Running
-
MMT 100 Recap – Best DNF Yet

Well, I didn’t run the whole 100 miles of MMT – yet again! Dang flabbit! However, I am extremely proud of the progress I made, both mentally and physically, from my 2024 to 2025 attempts. I DNF’d at mile 76, 28 hours into the race as I missed the cutoff into the next aid station!… Continue reading
-
this week #35
Happy Friday! What a weird week. It was a good week all around, and it felt very long, but I also felt like I didn’t have much free time in my days. Especially shocking considering I only ran twice this week! Yesterday felt so much like a Friday that I think that confused me further… Continue reading
-
Last Long Run!

This is going to basically be a photo series because, my god, the trails were gorgeous this weekend. This past weekend was my last long run before MMT in 12 days. I am officially tapering! YAY! I had 30 miles Saturday and 15 on Sunday (though I cut that short to 10), and I am… Continue reading
-
this week #34

IT IS OFFICIALLY THE BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR! May! I’m biased because it is my birthday month, but also the weather is fab, the pool opens, it’s almost summer, and it used to be the last month of school (when I was a kid). What’s not to love?! I hope you’re having a great… Continue reading
-
A Really Good, Truly Fantastic Weekend

Happy Tuesday! I have to say right off the bat: I had a really fun weekend. It was full and busy and I was tired by the end of it, but it was just a blast. Let’s get into it. Friday afternoon I finally tried my hand at arranging a bouquet of flowers! I bought… Continue reading
-
Running… at night!

Kerns and Bird Knob… This weekend’s run was a big one because I had my first true night run! I DNFd the Greenbrier 50 Miler in 2022, a race that started at midnight, after 15 miles, so I have run at night and in the dark but this was my first time really making an… Continue reading
-
this week #31
How goes it? I’m having a pretty nice week and I am going bowling tomorrow! I am psyched. This weekend is full (and I mean FULL) of running, so I am trying to get my life in order before then. I can’t wait for Patrick to be home soon, too! He’s been off having a… Continue reading
-
Q1 Goals Check In

Hello hello hello, happy Wednesdat! How was your weekend? Mine was pretty fun and busy. The weather was astounding on Saturday. A high of 80 AND sunny! It was like summer arrived early! It does feel like winter today though, soooo… Classic spring in Virginia. Since we’ve already made it through the first quarter of… Continue reading
-
this week #30

Happy hump day! How’s this week treating you? Y’all, fell asleep at 9:30 last night and woke up to the news that Susan Crawford had won the State Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin!!! Hell yeah! What a great morning. The weather has been all over the place here this week and the forecast seems to… Continue reading
-
Hone Quarry 40 Miler Race Recap

Author’s note: My brain is still a little cooked and I am so sure this is going to be full of grammatical errors. Forgive me! Good morning and happy Monday! I hope you had a really nice weekend. Patrick and I spent ours out near Harrisonburg, VA for me to run the Hone Quarry 40… Continue reading