Super fun!
I can't wait for next year!
Showing posts with label Cooper River Bridge Run. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cooper River Bridge Run. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 20
Cooper River Bridge Run Official Picture
So I don't have a scanner and I know this is pretty ghetto but I wanted to show you guys!
Super fun!
I can't wait for next year!
Super fun!
I can't wait for next year!
Tuesday, April 6
Tuesday Tidbits
First off- thank you all so much for your sweet comments about my race! Is it weird that I kind of miss it? Well, not the upset tummy, but EVERYTHING else.
Second- I hope you all had an amazing Easter! Growing up Easter was always a fun, candy-filled holiday for me. I never really grasped the significance of it until college. I am so thankful to know and love a Savior who died for me. My family and I went to Emma's for Easter brunch. It was fantastic. We always have a great time during the holidays with each other.
The Delicious Easter Spread
Me & Emma
Dad & Me
Emma's Mom & My Mom
Thirdly- Thank you all for your prayers for my Mom. She is having her 3rd chemo treatment this Friday. This past Monday, she had surgery for a port to be put in. She's doing okay... some good days, some bad. She told me it's better this time than three years ago, so I guess that's good. I would love for her to wake up one day and say "I feel GREAT today!". Hopefully soon.
Today at work we got a TON of new summer stuff in; lots of shorts, polos, summer tops, dresses, etc. I'm looking forward to trying it all on! Speaking of Gap... if any of ya'll can make it out tomorrow, we're offering 40% off one full-priced item! Here's the coupon :o)
Second- I hope you all had an amazing Easter! Growing up Easter was always a fun, candy-filled holiday for me. I never really grasped the significance of it until college. I am so thankful to know and love a Savior who died for me. My family and I went to Emma's for Easter brunch. It was fantastic. We always have a great time during the holidays with each other.
The Delicious Easter Spread
Me & Emma
Dad & Me
Emma's Mom & My Mom
Thirdly- Thank you all for your prayers for my Mom. She is having her 3rd chemo treatment this Friday. This past Monday, she had surgery for a port to be put in. She's doing okay... some good days, some bad. She told me it's better this time than three years ago, so I guess that's good. I would love for her to wake up one day and say "I feel GREAT today!". Hopefully soon.
Today at work we got a TON of new summer stuff in; lots of shorts, polos, summer tops, dresses, etc. I'm looking forward to trying it all on! Speaking of Gap... if any of ya'll can make it out tomorrow, we're offering 40% off one full-priced item! Here's the coupon :o)
Wednesday, March 31
Cooper River Bridge Run
So here is my official recap of the Cooper River Bridge Run!
My official time was:
Drove down Friday afternoon and did some shopping in Mt. Pleasant. Met up with Sarah and took care of some business. We check into our hotel and headed downtown to find out where exactly we needed to be for Saturday morning.
Here we are at dinner at a delicious restaurant called The Mustard Seed.
I didn't sleep very well the night before. I really worked myself up and I think my nerves definitely got the best of me. Lesson learned.
Here we all are at about 6:00 in the morning before the race.
Our friend John Thomas was wearing this awesome shirt:
Rena, Sarah & I waiting at the starting line.
See the yellow banner WAY down there? Yea, that's the starting line.
Here I am at the beginning!
Getting over the bridge! This was the most amazing feeling in the world.
Check out these cool guys in their leprechaun outfits.
I started the race with Kristen, but I was getting a bit of a stitch in my side and told her to go on ahead of me. This next one is me getting over the bridge! It was amazing-knowing that I could push myself to do something I never thought I could do.
SO many people all running the same race.
I saw my friend Spencer while on the bridge! It was very comforting to see a familiar face, someone telling me "You can do it!" Even if he is a Clemson fan :o)
Here I am getting into downtown Charleston.
I was so thankful for the water stations. They just happened to be at the right places at the right time! The volunteers were so nice! It was kind of scary at the first one though because the road was super wet and those cups were all over the place and it was slippery.
Mile 6! Holy Crap! I have never gone that far in a single workout/running session ever. It was the best feeling in the world.
There's the finish line!
And this happens to be my favorite picture of the whole weekend. I found Kristen at the end and her family was there with open arms! We were both all emotional and I was just so happy to be done! Her hubby snapped this picture. This picture total sums up how I was feeling.
All of us Myrtle Beach girls finished!
Rena, D, Carmela, Kristen, Antonella, Sarah, & Me
Here us hanging out in Marion Square, checkin' out all the goodies :o)
Banana phone!
We totally pigged out at Bessinger's BBQ after we vegged out for a few hours.
Rena loved those onion rings :o)
Sunday morning we headed home, but not before snapping a few pictures in the parking lot.
When I pulled into my driveway, I see the sweetest thing my dad put up on our front porch. He made me my very own finish line!
I was totally crying when I saw :o)
Not only did I have a great weekend with some great friends, I learned a lot about myself. I learned I can push myself a lot harder than I ever thought I could. I also learned that we are all running our own race-literally and figuratively. We may have bumps along the way, we may have to slow down and walk, but I finished. I can do what I set my mind to. I could not stop smiling the whole weekend.
