A LOT of catching up to do.

​Well life got away from me and I’m dreadfully behind on this blog. But trust me I’ve been running and hammering away at my goals, and I managed to get in three marathons and my first ultra-marathon. 

​CIM, you were a heartbreaker. I typically do well on this course and two weeks before the run I switched up to using Brooks. I’ll admit that I didn’t give myself enough time in these shoes to ‘bring them to life’ and paid for it. At mile 8 I felt my legs were a fit fatigued, I felt I was pushing way too hard to turn in the desired pace times. I did meet my 13.2 time goal, but could tell things were about to become a real struggle. Let me say again that I love this course and have signed up for December of 2023, but seeing waves of runners pass me during the last 5 miles really tested my emotions. 

In April I was off to Las Vegas to run the Mt. Charleston marathon and to cut to the point, I got my ass handed to me for the last 10 miles. From miles 1-15 I crushed it with some outstanding mile times, but alas a marathon is 26.2 miles. At the start it was 23 degrees with snow and ice  on the course.

​Being on April Fool’s Day I had a little fun with my shirt design, and being a downhill course I hope I at least made a few people smile. 

​As we entered the Las Vegas valley the temps came up and we were treated to a great Spring day as my quads begged me to stop. I ignored them and did press to the finish, although slowly… I still made it. I celebrated a runner that just found out they ran a BQ, and at the same time I felt such a disappointment in myself for not rising to the occasion that day.  But I shall and will carry on.