When is a race trip not fun? When you get to the airport and check your race results online and they don’t show you finishing the race. This happened to me in May when I went to Iowa to run the Des Moines Women’s Half Marathon. I had a few nerve-racking hours before I was … Continue reading Got No Time
Running with Transverse Myelitis
We Still Need Good Samaritans
Facebook has a Memories feature where posts from years past will pop up. Most of the time they are reminders of some place you visited, a funny thing that happened, or a photo from a wonderful day. Since Memories can't distinguish good ones from unpleasant ones, you can be reminded of something not so happy. … Continue reading We Still Need Good Samaritans
To Tell The Truth
I recently celebrated a birthday, the kind where you move into a new decade. I wasn’t looking forward to getting older. I decided to do the only thing on my birthday that a funatical runner can do - run a half marathon. My birthday was on a Sunday so it was easy to find a … Continue reading To Tell The Truth
2017 – What a Year It Was
This year has been one with more adventure than I ever could have imagined. I have been walking around thinking about 2017 and everything that happened. Even though it was not all smooth sailing, overall 2017 was a very good year for me, one I will never forget. I may be the Funatical Runner but … Continue reading 2017 – What a Year It Was
The New York City Marathon Will Move You
Earlier this month I ran the 2017 New York City Marathon and I have been struggling to write about it. It has been difficult because so many different emotions are swirling around inside me. I started out wanting to write about what a world-class event it was. I have never heard people refer to … Continue reading The New York City Marathon Will Move You
Chicago – My Kind of Marathon
People have told me the Chicago Marathon was their favorite race. Other people have told me how much they hated that race. I ran the Chicago Marathon a couple of weeks ago so I now have formed my own opinion about the race. Of the big city races I have run, the Chicago Marathon is … Continue reading Chicago – My Kind of Marathon
Chicago – How Bad Did I Want It
I just came back from running the Chicago Marathon, one of the 6 World Marathon Majors. I know you want to read about the race itself but you have to wait until my next post for that. I first need to write about my race. Last week before I traveled to Chicago, I picked up … Continue reading Chicago – How Bad Did I Want It
Chickens and The Sea
My most recent race trip took me to Hawaii for the Kauai Half Marathon. I was never interested in visiting Hawaii. For someone who lives on the East Coast, Hawaii is a long trip - over 10 hours alone on airplanes, not my idea of a fun time. Then I saw the movie “The Descendants”. … Continue reading Chickens and The Sea
A Life Lesson from Mr. V.
My running adventures (and my blog posts) have been sporadic since July because, well, life got in the way. That is my way of saying I have had two relatively minor health issues to deal with. I don’t do inactive very well. If you want to make me very depressed, tell me I can’t run. … Continue reading A Life Lesson from Mr. V.
Just Say No to No
Recently my husband handed me an issue of Sports Illustrated, pointed to one article and said “read this.” The article was about Jeff Glasbrenner. When Jeff was 8 years old, he lost his right leg below the knee in a farming accident. He spent 47 grueling days in the hospital during which he had 14 … Continue reading Just Say No to No
