Category: 2012 Race Recaps

Fitness Friday || 2012 Cincinnati Flying Pig Race Recap

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#5 of Twelve In Twenty-Twelve Sunday, May 6 Cincinnati, OH Twelve In Twenty-Twelve #5 Weather – 60s, sunny (I never felt like it was too hot or too humid. Perfect!) The last time I ran The Pig it was miserable. It poured down rain almost the entire race and that included a lot of thunder… more

Fitness Friday || Kentucky Derby Festival Mini Marathon Recap

Kentucky Derby Mini Bib

Half mary # 4!  It never fails. I get butterflies in my stomach at this point. As soon as I cross the start they go away. I was freezing in this picture. Something Christine said a week or so ago has stuck with me ever since and I realized I was approaching the whole 12… more

Fitness Friday || Gulf Coast Half Marathon Recap

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One race closer to my goal of 12 half marathons in 2012! A windy but otherwise perfect morning for a race. The scenery is breathtaking. I met up with blogger and Twelve In Twenty Twelve runner, Suz from Cows and Lasers and Everything In Between. We met for lunch the day before and then again… more

Fitness Friday || Half Marathon #2

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# 2 of Twelve In Twenty Twelve – Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon and Half Marathon   Before. Nervous and apprehensive about running this race. For the first time there is a distinct possibility of a DNF. That made standing at the start a little different. I didn’t like the feeling at all. It… more

Twelve In Twenty-Twelve || Planet Adventure Winter Half Marathon Race Recap Part 2

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Thoughts: Miles 1-3:  I couldn’t help but notice how refreshing the clean fresh air was and the beautiful scenery. At about mile 4:  I realized this wasn’t going to be about the pace. It was going to be endurance and the finish. Quitting wasn’t an option. Mile 6: A few thoughts of OMG this sucks.… more