My official time was:
Drove down Friday afternoon and did some shopping in Mt. Pleasant. Met up with Sarah and took care of some business. We check into our hotel and headed downtown to find out where exactly we needed to be for Saturday morning.
Here we are at dinner at a delicious restaurant called The Mustard Seed.
I didn't sleep very well the night before. I really worked myself up and I think my nerves definitely got the best of me. Lesson learned.
Here we all are at about 6:00 in the morning before the race.
Our friend John Thomas was wearing this awesome shirt:
Rena, Sarah & I waiting at the starting line.
See the yellow banner WAY down there? Yea, that's the starting line.
Here I am at the beginning!
Getting over the bridge! This was the most amazing feeling in the world.
Check out these cool guys in their leprechaun outfits.
I started the race with Kristen, but I was getting a bit of a stitch in my side and told her to go on ahead of me. This next one is me getting over the bridge! It was amazing-knowing that I could push myself to do something I never thought I could do.
SO many people all running the same race.
I saw my friend Spencer while on the bridge! It was very comforting to see a familiar face, someone telling me "You can do it!" Even if he is a Clemson fan :o)
Here I am getting into downtown Charleston.
I was so thankful for the water stations. They just happened to be at the right places at the right time! The volunteers were so nice! It was kind of scary at the first one though because the road was super wet and those cups were all over the place and it was slippery.
Mile 6! Holy Crap! I have never gone that far in a single workout/running session ever. It was the best feeling in the world.
There's the finish line!
And this happens to be my favorite picture of the whole weekend. I found Kristen at the end and her family was there with open arms! We were both all emotional and I was just so happy to be done! Her hubby snapped this picture. This picture total sums up how I was feeling.
All of us Myrtle Beach girls finished!
Rena, D, Carmela, Kristen, Antonella, Sarah, & Me
Here us hanging out in Marion Square, checkin' out all the goodies :o)
Banana phone!
We totally pigged out at Bessinger's BBQ after we vegged out for a few hours.
Rena loved those onion rings :o)
Sunday morning we headed home, but not before snapping a few pictures in the parking lot.
When I pulled into my driveway, I see the sweetest thing my dad put up on our front porch. He made me my very own finish line!
I was totally crying when I saw :o)
Not only did I have a great weekend with some great friends, I learned a lot about myself. I learned I can push myself a lot harder than I ever thought I could. I also learned that we are all running our own race-literally and figuratively. We may have bumps along the way, we may have to slow down and walk, but I finished. I can do what I set my mind to. I could not stop smiling the whole weekend.
Sunday, March 28
Thursday, March 25
Weekend Plans
Friday- Drive down to Charleston and meet up with some bffs.
Saturday- get my you know what handed to me by a 10K.
Sunday-suck it up and drive home!
All prayers are welcomed for this weekend! I'm trying not to stress myself out b/c I will for real make myself sick to my tummy. It's gonna be fun, just have to keep reminding myself!
Saturday- get my you know what handed to me by a 10K.
Sunday-suck it up and drive home!
All prayers are welcomed for this weekend! I'm trying not to stress myself out b/c I will for real make myself sick to my tummy. It's gonna be fun, just have to keep reminding myself!
Saturday, March 20
5K Day
Race Day!
Here's my timing chip:
I didn't take a bunch of pictures while we were actually running, but we got a few cute ones before we got all sweaty!
So the race... it was 151 people. I finished 127th. My official time was 49:15. I really wasn't doing it to win and/or be fast. It was SO MUCH fun!
During the first mile, a woman behind us fell... I'm talking ATE it. So we stopped to help her to the curb and make sure she was okay. It was really scary. She was fine though and we ended up seeing her at the finish line! (We're also telling ourselves that b/c we are good people and helped her, that's why we didn't come in first :o))
After it was over we totally took our happy selves to Party City and may have purchased some medals b/c we're awesome like that:o)
Overall, I think my first race was a success! I am still nervous about next weekend but I know it's going to be a super fun day!
Here's my timing chip:
I didn't take a bunch of pictures while we were actually running, but we got a few cute ones before we got all sweaty!
So the race... it was 151 people. I finished 127th. My official time was 49:15. I really wasn't doing it to win and/or be fast. It was SO MUCH fun!
During the first mile, a woman behind us fell... I'm talking ATE it. So we stopped to help her to the curb and make sure she was okay. It was really scary. She was fine though and we ended up seeing her at the finish line! (We're also telling ourselves that b/c we are good people and helped her, that's why we didn't come in first :o))
After it was over we totally took our happy selves to Party City and may have purchased some medals b/c we're awesome like that:o)
Overall, I think my first race was a success! I am still nervous about next weekend but I know it's going to be a super fun day!
Wednesday, March 17
Random Thoughts Along the Day...
Some random tidbits:
- Natasha & I went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast :o) Then I took her to Florence. She had a flight out of there instead of Myrtle Beach. I enjoyed getting to spend as much time with her as a could. We were talking about a possible weekend in April or May for me to go visit her.
