Running!

February 2016 - still running happy!

Who knew that losing weight would bring on a case of Adult-Onset Athletics? Certainly not me! I was never part of a team sport as a child, and pretty much hated P.E. and would do my darnedest to get out of whatever horrible thing we had to do. So imagine my surprise when I caught the running bug - this was so not me.

I am definitely a late bloomer when it comes to running - I ran my first mile on September 2, 2009 at the age of 46. I couldn't believe that I actually did it - after losing nearly 100 pounds, I was finally a runner! Six months later, I ran my first 5K fun run on February 26, 2010 and even though it was cold and windy, I was hooked. I am most definitely a novice runner, but the idea that I am an athlete is absolutely thrilling to me and I love seeing what my body can do.

RACES

2019
Texas 10 Series 5 Miler - 1/27/19 - finish time 1:12
Missions 10,000 (San Antonio) - 2/9/19 - finish time 1:19 (for 4.75 miles)
Lucky Charm 5K (Katy) - 3/16/19 - finish time 41:42 (pace 13:39)(Garmin distance 3.05)
Flyin' Hawaiian 5K - 3/23/19 - finish time 43:53 (pace 13:32) (Garmin distance 3.25)
Ukraine Do It 5K - 4/6/19 - rained out
Rock the Casa 5K - 4/13/19 - herniated disc, couldn't run
Silo District 5K (Waco) - 4/28/19 - herniated disc, couldn't run
CForce Chuck Norris 5K - 5/4/19 - herniated disc, couldn't run
Clayton Road Race 5K (North Carolina) - 5/11/19 - herniated disc, couldn't run
St. Nick Fun Run Merry Mile - 12/14/19 - finish time 19:45 (walked)
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2018
Aramco Houston Half Marathon - 1/14/18 finish time 3:30 (pace 15:45)
Grub Run 5K - 3/3/18 - finish time 47:30 (pace 14:17, actual distance 3.33 miles)
Texas 10 Series 5 Miler - 3/25/18 - finish time 1:13 (pace 14:31)
Silo District 5K (Waco) - 5/6/18 - finish time 50:45 (pace 15:39)
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/22/18 - finish time 43:45 (pace 14:22)(Garmin distance 3.05)
St. Nick 5K Fun Run - 12/1/18 - finish time 46:13 (pace 14:43)
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2017
Aramco Houston Half Marathon - 1/15/17 - finish time 3:33 (pace 16:00)
Missions 10,000 (San Antonio) - 2/11/17 - finish time 1:34 (pace 15:30)
Texas 10 Series 5 Miler - 3/26/17 - finish time 1:14 (pace 15:06)
Cap 10K (Austin) - 4/23/17 - finish time 1:38 (pace 15:33)
Haunted 5K (Austin) - 10/15/17
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/23/17 - finish time 43:31 (pace 14:10) (Garmin distance 3.07)
St. Nick 5K Fun Run - 12/2/17 - finish time 44:22 (pace 14:10) (Garmin distance 3.13)
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2016 
ABB 5K (Houston) - 1/16/16 - finish time 41:56 (pace 13:20 with 3:1 intervals)
Aramco Houston Half Marathon - 1/17/16 - finish time 3:15 (pace 14:40 with 1:30/1 intervals)
Texas 10 Series 5 Miler - 1/31/16 - finish time 1:11 (pace 13:56 with 2:1 intervals)
Missions 10,000 (San Antonio) - 2/13/16 - finish time 1:29 (pace 14:52)
Republic of Texas Quarter Marathon - 2/27/16 - finish time 1:33 (pace 14:19)
Cap10K (Austin) - 4/10/16 - finish time 1:38 (pace 15:29)
Texadega Nights Relay (Ft. Worth) - 4/30/16 (9 mile relay team)
Run For Shoes 5K - 5/14/16 - finish time 46:56 (pace 14:36)
Run By the Sea 4K (Santa Cruz, CA) - 8/28/16 - finish time 37:20 (pace 14:51)
Burning Pine 5K - 9/10/16 - finish time 47:48 (pace 15:03)
Run for Education 5K - 9/17/16 - finish time 46:04 (pace 14:50)
Panqueque 5K - 10/8/16 - finish time 43:42 (pace 14:05)
Nutrabolt 10K - 10/16/16 - finish time 1:33 (pace 15:06)
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/24/16 - finish time 44:46 (pace 14:32)
BCS Marathon Relay - 12/11/16
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2015 
ABB 5K (Houston) - 1/17/15 - finish time 40:57 (pace 12:35 with 2:1 intervals)
Aramco Houston Half Marathon - 1/18/15 - finish time 3:04 (pace 13:56 with 1:30/1 intervals)
Armadillo Dash 5K - 3/1/15 - finish time 42:03 (pace 13:14)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun 5K - 3/28/15 - finish time 38:33 (pace 12:29)
Cap10K (Austin) - 4/12/15 - finish time 1:27 (pace 13:50 with 2:1 intervals)
Rock the Casa 5K - 4/18/15 - finish time 42:25 (pace 13:43 with 1:30/1 intervals)
Run For Remembrance 5ishK - 4/25/15 - finish time 37:41 (pace 13:06 with 2:1 intervals)
Burning Pine 5K - 9/12/15 - finish time 45:42 (pace 14:29 with 2:1 intervals/walking up hills)
