February: Preds 5K
You can probably tell by the fact that I'm wearing a tank top that this picture isn't from the Preds 5K, but I did run that race with Claudia & this is the only picture I have of us from a race. I love the Preds 5K & run it every year. I highly recommend it. You run through downtown & you get free Preds tickets!
Random fun fact: the first year I ran this race it was my first 5K & it took me 45 minutes. Forty-five minutes! Ha!
March: Tom King Half Marathon
This was my first half marathon & I ran it with Cara & Jaime. While Cara's currently training for motherhood, Jaime & I are training for the NOLA Half in February & the Oak Barrel Half in April. We're a good team.
April: Richland Creek Run
This is actually a picture from the Germantown 5K, but I ran the Richland Creek Run with Lana (& Jenn), so just imagine us on a greenway instead of a city street.
I'm a big fan of this race. It's 5 miles, the course is good, the crowd is good & the long-sleeved t-shirts are designed by Hatch Show Print.
May: Girls On the Run 5K
Well, this is one of the worst pictures of me ever taken. Good god. Last May was a fat month, clearly. After Tom King, I had a hard time getting back into running, yet I was still eating like I was training for a half marathon. And here's what happens after 2 months of that. Yikes.
May: Yazoo Barely a 4K Beer Run
This was my favorite Yazoo run because it was on MY BIRTHDAY! The run sucked, I think Heidi & I walked the whole thing, but the beer was glorious & I won a bunch of ridiculous raffle prizes (see below).
Here I am after many beers (it was my birthday!) & many prizes.
July: Yazoo Barely a 4K Beer Run
This Yazoo race was hilarious. We all ran in different colored capes & we ran from the taproom in The Gulch down 8th Ave & back up 12th Ave. Not a part of town that sees a lot of runners, especially ones with capes flying behind them. Well done, Neil. Well done.
August: Tomato 5K
Every summer, East Nasty hosts a free Couch to 5K program called Potato To Tomato. I was one of the coaches this year. I really enjoyed doing this & will probably coach again this summer. Here is Lana & I with our 2 favorite Potatoes: Cat & Astrid.
August: Girls Tri It On Triathlon
From left to right: Alicia, me, Allison, Heidi
2012 was a banner year for fitness firsts. I ran my first half marathon in March & competed in my first triathlon in August. Training with these ladies all summer was a blast & I can't wait to do it again soon for our next tri in May.
October: Germantown 5K
This is obviously after running the race, as we are holding our free beers. I love this race & run it every year. I like to get a little 8am free beer buzz, go home, shower & then come back for Oktoberfest. It's a good day.
October: Giles County 10K
From left to right: Allison, Heidi, me, Melanie, Jenn, Mary Katherine
The Giles County Sheriff's Department puts on a race in the fall. When a Sheriff asks you to come run a race on his farm, you do it. This race was so much fun! We all loved the race & Mary Katherine won & got this hilarious commemorative glass plate & Sundrop medal. I assume this will become a yearly event for us, especially since Mary Katherine has to defend her title.
November: Mayor's Challenge 5K
Because Nashville is awesome & has a great Mayor, we have a free 5K once a year. This year I walked it with my parents & had a blast. Even though it was November, you can tell from the picture that it was a gorgeous day.
November: Boulevard Bolt
Another race I've made an annual event is the Boulevard Bolt that takes place on Thanksgiving Day. It's a flat, out & back, 5 mile race that alleviates some of the guilt for everything you're going to eat that day.
Another race I've made an annual event is the Boulevard Bolt that takes place on Thanksgiving Day. It's a flat, out & back, 5 mile race that alleviates some of the guilt for everything you're going to eat that day.
December: Yazoo Barely a 4K Beer Run
This is me, Jonell, Lana & Melanie at last month's Christmas Yazoo race. The course was ridiculous. We didn't even run a full 2 miles, but nobody cared because we donated over $5,000 worth of toys to The Last Minute Toy Store.
This is me, Jonell, Lana & Melanie at last month's Christmas Yazoo race. The course was ridiculous. We didn't even run a full 2 miles, but nobody cared because we donated over $5,000 worth of toys to The Last Minute Toy Store.
December: 26.4.26
My last race of the year & it was an impromptu one organized 4 days prior. This is me, Heidi & Jaime after the run. We ran 6.5 miles to raise money & awareness for Newtown, CT.
My last race of the year & it was an impromptu one organized 4 days prior. This is me, Heidi & Jaime after the run. We ran 6.5 miles to raise money & awareness for Newtown, CT.
As far as 2013 goes, I'm already registered for 3 big events: 1) Rock 'N Roll Half Marathon in New Orleans; 2) Oak Barrel Half Marathon in Lynchburg; & 3) Cedars of Lebanon Triathlon. Off to a good start!
4 comments:
YES! What an inspiring post. Can't believe you did all these races in one year. Re: Girls on the Run -- at least you aren't the girl behind you. What is she doing? About to taze someone? I'm not sure.
I love this post! What a great look back at your running year! I usually do this with concerts, but may need to do it with races.
Jenn -- Thank you!! And hahahaha!
Thanks, Sarah! I just read your concert wrap up & it's INSANE! I can't believe you saw Mumford & Sons so many times! Jealy!
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