I’m glad I signed up for the Evansville Half Marathon and that I completed it. I would not have wanted to miss out on the medal this year. It’s quite the piece! I joked with several folks that it’s the kind of thing I should put in my car and bring out at night for […]
Thanks to Covid-19, the Evansville Half Marathon is being held virtually this year. It’s a wise decision since it brings together a large number of people huffing and puffing side by side. I still signed up for the race for two reasons. First of all, I wanted to support our local YMCA and secondly, it’s […]
I caught this golden glow on the trees just before 6 am on my morning walk. It only lasted a few minutes but it warmed my heart. This morning I got a surprise text from my favorite barista, Jessica, that her son is being baptized on Monday. Owen was born here on May 8th but […]
I lined up this morning alone to run my 11th Evansville Half Marathon. By alone, I mean that none of my usual running partners were by my side. This year I didn’t train with anyone and the person who encouraged me to sign up with her dropped out this morning due to a foot injury. […]
I ran a half marathon today! It was not my fastest nor my slowest race but considering I was undertrained, I am proud of what I did. My training included meeting my friend Andrea downtown each week, mostly Thursdays. We tackled 6, 7, 8 and 10 miles and then dropped back to 8. Her company […]
We never know what the weather will be like for the Sole Challenge but this year it was warm and sunny. Tonight Mason started with a short run along the river and then he competed on the middle school team in the challenge course. He had his flamingo ready before the race and later it […]
Three cheers for another half marathon in my hometown. With our schedule being what it is these days, I wasn’t sure I could commit to running this race. I very much wanted to but I had to wait and see if we could swing it. I started preparing with a friend and made an effort […]
Every now and then I get a reminder that I am not in charge of the universe. I woke up early, planning to run with a friend but she had to cancel. I debated about giving up or maybe shifting my workout to the Nordic Trac but I decided to wait it out. Finally, the […]
Along my early morning run today with my buddy Krista, we stumbled upon an art show. Someone, or maybe some people, with time and talent got very creative. I enjoyed these chalk drawings so much that I told Krista I wanted to take pictures on our loop back. I’m glad I was in the right […]
Besides the Evansville Half Marathon, there has only been one race that I have really, really, really wanted to run since I started lacing up my shoes. It’s a race run over the bridges from Henderson, Kentucky to downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was a very popular race but before we moved here, they stopped holding […]