Spring Race Plans

Spring has arrived in the south (well on most days) and with that means perfect weather. Even if it's only around for a little while before the summer heat hits, I'll take it! There's just something about spring that I love...the colors, the weather, the fresh and newness of it all...it's seriously one of the best times of year! (Minus Christmas, of course.)

In the spring, races are usually in abundance around here and they taper off as soon as summer hits due to the ridiculous heat, so you gotta catch them while you can. For this spring, I've found several races I plan on running, so here's a rundown of them all!

#1 St. Patrick's Day 3 Miler

Yes, this race already took place but I'm posting it for two reasons - number 1, I need to write my recap like ASAP and number 2, it's the first race in our local "Triple Crown" series and I'm going for it again this year! (The last time I completed this series was in 2015.)

#2 HCS Warriors 5K

Last year, I ran this "first annual race" and as an alumni of the school, I placed as first female. Yes, the race was small and placing in it was totally random, but I was beyond shocked and excited! This is a race I'll continue running in the future because even though I've been gone for a while, I still love to support the school as I attended there most of my life! (It's a K-12th grade school.)

#3 Ponchatoula Strawberry Festival 10K

This one is incredibly random and 100% new to me as it's in a town about 3 hours away. It also happens to be the day after the Warrior 5K...whoops. In my fervent search for a "local" 10K to use as proof of time for Wine & Dine, I stumbled across this race. It's the only race in reasonable driving distance that is hosting a 10K before the cutoff time for proof of time submissions. I would have run a 10K last fall, but that's when I came down with the great lung plague, so yea...that went right out the window. I'm really looking forward to this one as it's completely new to me and I can't wait! Jason's also going to do the 5K with Brayden!

#4 Contraband Days 5 Miler

Although this race is taking place the day after Relay for Life again this year, I'm still looking forward to running it as part 2 of the Triple Crown series! Yes, my legs are probably going to feel like lead and I'll definitely be sleep deprived, but I think I'll make it! Although it's always hot (this race is held in May) this race is for sure a local favorite!

#5 4th of July 4 Miler

Yes, this race falls in the summer time, but it's also part 3 and the final race in the Triple Crown series. I love running this race and enjoy seeing the local running crowd that comes out for it!

That should be it for now, unless another random race pops up into there (which is completely possible)!

Do you have any fun spring time races planned? Please share! I want to hear all about them!

Luck

Luck. 

With St. Patrick's Day week upon us, today's Tuesdays on the Run topic is all about luck!

As a runner, I feel incredibly lucky each and every time I go for a run and I don't take one moment for granted.

Putting things is perspective is something I always tend to do, especially with bad days or hard moments. When I was injured or having a set-back and unable to run, I realized just how much I took so many running related things for granted.

So, I feel incredibly lucky to be able to run (mostly) pain free...

• lucky to feel the wind in my hair and the breeze on my face as I run...
• lucky to feel my lungs expanding and my muscles burning with each step...
• lucky for the network of runners I've met along this journey...
• lucky for an amazing family and support system....
• lucky to have a safe place to run and train...
• lucky that man son seems to enjoy going out for a run just as much as I do....
• and last but not least, I'm just lucky to have the ability to run

 

 
Running makes me feel like the luckiest girl in the world. It calms me down after a bad day, it's granted me the opportunity to travel more, it always gives me the energy boost I need, and I love how it's familiar to me - like an old friend, waiting for me to come say hello and that makes me feel...well, lucky!

Ok, ok...I had to! Enough Napoleon Dynamite already...

So yes, I would say I feel pretty lucky to be a runner and I'm grateful for each and every opportunity with each and every new step!

May the luck of the runner be with you! :) 

It's the Tuesdays on the Run link up with Erika, Marcia and Patty!

It’s Production Time!

Almost every night this week, I’ve been at one sort of rehearsal or another for our upcoming Easter Production. Our production is named, “Life, Death, and Two Strips of Bacon” and it is totally a non-traditional Easter Production (aka no music)! The scenes are set in a local diner and I play the part of a young waitress who is full of energy. (I’ve never been a waitress before and am WAY too clumsy for that, so this is a stretch for me…)

Prior to Tech Rehearsal last night, Jason and I had Mexican for dinner.

We split the fajitas for two and it was oh so very good!

Here’s my apron for the production. The “S” is for my character name, Serena. I threw in the megaphone because Serena has a lot of spirit for her local school. The frog is cute but he serves an additional purpose - Sunday is St. Patrick's Day and the frog is my means of “wearing green”! Our costumes have no green in them at all and we are performing Sunday morning and Sunday night…so yeah, I had to find an alternative route! Mickey and Minnie are there, too….that’s just because I couldn’t leave them out! :0)

Here’s the weekend schedule:

Friday Night: Dress Rehearsal
Saturday Night: Performance
Sunday Morning: Performance
Sunday Night: Performance

…..and I have a 5K thrown in there somewhere! :0)

I’ll be back on Monday but until then, I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!!

Also, don’t forget to check out my Tropical Traditions Coconut Oil Giveaway! You have until Tuesday, March 19th to enter!

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