This post is long overdue but I couldn’t leave off my final race of 2017. RNR Las Vegas Half Marathon was the best race to finish off the year! Having the chance to run the strip at night was a unique way to experience Vegas! Believe it or not, I’ve visited Las Vegas close to […]
It’s the Chicago Marathon race morning! I was in bed at 9pm but was awakened by a dream around 1:30am and was in and out of sleep until 5am. It is true that no matter what, the day before a race you don’t get enough sleep! The hotel we stayed in, Sofitel at Magnificent Mile […]
The first cycle of my 12-week Chicago Marathon training plan complete! I got through it unscathed! It’s hard to believe only eight weeks remaining until the one marathon I am running this year. Chicago will be my sixth marathon since I ran my first one (Shamrock Marathon in VA Beach back in 2005). I […]
Travel and Sleep don’t usually go hand in hand. A couple of weeks ago, we had the opportunity to go on an extended (16 days) vacation. It’s the most days we’ve done for a family vacation. Consider it one of the ‘perks’ of being deployed for several months. I quoted perks because having your […]
