Race: Reach the Peaks on 9/27/2020. This wasn't an actual race (self-timed, start on your own, keep track of your own progress, no official results) but more of an event/challenge. In 2018, I walked this with my friend VM, but the course was from the Dan River, I believe the … [Read more...]
Hiking Moore’s Knob Loop Trail
Hike: Hanging Rock State Park, Moore's Knob Loop trail (first time for me doing the full loop!) on Mother's Day, 5/10/2020. Also, I say "hike" here but really this was meant as a trail run... so much of it was difficult to run, it ended up being a run/hike. Goal: Wanted to … [Read more...]
2019: Year in Review
My 2019 Year in Review Last year's and the year before and the year before that for reference :) Whew! I know I’m not alone in thinking: how is it 2020 already?! Someone--or many people?--once told me when my kids reached grade school, time would fly by, and that’s exactly … [Read more...]
Northern Trails Race Report {Ten Miler}
Race: Northern Trails 10 Miler, on March 10th. First scheduled for trails I’m not familiar with, and starting at Northern High School, this race was changed to Bur-Mil Park, due to some trail closures. Better for me, as I was already familiar with running Owls Roost and Nat … [Read more...]
WTF Half Marathon Race Report
A week ago (2/24/19) I ran my first trail half marathon, the WTF Half Marathon in Gibsonville, NC! And it lived up to its name, for sure! :) Race: WTF {Trail} Half Marathon. It stands for.... Goal: Run a good race. Start conservatively (don't go out so fast like I did … [Read more...]