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Myrtle Beach Half Marathon Weekend

What a weekend. It was go, go, go the entire 3 days. We arrived in Myrtle on the Thursday night after driving all day from Utica. It was an easy 14 – 15 hour drive, with no delays. We stayed in Pawley's Island with my parents in Heritage Plantation. Friday morning we went to the Expo held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. So many vendors, so many freebies, so many great deals on shirts, shorts, tights, sneakers, and other running accessories. I picked up my half marathon packet and t-shirt. Ted picked up his packet for the bike ride [...]

By Joanne|2011-02-20T19:32:29-05:00February 21, 2011|Races, Running|13 Comments

2011 Race Schedule & Tilapia with Thin Potato Crust

Since December (most of the time) I’ve been going to bed dreading the next day’s run. The majority of the miles logged since the beginning of the year have been done on the treadmill. When you run with aches and pains, it’s not fun which might be part of the “dreaded run” problem OR it could just be getting up to face the DREADMILL, which we all so fondly call it. The other day I mentioned how my leg was 98% better and I should be able to tackle the outside elements and obstacles without fear of doing further damage. [...]