in my general nerdiness, i know exactly the day i began running. that would be today! its a day that changed so much in my life and who knows where i would be without it. heres the recaps of the last 2 years in case you havent read them. so in honor i put in some double digit miles this flat, downhill miles that ended at my favorite breakfast place in vegas! it let me think about the last year and the races/places i got to do/see and some of the outside things that changed too. i was also rewarded with this...
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| helll-o red velvet coffee cake! |
rachel, nv
august 4th, 2012
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| 2:18:41! |
holy omg this one was tough! it started at midnight just outside area 51, and ps i am totally afraid of the dark. a headlight was required and the course was no joke. the 1st 6.5 miles were straight up a 800 foot elevation gain. luckily the last 6.5 were a straight shot down to the little ale-inn.
san francisco, ca
october 14th, 2012
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| 2:08:34! |
i finally made it through the lottery and into the race! it was as amazing as i was hoping it would be and a vacay with some of my favorite people to boot. the super hilly course was nothin to laugh at. but the bling, was 1000% worth it:)
boulder city, nv
october 20th, 2012
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| 1:57:15!!! |
so i got a little crazy and decided to sign up for back to back halves, just to see if i could do it. for the record...i totally can. and can totally rock it!
irvine, ca
january 12th, 2013
| 1:56:03 |
this wasnt in the original plan. it actually came right in the middle of training for surf city the next month. while in town for my grandpas 80th birthday i needed a 12 mile training run and found a 1/2 only 3 miles from the hotel. some quick convincing to my friend jen and i had a buddy that paced me all the way to a shiny new pr!
huntington beach, ca
february 5th, 2013
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| 1:58:03! |
a long time in the making, this was a half run half cheer on friends from college to their 1st full marathon event! the weekend turned into a big reunion and i had a blast:)
i did of course also have a lot of fun this year...
midnight 5k
st george, ut
may 26th, 2012
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| 27:08! |
tarmisha decided she wanted to run a 5k and it doesnt take very much to convince sandy and i to run:) so we headed up north 1 friday after work to st george and ran at midnight! it was so fun.
roadrunner 4th of july 5k blast
las vegas, nv
july 4th, 2012
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| 27:30! |
instead of the traditional morning 5k on 4th of july, sandy found a night one instead. a few light up tiaras later we had ourselves 1 very festive group!
police and fire 10k
las vegas, nv
august 11th, 2012
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| 57:34! |
ive never done 2 races on back to back weekends before, but came home with a win in my age group for a fun experiment! ran into lots of runner group friends and even saw sno-cones at the finish line. only in vegas haha!
las vegas, nv
i had been dying to this 200 mile overnight relay for quite some time. 2012 was finally the year to do it! i joined a team with sandy and had an amazing time being stuck in a van for 30 hours with 5 other girls chasing another van plus getting out a running a total of 21 miles as well. it was a total blast!
10k turkey trot
dana point, ca
november 22nd, 2012
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| 52:59!!!! |
with how much fun my mom and i had at the 4th of july race the turkey trot it didnt take much convincing to get in a few miles before all the turkey family fun! i think this is for sure going to be a new tradition:) plus a shiny new 10k pr is always good.
las vegas, nv
decemeber 15th, 2012
who doesnt want to hunt for an ugly sweater then run it? joined by some new ragnar friends (seriously, those girls are lifers) we headed to fremont street dressed up and on the hunt for beer and hot chocolate. soo fun!
the color run
las vegas, nv
february 16th, 2013
we had such a blast year, there was no way we were missin it this year! next time though, we will not line up in the way way back haha.
san diego, ca
march 24th, 2013
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| 1:23:07! |
chocolate at the finish line plus a sparkle skirt and wings? wow my mom will let me talk her into just about anything;) but omg was it worth it!
wow i spent a lot of the year running! i had a blast and cant wait to see what this new year brings:) now off to enjoy this...
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| clearly my mom and i think alike;) |
