Holy wind! My first big race with Tim and we crossed the line together. 2:25.41 (15th Half Marathon)
Most amazing day, first time at this distance, surpassed my time goal and smiled the whole way. 6:44.23
Beautiful course, very hot day, another slow race. Overall, a very happy experience. (4th full marathon).
Beautiful, sunny day, NO GARMIN, lucky underwear, and a new PR: 2:09:45 (14th Half Marathon)
Brand new race, average pace, great people. (13th half marathon)
2:16.04
My fastest pace ever. 3 miles in 25:31.
Another beautiful day on the island with my friends. Perfect.
To quote Dooce: "It sucked and then I cried." (12th half marathon)
MDI Half Marathon. Bar Harbor, ME. 9/17/11
Happy, happy, happy. Joy, joy, joy, and a course PR on a sunny day. (11th half marathon)
My 10K do-over, all by myself, 9 August, 2011
In which I redeem myself for my epic fail at Beach to Beacon.
Another race in which the humidity slowed me down.
In which I have a great race and then end up in the ER in Boston. (4th triathlon)
Kids ran 1 mile, I ran 6.2. Skyler won her age group, Reed got a piggy-back ride, and I ran 1:00.25. Beautiful day!
Hot and humid conditions slowed me way down and yet still, a very joyful marathon. 5:28.06 (3rd marathon)
Very cold and windy day, but flat course led to a pretty good time. This is a brand new race and I would definitely do it again. 2:12.02 (10th half marathon)
Great fun with my five running friends, but I was sick and it was cold. Still an okay race: 2:20.00 (9th half marathon)
Super fun day on the most beautiful marathon course in the country.
Maine Half Marathon, Portland, ME. 3 October 2010.
Beautiful, supportive race on a crisp fall weekend. Another new PR, and no pain or suffering. 2:11.25 (8th half marathon)
Gorgeous day, lots of friends on the course, 9 minute course PR and 2 minute half marathon PR. 2:16.06 (7th half marathon)
Beach to Beacon 10K, Cape Elizabeth, ME. 7 Aug 2010
Amazing day, great friends, super-fast elite athletes, just missed my time goal but had a blast. TIME: 1:00.51
Weirdest race ever. 1 Mile on the mud flats of Great Cranberry Island.
2nd marathon, beautiful course, green shirts with great friends, rough time. 18 minute PR. TIME: 5:19
Surprised my sister by showing up to run, mostly down hill, hit the wall at mile 11. 2 minute PR. TIME: 2:18 (6th half marathon)
Cold and hilly, but a good race. TIME: 1:45
Beautiful, warm fall day. Ran strong. 1 minute PR. TIME: 2:20 (5th half marathon)
1st marathon, unbelievable experience with Team in Training, finished strong. TIME: 5:37
Team Cousins! Beautiful day. Ran with Jen and Amy. TIME: 2:25
(4th half marathon)
Nice hilly course, ran alone. Small, quirky race with no crowd support. 4 minute PR. TIME: 2:21 (3rd half marathon)
FREEZING cold and painful. Biked without gloves. Run felt great. TIME: 1:34
2nd half marathon. Much better! Ran with Susan. Runner's high! 15 minute PR. TIME: 2:30
Great race, much more prepared this time. 16 minute PR. TIME: 1:29
My first half marathon. Ran with great friend Adrienne. Really hard, but I finished! TIME: 2:45
photos are in a separate post.
My very first race! Reed was just a baby. Sprint Tri. Nervous, nervous, nervous. Felt great. TIME: 1:45
