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Army Ten Miler & a Skunk {2017}

December 11, 2017 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Next up, I ran the Army Ten Miler for the third time (see last year's post here), on 10/8/17. After the Spartan Super (and making the decision to sell our old house a buy a new one!) I did NOT have the energy to pour into training like I did last year. There were only 2 weeks … [Read more...]

Spartan Super Race Report & New House!

November 28, 2017 By Vanessa Vila 2 Comments

This is going to be a big ol' catching-up-on-the blog kinda post. It's been a crazy busy fall for us, as we bought a new home (yay!) and are in the process of selling our old home (whew... so. much. work. HUGE shoutout to my hard-working hubby for all the … [Read more...]

Ramblin’ Rose Triathlon, 3rd time [NOT a charm!]

October 1, 2017 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Last month (yikes I'm behind) on Sunday 8/20, I raced my third Ramblin’ Rose Triathlon (last year’s race report here). I had high hopes that “third time would be the charm” but alas—sometimes life has other plans. Although I know I’m in better shape than I was last year, … [Read more...]

Family Spartan weekend in Black Mountain, NC

August 4, 2017 By Vanessa Vila 4 Comments

What a fun adventure we had this weekend! Not without its share of stories though! Sunday I ran my second Spartan race—but first one solo. After the team event in Charlotte in April, I wanted to see how I’d fair on my own. Javi transferred his missed race from April to this … [Read more...]

Tails of Triathlon Training (week 3)

August 1, 2017 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Week 3 (July 24 – 30) With the sickness and the tip-over behind me (from weeks 1 and 2), I thought “OK, now I can have a good solid week of training!” And of course, by now you’re probably wondering—as any animal lover who knows me would—where is Luna in all of this? Answer: … [Read more...]