I’m a BadAss

I ran the BADASS TEXAS Half Marathon! This is another race that’s been on my bucket list and I FINALLY got to be a BadAss Runner! 😎 This Run Project event takes place in Waco, Texas, which is about a 3 hour drive for me. Thankfully this was only a 45 minute drive from Killeen,…

Edragon SA 5K Summer Series, Race 1

It’s time for the Edragon San Antonio 5K Summer Series again! I really enjoyed running this great series last year and I’m happy to be running it again this summer. It’s a series of 5 races, each at a different San Antonio location. Each race is Chip-timed and only costs $15! There is also a…

Plum Crazy Half 2023

Front Porch Days is a 2-day festival that takes place in the beautiful Plum Creek Community in Kyle, Texas. Part of this event includes For the Love of Go races with 5 distances to choose from including a half marathon, 10K, 5K, 3K and 1K. This is a local race in my home state of…

Flying Pig

The Flying Pig Half Marathon was my 33rd race and 11th half marathon for 2023. Ohio was not a new state for me tho. I ran the Air Force Half Marathon back in 2019 so other then my home state of Texas, this is my first repeat state. In addition to all of that, this…

Indy Mini

The OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon aka: The Indy Mini was the 20th state in my 50 states running journey! This was a back-to-back double race weekend for me, having just run a half marathon in both Minnesota and Wisconsin the weekend before (and then a Star Wars themed race in between the 2 weekends) and…

May the 4th Be With You 2023

On Monday May 1st, I traveled home from running a double race weekend up north (in freezing cold temps) and I wasn’t feeling well. By Wednesday I was at urgent care and they ruled out all of the serious stuff like Covid, Flu, Strep… etc. I just had sinusitis and the doc suggested OTC allergy…

Eau Claire Half Marathon

The 19th Run State in my 50 states running journey was in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The day after running the Get in Gear Half Marathon in Minnesota, my travel friends and I ran the Eau Claire Half Marathon. This race had several other distances to choose from over the weekend. There was a 5K, 10K…

Get In Gear

Minneapolis, Minnesota is now the 18th state in my 50 states running journey. I ran the Twin Cities in Motion Get in Gear Half Marathon as the first part of a “double race weekend” with friends. Travel Running friends Tali, Robin and Laurel all made the trip and we did a little bit of exploring….

SARR Mission 2023

With Fiesta still in full swing the SARR Mission Run 13.1/10K/5K & Kids 1K was another Festive San Antonio Fiesta-themed race that I was totally looking forward to! Unfortunately, there were severe thunderstorms on race morning. ⛈️ SARR was all set up at Mission County Park in south San Antonio. They were closely monitoring the…

OLLU Confetti 5K 2023

One of the most Festive and Colorful 5K races in San Antonio (and there are several) is the Our Lady of The Lake Confetti 5K. It also kicks off Fiesta in San Antonio! 🪅 The Beautiful OLLU Campus is the perfect venue for this race, which is also a fundraiser for student scholarships. Race morning…