That’s right, people. I won an award at the Hot Chocolate 15K in Chicago this past weekend. According to my ZumTri results, I won the 24th Erin Award. Out of 79 racers named Erin, I was the 24th to finish. In the 2010 race, I placed 44th out of 79…
When people gather together around a common interest (profession, sport, hobby, etc.), their conversation will be laced with words and phrases specific to the shared pursuit. Linguists call this shared vocabulary lingo. Running lingo is vast, and now that many folks take on running to check off an item from…
Way back in January, you may have read that I ran the Disney World Half Marathon in Florida with my friend Rosa. We ran it in honor of her certain birthday milestone with the intention completing Disney’s Coast to Coast Challenge (if you finish a Disney race in both Florida…
God is using the discomfort of running to break me of my comfort addiction. Read about it in my latest feature article over at Christ and Pop Culture, titled “Why I Run.”
It only took me four half marathons to discover the secret to an enjoyable race. Here’s the progression, race by race. Half Marathon #1: Disney World Marathon Weekend (January 2010) Finish Time: 1:58:38 (9:03/mile) Training: completed according to the plan Race Summary: Great running atmosphere with plenty of distracting hoopla,…
Today was the Automattic Worldwide WordPress 5K—a thrown down by WordPress to its community to complete a 3.1-mile–something (walk, run, bike, swim, etc.) during the week of April 4–10. The idea was to move about for 3.1 miles, then blog about it. We could then jump about the WP blogosphere…
If you need a little nudge in fitness department, WordPress has just push. The folks there have issued a fitness challenge for Sunday, April 10. They are encouraging the WordPress community to join them in completing a 5K (walk, run, bike, swim, etc.) and then blog about it. It’s called…
Let your voice be heard! Cast your vote to make my hubster (Mike Straza) Chicago Athlete magazine’s Clif Bar Athlete of the Year for 2010. (I. know. !!!) Mike was selected as the Clif Bar Athlete of the Month for the November/December issue of Chicago Athlete. All the 2010 athletes…
Periodically here at The Patch I rant and rave about running and how God is using it to refine the Goldilocks mentality out of me. And you all humor me, encourage me, and laugh with (at) me. It’s worked so well in the past, I thought I’d give it another…
It’s official: I ran a half marathon. And so did Mike. My mind is aflutter with details and stats and humorous race day remembrances . . . where to begin? Let’s start with the facts, shall we? Later I’ll post a commentary of the experience, but this will give a…
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