- The Cooper River Bridge Run is in TEN days. Ahh!! I actually also signed up last night for a 5k here in Myrtle Beach. It's the Conquering Cancer 5K. I am pretty pumped to do this race. It's only about 150 people and it's super close to my house. It'll also be nice to have a race under my belt before a race that's 35,000+ people!
- Speaking of the race... I purchased this bad boy last night:
It's the double puch iFitness Belt. I recently found Chic Runner's blog and she and a ton of other runners recommend it.
Monday, March 15
Any body out there?
Two words.
Shin splints.
I think I have them.
The Mayo Clinic's website says the symptoms are:
Shin splints.
I think I have them.
The Mayo Clinic's website says the symptoms are:
- Tenderness, soreness or pain along the inner part of your lower leg
- Mild swelling
At first, the pain may stop when you stop running or exercising. Eventually, however, the pain may be continuous.
Do I have that? Oh yea.
I hate it. I feel like I'm on the right track for the Cooper River Bridge Run that is in 12 DAYS! Ah! 6.23 miles is gonna kick my butt. It's gonna be so much fun though.
So your prayers are welcomed that I can keep running and show the bridge run who's boss.
*PS- thank you all so much for your kind words about my last post. Mom has an appointment Thursday w/ her oncologist to figure out our game plan. Keep thinking good thoughts!
Thursday, December 10
Thursday postings...
Happy Thursday folks!
I hope everyone is powering through their work week- only 10 more days til my bday and 15 til Christmas! Woo hoo! This really is my favorite time of year!
A little update on the running... today I ran/walked 1.9 miles! That's the distance around my street in my neighborhood. I thought it was only 1 mile but when I got back I did a little mappy mappy and that's what it said! So yay! Now I have to work on getting my endurance up so I can run/walk around like 3.5 more times!
I hope everyone is powering through their work week- only 10 more days til my bday and 15 til Christmas! Woo hoo! This really is my favorite time of year!
A little update on the running... today I ran/walked 1.9 miles! That's the distance around my street in my neighborhood. I thought it was only 1 mile but when I got back I did a little mappy mappy and that's what it said! So yay! Now I have to work on getting my endurance up so I can run/walk around like 3.5 more times!
Anybody have any good cold weather exercising tips? I enjoy working out when it's a little chilly because I don't get as hot, but the cold air hurts my ears and throat. I know ear muffs can take care of the first problem...
An update on the Christmas present shopping-- I have my dad and mom a few more things to pick up. I don't wanna put on here what I got my mom incase she's reading, but my dad... he's got some good stuff. So far...
I also can't wait for the 17th to get here... Sarah is coming home from Savannah, Rena is coming from Columbia the 18th, and my roommate from my junior year of college, Shannon, is coming the 19-21st! I can't wait to spend time with each of these ladies and enjoy my bday and Christmas with them all!
I gotta go get ready for work but I hope you all have an amazing Thursday!
Monday, December 7
Weekend Wrap-Up
Happy Monday friends!
I actually worked all weekend! We were pretty busy too... and ya'll I'm not just saying this, I really love working there. The people I work with are great and I am in LOVE with some discounts! It's just nice have a place to go to work and really enjoy it!
On Thursday, dad & I got our Christmas tree. It's the best and biggest tree we've ever had!
Before:
After:
Another super fun thing going on...
I'm going to run (walk a lot) the Cooper River Bridge Run!
It's March 27 and I could not be more excited. It's a 10K (6.23 miles)
I am definitely not a runner. In high school, I never enjoyed running b/c of how big the girls were. And by girls, I mean boobs. But after a few surgeries that problem has been addressed.
A group of friends, some from high school & some from work are going to be doing it with me. I know that they'll all hold me accountable when it comes to training and during the race. I will try to keep everyone updated on my progress. And if any of you have ever run a race or anything, I'll take all the advice you can give!
In honor of me doing a 10K-I may have picked these two items up yesterday at work:
Anyway--I hope you all have a great week! I'm trying to be better at updating more while I'm working, so bear with me!
I actually worked all weekend! We were pretty busy too... and ya'll I'm not just saying this, I really love working there. The people I work with are great and I am in LOVE with some discounts! It's just nice have a place to go to work and really enjoy it!
On Thursday, dad & I got our Christmas tree. It's the best and biggest tree we've ever had!
Before:
After:
Another super fun thing going on...
I'm going to run (walk a lot) the Cooper River Bridge Run!
It's March 27 and I could not be more excited. It's a 10K (6.23 miles)
I am definitely not a runner. In high school, I never enjoyed running b/c of how big the girls were. And by girls, I mean boobs. But after a few surgeries that problem has been addressed.
A group of friends, some from high school & some from work are going to be doing it with me. I know that they'll all hold me accountable when it comes to training and during the race. I will try to keep everyone updated on my progress. And if any of you have ever run a race or anything, I'll take all the advice you can give!
In honor of me doing a 10K-I may have picked these two items up yesterday at work:
Anyway--I hope you all have a great week! I'm trying to be better at updating more while I'm working, so bear with me!
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