A Quest to Run a Road Race in Every State
Although the majority of the races we sign up for these days are in a new state, when Mike suggested we run the Market Square Day 10KÂ again in nearby Portsmouth, NH, we decided it would be a good training run at a festive event. The morning of the race was sunny with comfortable temperatures. After […]
My “Try Something New for 30 Days” choice for the month of May was not as tasty as January, Â as exciting as February, as creative as March, or as emotional as April. Â Although this was not my original intent, it ended up being a month of living by catch phrases. When I began this plan […]
This post will have a slightly different format because I am letting Mike join in with the blog post-or as he may say “forcing him” to be apart of it. Â Since this quest was originally his idea, it seems only fair that his point of view be included periodically, as well. Karen: Early on in […]
As soon as I read the first paragraph of the letter, my eyes filled with tears. Â Continuing my quest to try something new for 30 days, I had decided to mail out handwritten notes, cards, and letters in April. Â My aunt had included the address of a close friend of my parents, whom I had […]
We traveled to Maryland in May 2012 to attend our nephew’s graduation from the Naval Academy.  As you would expect, the ceremony was dignified and filled with tradition and pomp. We were able to fit in a race during the weekend festivities. After perusing several options, we settled on the Mission Possible 5K in Reisterstown, MD. […]
Continuing with my goal of trying something new for 30 days, I embraced learning more about photography for March. Although I have been taking pictures for years, it has frequently been done with very limited knowledge or technical skill. So I explored more features on my DSLR camera, did some editing, and tried a new […]
Shortly after we began our 50 state quest, Mike gave me a trip to Newport, Rhode Island as a birthday gift. Â Although during the years we have been running we had previously run races in Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and South Caroline, we were now purposefully pursuing our quest. We chose a small 5K […]
To use a Maine phrase, you have to be “wicked” fast to run the Beach to Beacon 10K. Â And this has nothing to do with your running abilities. Â Registration for this incredibly popular race literally fills up within about 5 minutes! Â This year’s online registration opens to the public on Friday, March 13 at […]
When I chose going someplace new each day as my “try something new for 30 days” plan for February, I assumed it would be a breeze.  We were already planning to travel to Houston for four days to visit family and friends and to run the Houston Rhythm and Blues Half Marathon. Since we had […]
After weeks of training on snowy roads in single digit temperatures, clad in our special winter running gear, with our bodies covered in snow and our faces numb from the wind we were rewarded with 13.1 miles of running in nearly perfect racing conditions. The Houston Rhythm and Blues Half Marathon provided this much needed respite […]
