Tag Archive | Runs

5K, 8K, 10K, and 21K…. k, I am taking a summer break!

Last October, I began running again after years and years and years away from that activity. From that point on I was a little obsessed.

This spring I signed up for 4 runs in 6 weeks. My first run was the Cooper River Bridge Run in Charleston, SC.

Fort Sumter (Civil War) in Charleston Harbor

This 6 mile race hosted 45,000 runners and 2.7 miles of it was over the gorgeous Cooper River Bridge. Cool run but the crowd was a little unsettling at the end of the race!

My next run was the Ultimate Marine Mud Run (The Leatherneck) which I ran with my husband and two friends. In this race, you run a little over 6 miles and 36 obstacles. That was tough and challenging but so much fun!

The next run was an “only ladies” 5K mud run. This was my team, The Muddy Cougars.

The last run was May 18th and the one I am most proud of! My first 1/2 marathon.

When I began running, I contacted a dear friend of mine from high school, Jan and made plans to meet in the mountains of Georgia and run this race. I am partial to trail runs so thought this run would be more interesting than your average road race. (I am not a fan of road races, I get bored way too easily.)

This was the most challenging thing I have ever done in my life. We literally spent the first 3 1/2 miles climbing this mountain and then the next 6 miles running across the top of it (up and down, up and down) and then the last 3 1/2 miles coming down. This was unlike anything I have ever done in my life and pushed me way past comfortable.

Before and After pictures. We were both so proud of ourselves for accomplishing this! Totally cool!

There is no way I could resist getting a 13.1 sticker for my van to remind myself that I did something I never even imagined I could do!

Still running this summer but taking a break from races until October when I have another Mud Run and the Color Run planned with some good friends.

the rest of my “Running is Dangerous” story

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So I stumbled on the running path on Friday and tore up my knee and twisted my ankle.

Not only did I send this picture to my husband but also to my best friend who is usually walking this course with me. Her reply was simple, did anyone witness this clumsiness? My best friend, Angie is always and forever getting hurt. From breaking a toe to tearing off a toe nail to breaking the tip off her butt bone. She is always stumbling about and I had the nerve to call her a grandma while we were walking the other day.

So knowing that I had a 1/2 mile hike out of this trail ahead of me, I needed to talk to her and hear her voice cause I knew she would make me laugh at myself. As I get her on the phone, she asks how I am doing.

I ask her, “What do you think is worse? Someone witnessing a ridiculous fall like I did. Or someone just walking by you and seeing the blood running down you leg and not saying a word to you.”

Literally, I was hobbling out the trail and passed this young couple pushing a stroller and they said hello. That was it! No, “Are you okay?, Do you need any help? Can we do something for you?” I kept hobbling past them with my mouth hanging open and then let out the biggest laugh and thought it a great time to call Angie so I could share. She told me that they probably thought I was some kind of nut and didn’t want to get involved with crazy! That was probably it! =)

So update on my ankle. Swelling and bruising down. I can put a little weight on it and praying that I will be normal by the end of the week so I can get back on schedule!