The 2012 New Year's Resolution is still on & going strong! To say I've been busy is a slight understatement, but oh well, whatever.
Now, let's talk races:
Saturday, August 25th - Jalapeno 10K Trailrun
Never have I EVER been so mad for an ENTIRE race, NEVER! I don't blame anyone but myself for agreeing to sign up for this race but I think I was fearing for my life the entire time. When someone says "trail run" I will completely believe that they mean crazy, rocky, hilly, dirty, branches ready to take your head off, TRAIL RUN!
The run was through the back woods of McAllister Park which is very pretty, but you know when you're running on a trail & you see those crazy "off roaders" come zooming towards you from one of the side trails & you think to yourself....WHY?!?! Why would you off road when you have a nice safe & clean paved trail right here in front of you....well my friends, on this day, I was one of those CRAZY people!
I ran this race with Mireya, I've given her enough grief since then so I won't here, but she seemed to enjoy it much more than I did. I wanted to turn so badly at the 5K mark, but I stuck with it & finished in around 1:06...and to think, I was aiming for under an hour, HA! I was so spent after that race was over, not even funny!
Best part of the race was having brunch at Tre after the race....
Monday, September 3rd - Dry Comal Creek Wine Run
Ah, Labor Day, a day to take it easy & rest & not do anything....but run 5 miles.
I did this race last year & I figure any race that ends with a Sangria Slushie is amazing in my book!
The race runs through a neighborhood off of Highway 46 which is across the street from the vineyard. It's a 5 mile race but it's hilly. I started off the race not feeling great, walked for a bit, then had a surge of energy to finish it out. I ended up finishing just over 51 minutes, which was 2 minutes slower than my time last year, so that made me sad, but oh well, you can't win 'em all!
For this race we had a big group!
Myself, Lake, Kristen, Ariana, Mike, Anne, Leah & Sarah, it was fun & the food & drink after was good! Glad I ran that one again, it will probably be a yearly occurrence.
Sunday, September 9th - Mission Possible 10K
Second race for September & this one I'm happy to report was my best race ever! (at least in terms of 10Ks)
The race started at Concepcion Park which is located on the south end of the river. We ran north up the river towards the King William area, it was a really pretty route! About halfway through the race I realized that my pace was pretty good & that I had a good possibility of PRing, so I figured why the heck not! I kept up my pace & starting pinging people off in my head. I was passing folks & checking them off of my list, kinda fun actually! haha. I ended up finishing the race just under 1 hour! A personal best for me, I was so proud! Mireya & I ran this race, she came in just ahead of me, I think it was a good race for both of us.
Saturday, October 6th - 10 Miler Pancake Run
Yes that's right, 10 miles! UGH! This race! OK, another race where I was really mad the whole time...but this time for a much different reason.
The race started at Blue Star Art Complex, we run up about a mile, then turned back down the river, then headed waaaaaaay south on the river about a mile and a half south of Concepcion Park....where there is absolutely zero shade anywhere!
The race didn't start till about 8:20ish, this race should have started at 7:00am, it was just too hot & there wasn't any relief from the sun, it was miserable. Seriously, I don't even know what my time ended up at....like 1:58 or something awful, I don't even care!
Someone who did do well was my freakishly fast sister in law, Leah. I don't know what her final time was, all I know is that when we passed each other she was around Mile 7 & I was around mile 5.3....awesome! A few of her friends & Lake also ran this race....everyone did great, I'm just glad that I finished in one piece & didn't throw up...though I felt I could have.......
So what's next?
I think I'm done for October.....I have a 10 mile run to do tomorrow & probably 9 miles to do next weekend.....then it's November!
In November Lake & I will be running a 5K in Austin on the NEW Formula One Race Track, or at least that's the plan. The race is scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd, then the next weekend we will of course be running in the San Antonio Rock N Roll Half Marathon. I'm not sure what I'm "goaling" my time for, I'd like to PR which would be anything faster than 2:16, but I'm hoping for 2:10, we'll see, it'll all depend on the weather honestly. Let's all start praying for cooler, crisp weather.....AMEN!
In December I'll be running the Color Me Rad Run on Sunday, December 2nd & then a few days later I'll be running the Light the Night 5K at Sea World, which is a SUPER fun run!! That's it...the year's over....I told my mom even if I get hurt there's no way I'm not finishing out this stinkin' resolution! I'm too close!
I'm also not letting Anne, Mike, Ariana, Kristen or Mireya not finish it either...DO YOU HEAR THAT FOLKS?!?!?!? You think I'm annoying right now, just wait! You're finishing this with me whether you like it or not!......but it's all out of love! :)
I've had some people ask me about 2013, honestly....finding a race a month is a lot of pressure, it's been super fun, but I don't think I want to have to do a race a month again. I do however already have a race planned for January...you should run it with me.
January Race - Resolve for a Better SA 5K
The Junior League of San Antonio will be hosting it's FIRST EVER 5K race! The race will start & end at The Bright Shawl (819 Augusta) which is located on the northern end of downtown. The race will run along the north end of the Riverwalk on the Museum Reach, it's going to be a really pretty run, I'm so excited to be apart of the planning for this race, I cannot wait!! The race is on Saturday, January 12th at 8:00am, maybe YOU want to try to do a race a month for 2013....why not start with Resolving for a Better SA!
Click here to sign up for the race! If you can't run the race but would still like to support the Junior League of San Antonio, click here to check out my super awesome & fun fundraising page!! :) Any donation would be greatly appreciated & I'll give you a shout out on my FB page....you know that's SUPER cool!
