by divineawakening | Jun 18, 2018 | Race Reports
The Plan Dedicate Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, MN to my Granny Jessalyn, making it a generationally-focused prayer run. Honor her life of 56 years with intervals of .56 miles running (.1 mile recovery) x 40. (Forty is a generational number.) Everything was...
by divineawakening | Apr 15, 2018 | Race Reports
I hadn’t planned to do another marathon so soon, but this one just came together, seemingly overnight. The idea popped in my head from something I’d seen years ago. A couple hours later, I was registered and booked my flight. The next morning, I made arrangements...
by divineawakening | Mar 6, 2018 | Race Reports
For my 1st marathon in nearly two years, I chose Little Rock. This year’s theme was medieval. The question: What’s your quest? Anticipation of the hilly course served as inspiration: Pray the Seven Mountains. With 14 aid stations, my plan was to devote...
by divineawakening | Jan 1, 2018 | Race Reports
Started the year by finishing a 40-day run streak at the New Year’s Double, finishing both the 5K and the half marathon. Both temps and winds were in the teens, so it was kind of like the NYD marathon I did a few years back: Cold!!! Yet, just like last time, there’s...
by divineawakening | Jun 18, 2016 | Race Reports
As races go, the Must Dash 5K wasn’t much to write home about. But this one was less about time and more about sharing the experience with a special kid in my life. He did the 1-mile fun run–his first race! To commemorate the experience, I gave him my 5K...
by divineawakening | Apr 17, 2016 | Race Reports
This was my 7th marathon, and I turned in my 2nd best time on the LEAST amount of training for any I’ve done! Apparently, the Fitzgerald plan and all those “power under control” long runs at a snail’s pace actually worked! The Oz theme was fun,...
