Now that I can walk again, I am ready to talk about my marathon experience. I did it! I ran (and walked) 26.2 miles. A year ago I made a “Bucket List” of things I wanted to do in life. Running a marathon was one of them! Running has been a very powerful spiritual analogy…
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Finish Lines
This past weekend I ran 19.3 miles. No, I was not chased. Yes, I paid for this endeavor. Yes, my legs are angry with my life choices. I “competed” in the Wine and Dine Lumiere’s Two Course Challenge (say that three times fast!) The two course challenge included a 10K (6.2 miles) on Saturday and…
Running Season
Hundreds of miles. Dozens of loads of laundry. Hours of stretching and recovery. For me, running season ended two weeks ago. Hurrah! I finished this year in a galaxy far, far away with the Star Wars Half Marathon. After running the Light Side half marathon in Disneyland, I could not consider my season complete without running with the…
My Princess Three-Peat
I became a princess for the third time last weekend by running the Disney Princess Half Marathon! But I don’t run because I love running. I run because I learn life lessons. During my months of training, whenever I got overwhelmed with the miles I had to run, I thought about my costume. This…
The Glass Slipper Challenge
It was a chilly Florida morning at 3 am when I awoke for the Enchanted 10K. My friend Sara would be running with me both days – my teammate in it for the long haul. We huddled with 10,000 of our new friends, and oodles of mylar space-blankets, waiting for the release. We overcompensated for…
It’s Running Season
Don’t hate me feet. Or knees. Or hips. Or lungs for that matter! Why do I make these requests whilst wrapped in Kinesio tape and neoprene? Because it is officially running season. My first race of the season was last Saturday. I ran with my friend Olivia in her first ever 5K. It was a tough run.…