This is my second year running the Austin Falls Ultra 10K. It’s a challenging but beautiful course at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas. I’ve only run the 10K but this trail race also offers 5K, 20K, 30K and 50K distances. I decided to camp at the park the night before and it was…

SARR is celebrating 50 years this year (as am I.) They have made every race so far this year a celebration! 🎊 The Mission Run 13.1. 10K, 5K and Kids Run was no exception! In fact, it kicked off Fiesta week in San Antonio. And what a better way to kick off Fiesta week than…

The Our Lady of the Lake 5K Confetti Run is a fun and festive run event that kicks off fiesta each year in San Antonio. Proceeds from this event go towards OLLU Student Scholarships. This race takes place on the beautiful campus of Our Lady of The Lake University. There’s always a huge turnout so…

The iRun Texas Outlaw Half Marathon 5K & 10K held in Luckenbach, Texas is a race that had been on my bucket list for several years. I had registered for this one in 2020 but due to Covid, I had to run it virtually. The sunrise made it well worth the early morning drive from…

On Monday, April 8, 2024 there was a Texas Total Solar Eclipse and Scallywompus had a race for it!!! There was a 5K, 10K and a Half Marathon. 😃 This event took place in Comfort, Texas which is in the heart of the Beautiful Texas Hill Country. We’ve raced in Comfort before but this was…

Ah, the Statesman Cap10K. A great Austin race, always has great race swag and a huge turnout. This one had been on my bucket list for years and then in 2019, I finally signed up! Unfortunately, that year there was a terrible storm. We’re talkin, thunder, lightning, hail and even tornado warnings. So the race…

The Bataan Memorial March is held in honor of a group of heroes who were surrendered to Japanese forces in the Philippines on April 9th, 1942 during World War II. They were forced to march in scorching heat for 65 miles over treacherous terrain. Thousands of Americans, including members of the 200th Coast Artillery, New Mexico…

Free-da’s 5K Run/Walk for the Arts is one of my all time Favorite 5K races to run each year. It’s usually held in July in celebration of Frida Kahlo’s Birthday. However here in South Texas the summer heat is brutal so this year the event was moved up to early March in celebration of International…

The Little Rock Half Marathon in Arkansas became the 23rd run state in my 50 states running journey and I was thrilled to be checking this fun race off of my bucket list! I even took on the Little Rock Challenge and ran the 5K the day before! Due to unusually high temperatures (and humidity)…

The Little Rock Half Marathon has been on my bucket list for a few years. I love that there’s a different theme each year and they GO ALL OUT with whichever theme they choose. I’ve following the race each year and there’s been some that I would have really had fun with, like Medieval, Aliens,…