Well, have you ever run a race, have a blast, and as your driving away think: “Poop, I didn’t take any pictures. How am I going to blog about this?” Oh, only me? Thankfully, the super awesome Arkansas Outside took a bunches of photos and posted them on their Facebook page. It isn’t surprising that […]

First, let me state that the 2014 Little Rock Marathon was re-routed for our safety.  I was only allowed to complete 14-ish miles.  At 11:30am there was a large severe thunderstorm located around Hot Springs Village, and it was projected to move directly over the race course.  The race directors were forced to make the […]

A few days before Valentine’s Day, Aaron asked me what I wanted for my gift.  I looked him square in the eye and asked for a race registration and hotel stay.  I honestly believed he would say no, but he didn’t.  He asked me which race I had in mind, and I answered “Run the […]

This past weekend, Lisa and I completed the Mississippi River Marathon.  We only have one more marathon (on March 2) before we are officially Maniacs! The always lovely, Delta Moxie allowed us to stay in her home during our trip.  It was lightly snowing when we arrived, but the beautiful welcome banner and good luck […]

This post is long and I am not sorry. Running the 3 Bridges Marathon was one of the best things that happened to me in 2013.  After being plagued by injury all summer, I needed something to restore my running confidence.  You see, I’ve only been running for two years.  People assume I have been […]

I gladly hopped out of bed at 4:15am and drove an hour and a half to participate in this half marathon.  I entered the GPS coordinates into my iPhone and drove off into the darkness. I arrived at the Cossatot River Visitor Center at 6:28am.  I accidentally drank an entire pot of coffee during my […]

This is the second year I have ran the BBQ Bash XC 5k.  The start line is a little over a mile from my house, so I have no excuse to not run this race.  Last year, I ran for speed and I came in second overall.  This year, I ran for fun and came […]

This race is ten minutes from my house, so I really have no excuse to not participate.  The course is easy (no hills) and the views are great (we run over the dam that holds Lake DeGray).  The race always draws a crowd and this year was no exception.  There were 716 registered participants (376 […]

So, I ran a 5k.  I know what you are thinking.  My knee has not been hurting for the past two weeks and I needed to feel the excitement again.  I needed to run a race. I was slow, but it was fun.  It was also kind of hot.  Since, I didn’t get to run […]

This morning I attempted the Ouachita Trail 50k, and even though it was a lot of fun, it did not go the way I had planned. Lisa talked me into signing up for this race last fall and I instantly fell in love with the idea of becoming an ultra runner.  You all know Lisa, […]