Pre-Race:I typically rest the day before a race, which works out since Friday is usually a rest day anyway and most of my races are on Saturday. However, a Thursday race definitely threw me off my routine. I decided not to skip cycling class Wednesday night and suck it up if my legs decided to […]

The original plan for today was to go to the Apex Turkey Trot 5k to cheer for my friends Shannon, Ellie, and Julie. We all started running this year and we’ve fromed some sort of trainwreck run club. There’s an awesome trail neaby so I figured I’d go to the race dressed in my running gear and […]

Pre-RaceI wasnt expecting much out of this race. After an amazing-in-every-way Half Marathon last weekend I figured the running gods wouldn’t look upon me favorably again. Pre-race logistics were horrible. The 5k started a full hour before the 10k, which meant all the streets surrounding the start were blocked. On top of that it was […]