Tag: half marathon
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When the Door Closes

I’ve been thinking lately about how God closes doors on us sometimes. In fact, there’s a story in Acts about Paul and Silas about that very idea. After driving a demon out of a young girl, Paul and Silas were thrown into prison – the very definition of closed and locked doors. Not only were…
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Half Marathon After Baby

The best laid plans of mice and men… I’m struggling to get my training in. Now, I didn’t mean to start out with a little poem; that’s just a happy accident, but it does sum up the past couple of weeks of training. My family took a road trip to Colorado for a wedding, and…
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Half Marathon After Baby

Well, if there’s anything I’ve learned about motherhood and training it’s this: You cannot control anything. This is what real life training with four kids looks like, and I just have to roll with it. My training was thrown completely out of wack the past two weeks, and it’s been crazy. First, I got sick,…
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Half Marathon After Baby

This past Saturday I ran my first long run in about 18 months. I went very slowly, taking care not to go out too quickly, because I knew I wanted to run the entire thing. It was a beautifully cool afternoon, sun hidden behind clouds, and the air had a faint hint of fall to…
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How to Run a Sub-2 Hour Half Marathon
This post contains affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. After the birth of my daughter, I knew that I wanted to get back to running. I had run throughout my pregnancy, and returning to running was a simple and easy transition. One big goal that I had was to run a sub-two hour half…
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Adjusting to the Unexpected: Rails to Trails Half Marathon Recap
This post is later than I wanted, but school duties, sick kids, and family visits have a tendency to take priority over blog writing. Alas. The race was about a week ago, and as I sit here writing this, I’m fully recovered and ready to plan the next goal. I had my goals for Rails…
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Apple Dumpling Days 1/2 Marathon Recap
What an experience! I’m so grateful for how the race went, and even though I’m disappointed in my performance, I really couldn’t have asked for a better day. I went into it with a goal of breaking 2:15, but like I said before, wasn’t stressing too much about it. Well, the day before the race,…