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'But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.'
1 Samuel 12.24
Showing posts with label Road Warrior. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Road Warrior. Show all posts

Monday, May 13, 2013

Run Run Rudolph!

Run!  That's what I've been doing since February, faithfully.  I had totally fallen off the bandwagon until then, so my goal was the Riverbank Run. 
6.2 miles on May 11, 2013.  
No times, no keeping up, just running, finishing and feeling good.  
Goal Met!

This is the 7th time Kari and I have run this thing 'together', she's exceedingly faster than me, but is kind enough to wait at the end! :)

Breakfast of McDonald's champions after! Thanks Dougie!

AND this year, all of GR had the opportunity to watch me finish! ha!  Thanks Martins for videoing your TV for me!  The funny thing was, if you were watching it live, you would have seen my boss finish just a few steps behind me! He was given a hard time at work about it!

Another year in the books!  this time, maybe I wont fall so far off the bandwagon!

Monday, May 14, 2012

Annnnd they're off!

Riverbank Run is a 35 year tradition here in Grand Rapids and it's just so wonderful!  
It's the largest 25k race in the country, and also includes a 10 and 5k as well as several wheelchair, kids, and fun run events and races too.  

On Friday, since I was participating in the weekend race activities, I got an email from the health and wellness lady at work, with a whole race rundown; AND the announcement that I had won the random drawing and would be receiving a free t shirt!  sweet!

Kinda reminded me of Capt. Underpants, so I wore it like a cape! :)



Race Day!  Kari and I gave it the ol' go round!  It was very fun running, and then biking back down to watch our 25k friends.  Great weather and great atmosphere!


363 days left to train! See you next year!

Thursday, January 5, 2012

It's HERE!!!!!!!

NO! Not the Target ad!  

The 2012 Riverbank Run Training Schedule!

I'm aiming for the 10k in 2012, and some of my high school girls said they'd do it with me!

Let's do it!  Ready...set...Run run Rudolph!

Saturday, October 29, 2011

So True

I laughed out loud when my friend sent me this - so true!

Go get 'em anyway!
Which is just what my friends and I did when we made our annual appearance at the Alger Heights Halloween Run: Pigs and farmers this year!

Al and Lil

Run run run!

All the girlies

Annnnnnd my first trip to Wolfgang's for breakfast!

Such fun! See here and here for how it's been in the past!

Friday, May 13, 2011

Birthday Party

Last weekend I attended a 10 year old's birthday party - super fun! Oh to be 10 again! :)




This weekend is the River Bank Run - 25k here I come!  Dare to be There!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Q and A

So I've noticed I've had a few questions in the comments people have been leaving me. I dont like writing back in the comments section, so I figure I'll take a moment and write the answers here, and a few other things too.
Andrea asked what is a 'Chub'? Great question, I didnt know either and when Grandpa opened them for Christmas I was totally out of the loop and felt dumb, turns out Vicky didnt know either, whew! Chubs are simply smoked fish; but they're hard to find anymore. Apparently they were far more common back in the day, which is why Grandpa and Grandma love them, but have trouble getting them, hence a good Christmas gift, and funny! Also, delicious.
Lindsay asked if I'm following a training schedule for the 5/3 rbr? uhh sorta, kinda, I will eventually? I glanced at the official training guide that the rbr sends out, and I know that with my activity level at this point I'm a little ahead of what they're doing. I wasnt all that pleased with the schedule last year, so I think I might poke around on the internets and see if I cant find one the I like better. It was a little intense, and wearing.
Kari didnt have a question, but she said she's in for training for the race, YAY! she's also in for our trip to the Earthquaken DR next week! WAHOOOOO! :)
Road Warrior: It's been a good week, not so eventful or anything, just good. I'm back in a routine for working out, and I think with it, I'll be good to go for rbr come May. This week I went to the Y Monday morning, Tuesday evening, Thursday morning and I plan to go Friday night and possibly even run outside Saturday - it's been mild.
I hope everyone's doing well, if you're looking for a funny story head over to my SIL's blog!
Happy Thursday!