PS--I forgot how much I love blogging...I need to not let months go by without blogging.....
Now, let's talk races:
Saturday, August 25th - Jalapeno 10K Trailrun
Never have I EVER been so mad for an ENTIRE race, NEVER! I don't blame anyone but myself for agreeing to sign up for this race but I think I was fearing for my life the entire time. When someone says "trail run" I will completely believe that they mean crazy, rocky, hilly, dirty, branches ready to take your head off, TRAIL RUN!
The run was through the back woods of McAllister Park which is very pretty, but you know when you're running on a trail & you see those crazy "off roaders" come zooming towards you from one of the side trails & you think to yourself....WHY?!?! Why would you off road when you have a nice safe & clean paved trail right here in front of you....well my friends, on this day, I was one of those CRAZY people!
I ran this race with Mireya, I've given her enough grief since then so I won't here, but she seemed to enjoy it much more than I did. I wanted to turn so badly at the 5K mark, but I stuck with it & finished in around 1:06...and to think, I was aiming for under an hour, HA! I was so spent after that race was over, not even funny!
Best part of the race was having brunch at Tre after the race....
Monday, September 3rd - Dry Comal Creek Wine Run
Ah, Labor Day, a day to take it easy & rest & not do anything....but run 5 miles.
I did this race last year & I figure any race that ends with a Sangria Slushie is amazing in my book!
The race runs through a neighborhood off of Highway 46 which is across the street from the vineyard. It's a 5 mile race but it's hilly. I started off the race not feeling great, walked for a bit, then had a surge of energy to finish it out. I ended up finishing just over 51 minutes, which was 2 minutes slower than my time last year, so that made me sad, but oh well, you can't win 'em all!
For this race we had a big group!
Myself, Lake, Kristen, Ariana, Mike, Anne, Leah & Sarah, it was fun & the food & drink after was good! Glad I ran that one again, it will probably be a yearly occurrence.
Sunday, September 9th - Mission Possible 10K
Second race for September & this one I'm happy to report was my best race ever! (at least in terms of 10Ks)
The race started at Concepcion Park which is located on the south end of the river. We ran north up the river towards the King William area, it was a really pretty route! About halfway through the race I realized that my pace was pretty good & that I had a good possibility of PRing, so I figured why the heck not! I kept up my pace & starting pinging people off in my head. I was passing folks & checking them off of my list, kinda fun actually! haha. I ended up finishing the race just under 1 hour! A personal best for me, I was so proud! Mireya & I ran this race, she came in just ahead of me, I think it was a good race for both of us.
Saturday, October 6th - 10 Miler Pancake Run
Yes that's right, 10 miles! UGH! This race! OK, another race where I was really mad the whole time...but this time for a much different reason.
The race started at Blue Star Art Complex, we run up about a mile, then turned back down the river, then headed waaaaaaay south on the river about a mile and a half south of Concepcion Park....where there is absolutely zero shade anywhere!
The race didn't start till about 8:20ish, this race should have started at 7:00am, it was just too hot & there wasn't any relief from the sun, it was miserable. Seriously, I don't even know what my time ended up at....like 1:58 or something awful, I don't even care!
Someone who did do well was my freakishly fast sister in law, Leah. I don't know what her final time was, all I know is that when we passed each other she was around Mile 7 & I was around mile 5.3....awesome! A few of her friends & Lake also ran this race....everyone did great, I'm just glad that I finished in one piece & didn't throw up...though I felt I could have.......
So what's next?
I think I'm done for October.....I have a 10 mile run to do tomorrow & probably 9 miles to do next weekend.....then it's November!
In November Lake & I will be running a 5K in Austin on the NEW Formula One Race Track, or at least that's the plan. The race is scheduled for Saturday, November 3rd, then the next weekend we will of course be running in the San Antonio Rock N Roll Half Marathon. I'm not sure what I'm "goaling" my time for, I'd like to PR which would be anything faster than 2:16, but I'm hoping for 2:10, we'll see, it'll all depend on the weather honestly. Let's all start praying for cooler, crisp weather.....AMEN!
In December I'll be running the Color Me Rad Run on Sunday, December 2nd & then a few days later I'll be running the Light the Night 5K at Sea World, which is a SUPER fun run!! That's it...the year's over....I told my mom even if I get hurt there's no way I'm not finishing out this stinkin' resolution! I'm too close!
I'm also not letting Anne, Mike, Ariana, Kristen or Mireya not finish it either...DO YOU HEAR THAT FOLKS?!?!?!? You think I'm annoying right now, just wait! You're finishing this with me whether you like it or not!......but it's all out of love! :)
I've had some people ask me about 2013, honestly....finding a race a month is a lot of pressure, it's been super fun, but I don't think I want to have to do a race a month again. I do however already have a race planned for January...you should run it with me.
January Race - Resolve for a Better SA 5K
The Junior League of San Antonio will be hosting it's FIRST EVER 5K race! The race will start & end at The Bright Shawl (819 Augusta) which is located on the northern end of downtown. The race will run along the north end of the Riverwalk on the Museum Reach, it's going to be a really pretty run, I'm so excited to be apart of the planning for this race, I cannot wait!! The race is on Saturday, January 12th at 8:00am, maybe YOU want to try to do a race a month for 2013....why not start with Resolving for a Better SA!
Click here to sign up for the race! If you can't run the race but would still like to support the Junior League of San Antonio, click here to check out my super awesome & fun fundraising page!! :) Any donation would be greatly appreciated & I'll give you a shout out on my FB page....you know that's SUPER cool!
PS--I forgot how much I love blogging...I need to not let months go by without blogging.....
