This was our first time running the Fast and Furriest 5K presented by For The Love of Go. This event benefits PALS (Prevent a Litter of Central Texas.) Taking place at Fuentes Elementary School in Kyle, Texas, this was the perfect location for me as I was commuting back and forth from San Antonio and…

The Wanderlust Half Marathon, 10K and 5K is the 3rd race in the Scallywompus Texas Hill Country Racing Series. It’s held in Fredericksburg, Texas and it’s one of my FAVORITE Scally races! 🤩 This event takes place at Marktplatz (Market Square,) a Historical Site on Main Street in downtown Fredericksburg. Eric and I drove to…

The Blue Bell Fun Run was a first time race for me. It takes place in Brenham, Texas near the Blue Bell Creamery. I’d heard of it but I always just thought it was a bit too far for me to travel on race morning. That was also before I discovered car-camping! 🏕️ I drove…

This Spring Break Runcation was a very special one! Hawaii was a milestone in my 50 states running journey as it was my 30th run state. It was the perfect opportunity to take my family on a wonderful vacation. We even teamed up with some of my Traveling Sole Sisters as well as spouses/partners and…

Huarache Turbo’s Free-da’s Run 5K Run/Walk for The Arts is another FAVORITE of mine. ❤️ I always look forward to channeling my inner Frida for this Festive Racing Event. 🌹 Free-da’s Run used to take place in July to celebrate Frida’s Birthday. It was an evening event due to the Texas summer heat but in…

I first ran the SARR Prickly Pear Trail Race back in March of 2020 (right before the Covid Pandemic began.) I ran it with my monkey so I just signed us up for the 5K and we took it easy and had some fun Mother/Son quality time exploring the off-road trails at McAllister Park. I…

Happy Treading is a women’s trail running group based out of Austin, Texas. Their Happy Trails Race Series consists of four different trail races but I’ve only run two of them so far. I’ve run Happy Trails Camp Moody in Buda but my favorite of the series so far has been the Happy Trails Ranch…

This was my 4th year participating in the Cupid’s Undie Run. It’s not as competitive a race as at is a competitive FUNdraiser for NF. Before I get into the details of this year’s wild Undie Run antics, let me backtrack a little… A week before this event, I had been signed up for a…

The 26.2 With DONNA, The National Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer, created by Donna Deegan in 2008, is dedicated to breast cancer research as well as helping ease the stress on families dealing with breast cancer and allowing them time to heal. It’s also listed as one of CNN Travel’s 7 U.S. Marathons worth the…

This was my first time running the Winter Dragon 21K, by Edragon Productions. It’s the same exact course as their Dragon’s Den Race, however this one takes place in January and the Dragon’s Den takes place in August. This year I signed up for the Double Dragon Challenge, which includes a 3rd bonus medal for…