Howdy folks! Glad you dropped by. Let’s do some catching up! Weeks 15-17 of Dopey training included a couple hikes, our longest run yet, an attempt to liven up our short workouts a bit, a return to strength training AND one of the coolest running events I have done this year. The beginning of week …
I know, a race review of a virtual run is kind of a crazy concept… what is there to review? The course layout? You picked it. The non-existent aid stations? It was just a 5k you wuss! Carry water next time. The post-race entertainment? Not even going there. All joking aside, even though this was a …
Sandy saw this event on Facebook and loved the t-shirt and medal design. I figured the 5k would be something fun and Halloween-ish we could do with the girls, AND it would be a good chance for all of us to do a trial run on some of our costume designs for our upcoming Disney races …
Whew! What week is this anyway? Our Dopey training has kicked into high gear, and it’s a good thing since we just so happened to be signed up for two half marathons… in a span of seven days! Since I have gotten kind of behind on updates, I am gonna make this a quick rundown …
Yep, it’s our second half marathon in seven days! All it took was one to get us hooked. Of course, we don’t plan on keeping this kind of race schedule… gonna wait till November for our next one. The Mother Road (Half) Marathon, the name says pretty much everything. Yes, this race is run on some …
The Plano Balloon Festival should have been our second half marathon; a cool-weather, flat and fast (for us) race we would use to submit proof of time for our Dopey Challenge in January. Alas, Mr. Murphy had other plans. In April, the Alamo Half got rained out (my thoughts on the Alamo Run Fest). We …
