Our second VRGA race, the Ashinoko 10.3K Trail Run took place in Hakone, Japan. After running in Tokyo the day before, we traveled two hours to Hakone for more adventures before settling into a new hotel and taking on some very challenging and picturesque trails. We boarded our tour bus and set out for a…

My 50 states running journey has been taking me all over the country but about a year ago, my Traveling Sole Sister Liz suggested Vacation Races Global Adventure Japan. 🇯🇵 Eric was on board immediately but Erickson didn’t want to go… at first. It only took a couple of months before Erickson decided that he…

The Kerrville Triathlon Sprint Relay was my third relay race for 2024 and although I’ve done a Triathlon, I’d never done a Triathlon RELAY, so this was a brand new experience for me and this is how it all started: I first met Julian at the 3M (now Austin International Half) Race Expo as he…

The Perspective Pacing Inks Lake Trail Run was my last big Trail Race before an exciting upcoming Family Runcation. With only one month to go I had settled on this beautiful but challenging trail race in Burnet, Texas. Burnet is about a 2-hour drive for me so I loaded up my vehicle and reserved a…

The 4th annual Patriot Day 5K and 1 Mile Walk honoring those that lost their lives in 9/11, was held at Pleasanton River Park in Pleasanton, Texas. Eric had run this event before but this was my first time to participate. This was my 3rd race in just 24 hours and all were in different…

The Gruene 10K/5K is a beautiful and scenic race held in Historic Gruene, Texas. This race was held on a Saturday morning and I had just run a spooky Friday the 13th half marathon night race a few hours before so I was already feeling pretty tired. But here’s how it went… First, let me…

The Battle of Salado Creek 13.1, 10 Mile, 5 Mile and 5K NIGHT Race was the 2nd race in the Scallywompus Alamo Beer Challenge. It was also held on Friday the 13th this year and there was a Zombie-theme. 🧟‍♂️ Instead of donning a zombie costume I decided to celebrate Friday the 13th and dress…

With an upcoming Trail Runcation, I’ve been trying to run more trail races. The Tejas Trails Mellow Trail Race seemed like the perfect way to get off-road and back to nature! Eric and I first ran this one with friends back in 2019. It was challenging but I decided to give it another go. This…

Our family started participating in the Soler’s Sports SA Zoo Run (a 2-day event) back in 2012. But Eric and I weren’t the ones racing. NOT YET anyway. Here’s how it all started: When our son was 2 years old, we signed him up for the SA Zoo Kids Run which is held on a…

The 2024 SARR Labor Day Whine Run 5K & 5-Miler, which takes place on Labor Day Monday was one of 4 races I had planned for the first week of September. I had run a half marathon the day before and then had a night relay race that Friday and then another half marathon (trail)…