Category Archives: Running

A Weighty One

I’m glad I signed up for the Evansville Half Marathon and that I completed it.  I would not have wanted to miss out on the medal this year.  It’s quite the piece!  I joked with several folks that it’s the kind of thing I should put in my car and bring out at night for […]

The EVV Half Marathon

Thanks to Covid-19, the Evansville Half Marathon is being held virtually this year. It’s a wise decision since it brings together a large number of people huffing and puffing side by side. I still signed up for the race for two reasons.  First of all, I wanted to support our local YMCA and secondly, it’s […]

Glow

I caught this golden glow on the trees just before 6 am on my morning walk. It only lasted a few minutes but it warmed my heart.  This morning I got a surprise text from my favorite barista, Jessica, that her son is being baptized on Monday. Owen was born here on May 8th but […]

Another 13.1 Done

I lined up this morning alone to run my 11th Evansville Half Marathon.  By alone, I mean that none of my usual running partners were by my side.  This year I didn’t train with anyone and the person who encouraged me to sign up with her dropped out this morning due to a foot injury. […]

EVV 13.1 x 10!

I ran a half marathon today! It was not my fastest nor my slowest race but considering I was undertrained, I am proud of what I did.  My training included meeting my friend Andrea downtown each week, mostly Thursdays.  We tackled 6, 7, 8 and 10 miles and then dropped back to 8.  Her company […]

Full of Sole

We never know what the weather will be like for the Sole Challenge but this  year it was warm and sunny. Tonight Mason started with a short run along the river and then he competed on the middle school team in the challenge course. He had his flamingo ready before the race and later it […]

Giving It My All

Three cheers for another half marathon in my hometown.  With our schedule being what it is these days, I wasn’t sure I could commit to running this race. I very much wanted to but I had to wait and see if we could swing it. I started preparing with a friend and made an effort […]

I Didn’t Melt

Every now and then I get a reminder that I am not in charge of the universe. I woke up early, planning to run with a friend but she had to cancel.  I debated about giving up or maybe shifting my workout to the Nordic Trac but I decided to wait it out.  Finally, the […]

One never knows

Along my early morning run today with my buddy Krista, we stumbled upon an art show.  Someone, or maybe some people, with time and talent got very creative.  I enjoyed these chalk drawings so much that I told Krista I wanted to take pictures on our loop back.  I’m glad I was in the right […]

The River Run 2016

Besides the Evansville Half Marathon, there has only been one race that I have really, really, really wanted to run since I started lacing up my shoes.  It’s a race run over the bridges from Henderson, Kentucky to downtown Evansville, Indiana.  It was a very popular race but before we moved here, they stopped holding […]