Dream Big: Reviving my Marathon Dreams!

I hit a snag in training with a nagging injury, so I was so excited to get back in the race...the Seattle Marathon 10K that is.  As a Seattle Marathon Ambassador and knowing my injury was going to put a wrench in my normal finish time, I decided to truly enjoy the journey of the 6.2 miles and meet as many people as I could along the way.  After all, I'm a social runner and that is when I enjoy it the most anyway.  Let's face it, I'm not a candidate for the Boston Marathon.  Some of the Seattle Marathon Ambassadors volunteering the day before the race The family pitched in to support the event and helped stuff the goodie bags for the runners!  Baylen and Jayden learned a little about assembly line kind of work as they were voluntold to join in.  It's always nice to have support of your family and seeing them take part in something important to you. Race Day is Here!!!!    Why the Seattle Marathon 10K was awesome? You can...

Skirt Sports Ambassador Weekend How do you sum up the most amazing weekend with Skirt Sisters from all over the country who found a common bond and their love of Skirt Sports?  It's so hard to share the excitement and joy with words, so I'm including a ton of pictures that say much more than I could ever explain.  **Although I do not get paid by Skirt Sports, I do receive discounts and perks for being an Ambassador and spreading skirt love. The opening reception/shopping... We got to see the Skirt Sports store!  How fun!  We were in heaven and I spent a little more than planned, but I was excited to try on new styles...the cascade skirt, lioness skirt and I love them!  I was hesitant to try them because they are shorter than the jaguar and happy girl, but I really loved the way they felt.  And...so, so excited to finally meet the woman who started the skirt revolution...Nicole DeBoom!  She welcomed all of us with open arms and was just as excite...

Making Peace with Hills At one point I used to avoid running courses with hills.  Living on the East Coast, it was easier to enter a pretty flat rise with a couple of bumps in the road.  On the West Coast, you can expect some hills and some are very tough! Sage Rat Run Hills almost beat me at the Dirty Rat Trail Run during the Sage Rat Run weekend.  My husband and I had run the 12K the day before, which was pretty flat with one significant but short hill that I remember.  Day two during the trail race, it was WAY tougher than I expected.  We chose the 10K and I'm so glad I stuck with the 10K distance.  I knew hills were part of the course, so I had thought about switching to the 15K the day before and so happy I didn't! The 10K starts in a little town square and shortly into the first mile takes a steep climb up and up and up and up...it seemed to never end!  I'm not talking a hill that is just long but also a very steep grade.  I saw...

    Hometown Race - Capital City I'm a big fan of traveling to races and exploring new places, so it is not typically for me to run a town where I live.  For some reason, I was intrigued about the Capital City Half Marathon and thought it was probably too hilly for me.  I was wrong...I loved this course!  Hills...yes, but they didn't really bother me like I expected. The Good... Weather was good for me, cloudy but no rain.  It was about 50 something degrees at the start and finished in the 60's, so weather was on my side! The race shirt is comfortable and unique. The Great... The course was really nice...along the beautiful water and the marinas, past Priest Point Park into some pretty farmland areas and then back into the city at the end.   Volunteers and people cheering were great!  There was more cowbell on this course than I have ever encountered and in the most random places along the course.  At one p...