Tag: run

  • Winter Running

    Today was the second five-mile run of the week.  It was also the second day in a row of running around the campus instead of on a county road.  My runs normally focus on those roads as I typically would just come home from work, take Sparky out, then get dressed and go for a…

  • My First Half-Marathon

    My First Half-Marathon

    My first half-marathon took place in October of last year.  Needless to say, this post is a little bit dated! The race occurred on October 24th, 2010 in Flora, Indiana.  While the original location was supposed to be in Lafayette and West Lafayette, there was a long drawn-out series of events which prevented that from…

  • Happy Birthday to me

    Well, I’m a week late on my birthday post, but whatever.  Last Wednesday (June 9), was my 26th birthday. Justin and I celebrated pretty simply – we went to dinner at Red Lobster and then went home.  Sounds like a good day to me. Some other items that have happened recently: This week I passed…

  • Another Day, Another Run

    Well, I just finished another run around the subdivision. This one was seven miles long. I was able to keep my average pace for the entire run under eight minutes but didn’t beat my best mile yet. Tough to get below 6:55! Looking back at today there have been some other pretty cool running-related items…

  • Purdue 5K Challenge

    Today was the day of the event, the Purdue 5k run/walk, which was my first “real” 5k. Although I have run over 400 miles before I even started I was nervous. We all got up at 6am and left the house just after 7am. After we got to the Purdue stadium, they left to go…