Well, I survived every runner’s race day fear: I overslept. Yep. Every time I run the Champaign half marathon something is off-kilter—heat in 2010, illness in 2011, and now oversleeping in 2013. oh.boy. Here’s what happened: As I snuggled into bed Friday night at the iHotel, I set my phone’s…
Years ago when I started running, I would have NEVER imagined that I would think of a half marathon as a short, easy distance. But something has happened to my brain. All the miles have given me, dare I say, confidence. Whoa. That’s something! Especially for me, a noncompetitive runner…
Six months ago, I turned 40. The approach to this milestone birthday does weird stuff to the brain. Things that seem plain awful get spun about in there and begin to sound feasible. Doable. Enjoyable, even. I mean, who hears about running 39.3 miles in two days and thinks it’s…
Who is Avishi? That was the question of the day at the Allstate Chicago 13.1 where As Our Own’s Team Chicago ran in Avishi’s honor. It’s hard to miss more than 100 runners and supporters donning As Our Own racing jerseys! And Avishi’s name was written everywhere. Arms and legs…
The Patch has been quiet this week. Did you miss me? I was away in Florida, running the Disney World Half Marathon. You may remember that last year Mike and I ran the Disney half marathon together. Well, together as in completing the same race, not together as in running…
Over the past few days, many dear ones have called, e-mailed, and sent text messages of congratulations after Mike and I completed the Walt Disney World Half Marathon on Saturday. Most wanted to know how we fared in the race, but they also wanted to hear the details. Life is…
It is with mixed emotions that I write this final post in my Water for Africa series. For several months now I’ve humbly placed this vision before you: I run 13.1 miles. You give support. Africa gets water. Today, we are here, at the culmination: The race has been run!…
See the Water for Africa info block there in the right column of my blog? It’s there to raise awareness about the water crisis in Africa—for which I have dedicated my half marathon debut. As of today, $830 has been sent to Active:Water to support my $1,240 fund-raising goal! Calculations…
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