lurks.  Real runners forget to tell us newbies that not everything in running is pretty.  Below, I’ve highlighted the top five annoying things running has made me [...]