Boost your cadence. Fire up your speed!
It's been exactly one week since I competed in my first 12-hour event, the Riverbend Park Ultra. Last year, at this same venue, I completed my first 50k, so this year I figured I would see if it would be possible to run 50 miles. It is possible, although I missed that goal by a …
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How do I begin to tell the tale of this epic half marathon that took place yesterday? Since I've posted about the race venue on a page dedicated specifically to this race, I'll start with how I prepped for it yesterday morning. Raceday Morning Prep Since the start time for this race was high noon, …
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After joining and starting to run with the Down to Run tribe in July of 2016 and gradually increasing my weekly mileage, I ran in my second ultra-marathon this weekend and knocked 59 minutes off of my previous time! And this was no easy course!! And so the race report begins...I imagine this might take …
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On November 9th at 2:26 PM I received a message from RD Michael Brown as follows: Jeanette! Guess What! We had a dropout from the Sand Spur and your name came up! You still interested? My response: OMG. How could I not be?! And so...that's how it came to be that I was selected to …
Continue reading "From "Ridge Sunday" to the "Sand Spur Ultra". A Pre-race Report."
On November 9th at 2:26 PM I received a message from RD Michael Brown as follows: Jeanette! Guess What! We had a dropout from the Sand Spur and your name came up! You still interested? My response: OMG. How could I not be?! And so...that's how it came to be that I was selected to …
Continue reading "From “Ridge Sunday” to the “Sand Spur Ultra”. A Pre-race Report."
I would be remiss if I didn't write a race report following my first-ever Down to Run trail race! Last Saturday I "competed" (I use that term loosely) in this event, known as the Full Moon Night Trail Run. The whole experience was magical! As you can see from the photos, everyone wore a headlamp, as …
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I mean, who wakes up at 4:30 in the morning for a group run and winds up running almost a marathon ON SAND!? I guess me!! Jupiter Ridge Sand Spur RD Test Run This morning was the Jupiter Ridge Sand Spur Ultra's race director test run. Our esteemed RDs are none other than Jen Quellhorst …
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I mean, who wakes up at 4:30 in the morning for a group run and winds up running almost a marathon ON SAND!? I guess me!! Jupiter Ridge Sand Spur RD Test Run This morning was the Jupiter Ridge Sand Spur Ultra's race director test run. Our esteemed RDs are none other than Jen Quellhorst …
Continue reading "I Didn’t Mean to Run 20 Miles Today, Honest!"
First and foremost, yes, I met all three of my goals yesterday, at my first 50K ultra race! I finished, which was a feat in and of itself; I did it in less than 8 hours (I believe my official time is somewhere around 7 hours and 15 minutes), and not only did I sprint …
