5 Stones 5K Beer Run

The 2nd race in the Run in Texas 5K Six Pack Beer series is the Five Stones 5K Beer Run in New Braunfels, Texas. ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ We arrived just after 7:30AM, the property at Five Stones is beautiful! ๐ŸŒณ Can you see all those webs? There were hundreds of worms hanging from the trees. ๐Ÿ›๐Ÿ› ๐Ÿ›…

Alamo 13.1

The 2020 Alamo 13.1 was the last live race I ran before the Covid-19 pandemic started. Usually held in early March, this years race took place on Sunday April 11th, 2021 and IT WAS LIVE! The first live race in San Antonio since the pandemic began. ๐Ÿ˜ท Arriving at Hemisfair Park on race morning felt…

Farm Yoga 5K Chicken Run

What a FUN EVENT!! ๐Ÿ˜ This Run Local event was held at FitWell in Castroville, Texas. It was a fun (untimed) 5K, followed by Farm Yoga!!! ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ It was the PERFECT event for the entire family! โค๏ธ Some of the โ€œRun-Famโ€ was there too! I didnโ€™t even recognize Carolyn! She outdid herself in yet another…

Wanderlust Half Marathon

Wanderlust is the third race in the Scallywompus Hill Country series. ๐Ÿ˜ This Scallywompus event takes place at Marketplatz Square on Main Street in Fredericksburg, Texas. We made a Girls Weekend of it and our hotel was walking distance to the race. Only a 4 minute drive!!! We got there at 7:30 just as the…

Middleton Brewing Co.

Kicking off the 2021 Run in Texas 6-pack Beer Challenge with the Middleton Brewing 5K Beer Run! ๐Ÿบ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ’• The Middleton Brewing Company in San Marcos, Texas was a great venue for this race! We enjoyed it the night before (for packet pickup) with dinner from their MBTX Burger Shop and a couple of flights of…

Chocoholic Frolic

Another live race for 2021! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ A FAVORITE of mine too. ๐Ÿฅฐ The Chocoholic Frolic! ๐Ÿซ I even brought my family along! This race is usually held at Morganโ€™s Wonderland in San Antonio each year but because of the pandemic, the city of San Antonio is not allowing large gatherings or events to take place…

Snow Runner

I rarely blog about a run that doesnโ€™t earn me a race bib and a medal but living in South Texas usually has me running in extreme heat, high humidity, sometimes rain and maybe 2-3 times a year Iโ€™ve run in freezing cold (30 degrees) weather and even sleet. But Iโ€™d NEVER run in snow!…

Natural Bridge Caverns

I โ€œoverbookedโ€ my racing and was registered for 2 different live races on the same day. ๐Ÿคฆ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ But one of the races offered a virtual option and the other was the Redemption Racingโ€™s Natural Bridge Caverns Trail Run! Itโ€™s a very unique and challenging race experience so I chose it as my 3rd half marathon…

Miles together, Miles apart

The E-Dragon Productions Winter Dragon Half Marathon was on track be a live race but the race venue canceled the week before due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ๐Ÿ˜” Race director, Erik Burciaga, quickly communicated to participants and offered several options. I chose to run it as a virtual race since my Hubster, Eric was already…

Tutuโ€™s & Tennies

My first 5K of 2021. The live half marathon that I had originally planned for this same morning was canceled a bit last minute, so I was scrambling to find a live race! ANY LIVE RACE! Any distance! And this For the Love of Go race was definitely a GREAT CHOICE! ๐Ÿ˜ This race was…