St. Nick 5K Fun Run - 12/5/15 - finish time 44:12 (pace 14:05 with 1:30/1 intervals)
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2014
USAFit Half Marathon - 1/26/14 - finish time 3:19 (pace 15:07 with 1:1 intervals)
Armadillo Dash 5K - 3/2/14 - finish time 47:14 (pace 14:56 with 3:1 and 1:1 intervals)
Run for Remembrance 5K - 5/10/14 - finish time 55:34 (walked entire race)
Esprit de She 5K - 6/26/14 (Cary, NC) - finish time 45:16 (pace 14:36 with 1:1 intervals)
Four on the Fourth - 7/4/14 (Carrboro, NC) - finish time 58:08 (pace 14:31 with 1:1 intervals)
Beat the Blerch Virtual 10K - 9/20/14 - finish time 1:31 (14:44 pace with 2:1 intervals)
BCS 5K + 10K - 10/4/14 - finish time 1:24 (13:43 pace with 1:30/1 intervals)
BCS 5 and Dime - 11/8/14 - finish time 2:30 (14:56 pace with 1:30/1 intervals)
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/27/14 - finish time 40:31 (13:01 pace with 1:30/1 intervals)
BCS Half Marathon - 12/14/14 - finish time 3:08 (14:06 pace with 1:30/1 intervals)
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2013
Love Run 5K - 2/9/13 - finish time 39:20 (pace 12:47)
Armadillo Dash Half Marathon - 3/3/13 - finish time 3:04 (pace 14:09)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun 5K - 3/23/13 - finish time 40:35 (pace 12:56)
Ukraine Do It 5K (PLUS - 3.53 miles) - 3/30/13 - finish time 45:34 (pace 12:55)
SRPH 5K - 4/6/13 - finish time 39:18 (pace 12:30)
Run for Remembrance 5K - 4/20/13 - finish time 39:51 (pace 12:41)
Teal Ribbon 5K - 4/27/13 - finish time 40:19 (pace 13:19)
Rock the Mind 5K - 5/4/13 - finish time 39:30 (pace 12:57)
Color Up 5K - 6/1/13
July 4th 5K Fun Run - 7/4/13 - finish time 41:05 (pace 13:15)
BCS 5K + 10K - 9/28/13 - finish time 1:31 (injured hamstring, bah!)
BCS 5 and Dime - 11/2/13 - finish time 1:19 (hamstring still injured; ran the 5 miler)
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/28/13 - finish time 44:50 (pace 14:25 with 1:1 intervals)
BCS Half Marathon - 12/8/13 - finish time 3:23 (pace 15:24 with 1:1 intervals)
St. Nick 5K Fun Run - 12/14/13 - finish time 45:02 (pace 14:40 with 1:1 intervals)
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2012
Armadillo Dash 5K - 3/4/12 - finish time 40:13 (pace 12:44) - first race I ran after a year off due to ankle injury!
Muddy Girl - 3/25/12
SRPH 5K - 4/1/12 - finish time 39:01 (pace 12:42)
Blue Bell 10K - 4/14/12 - finish time 1:28 (pace 14:08)
Teal Ribbon 5K - 4/21/12 - finish time 37:18 (pace 12:30)
Run For Shoes 5K+ - 4/28/12 - finish time 41:57 (pace 12:42)
Wolf Pen 5K and 10K - 5/6/12 - finish time 37:43 (pace 12:38)
Firecracker 5K - 7/4/12 (Santa Cruz, CA)
San Antonio Rock and Roll Half Marathon - 11/11/12
Santa's Wonderland 1 Miler - 11/17/12 - finish time 11:58
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/22/12 - finish time 39:45 (pace 12:44)
BCS Half Marathon - 12/9/12 - finish time 3:16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2011
Austin Marathon/Half Marathon - 2/20/11 - deferred to next year due to ankle injury :(
GLOW 5K Fun Run - 2/26/10 - ankle injury
Armadillo Dash Half Marathon - 3/6/11 - ankle injury
Dallas Rock and Roll Half Marathon - 3/27/11 - ankle injury
Downtown Derby 3K - 3/26/11 - finish time 23:13 (first run since ankle injury)
Blue Bell 10K Relay - 4/9/11
Big Sur 10.6 Miler - 5/1/11
Beach Palooza 5K Obstacle Race - 9/24/11 - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, endnotes
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/24/11
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2010
GLOW 5K Fun Run - 2/26/10 - finish time 38:45 (pace 12:29)
Armadillo Dash 5K - 3/7/10 - finish time 38:10 (pace 12:14)
Downtown Derby 5K- 3/27/10 - finish time 35:49 (pace 11:45)
Dansby's Duo Duathlon - 4/10/10 - finish times: 1st 5K 37:00 (pace 11:53); 2nd 5K 37:34 (pace 12:07)
Dow Live Earth 6K - 4/18/10 - finish time 43:39 (pace 11:52)
Joe Conway Memorial 5K Run - 4/24/10 - finish time 37:06 (pace 11:53)
July Fourth Fun Run 5K - 7/4/10 - finish time 35:58
Wharf-to-Wharf 10K - 7/25/10 (Santa Cruz/Capitola, CA) - finish time 1:19
Buffalo Stampede 10 Miler - 10/2/10 - finish time 2 hours even (pace 12:00)
Maui Day of Hope 10K - 11/6/10 - finish time 1:14
Galveston Seawall Half Marathon - 11/20/10 - finish time 2:47 (pace 12:46)
Turkey Trot 5K - 11/25/10 - finish time 35:37