Most of the time I never remember my dreams, and most of the time I wish I did, especially the dreams in which I’ve written a good song. That was a good one! How did that melody go again? Now and then, I get some weird vivid dreams that come out of nowhere and…
Author: arunningmess
Off and Running
At first, I was thinking about writing a 2019 Year in Review and reflecting on what happened, what didn’t happen, what I learned, and so forth, but my heart wasn’t in it. I wasn’t up to looking back and revisiting all that I’ve felt and experienced throughout the year. However, if I were to write…
Philadelphia Marathon Weekend – Part 2
Here it is..all the details of the Philadelphia Marathon weekend and my final post of the year. Part 1 can be found here. Half Marathon & 8K After leaving the expo, I got my race items ready for the Half Marathon and 8K because they were on Saturday morning. The problem was, I had no…
Philadelphia Marathon Weekend – Part 1
The first time I took on the challenge of completing multiple running events during a single weekend was at the 2009 Walt Disney World Goofy Challenge where you completed the half marathon on Saturday and the marathon on Sunday. So the idea of doing both of these events, including the 8K in the Philadelphia Marathon…
26 is the Magic Number
After I completed my first marathon in Chicago, I honestly didn’t know if I’d ever sign up for another one. Every inch of my body hurt from my head, down to the tip of my toenails. At least the ones that didn’t bruise or fall off. But after all my soreness wore off, I started…
Bulldog Trail Race 2019
If there’s anything I wanted to accomplish in October, it was to finish this recap of the Bulldog race that was in oh, back at the end of August. Considering, I wrote a course preview post of the race, I suppose it was only fitting I wrote something about the actual race, right? I sure…
Getting Ready For The Bulldog (Course Preview)
Before we get to this particular course preview, here’s a little backstory: In early June, my friend Crystal and I decided to tackle a loop on the Bulldog course. It would be the first time either of us went out to Malibu Creek State Park since the Woolsey Fire raged through it last November.
Cirque Du Griffith Park 24 Hour (sorta but not really) 2019
When the 24 hour event was added to this year’s Cirque Du Griffith Park I knew I was going to sign up for it. Of course, I signed up for it back in December with every intention of completing the 24 hours. Well, life happened and training wasn’t my main focus, so going into the…