Race Day! 3:19am – ouch, that is soooo early to be awake on purpose. But it’s finally here! The Tinkerbell half is finally here! I had set out my clothes the night before. I drug my tired booty out of bed and changed into my running clothes. Bari already had the hot water ready for [...]
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Tinkerbell half weekend – part 2
February 3rd, 2012 
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Tags: runDisney, running, Tinkerbell half marathon 
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Tinkerbell Half weekend – part 1
January 31st, 2012 bekkib73 Wow. This was probably the most fun I’ve had in a really long time. To say that I needed this weekend away is putting it mildly. I have so much to share about how awesome this weekend was, that I’m going to split it up into 2 posts. Friday I left around 9:30am. I had [...]
Getting ready for Tinkerbell
January 26th, 2012 bekkib73 Oh I can’t *wait* to have this beautiful medal around my neck! I’ve been waiting for almost a year for this. The inaugural Tinkerbell Half Marathon. And now it’s almost here. Excuse me for a minute… SQUEEEEEE!!!!! (thank you) My tutu is ready. My bags are almost packed. I am so ready for a weekend [...]
Goal setting for 2012
December 31st, 2011 bekkib73 Well, if you would have told me a year ago what my life would look like today, I might have punched you in the throat. Okay, probably not, since I’m not really the violent type, but I certainly would have called you an f’n liar to your face. There pretty much isn’t anything about the [...]
Posted in Gettin' Active, Me, Running Tags: 40 before 40, goals, motivation, running, Vineman 3 Comments »
Training Log Tuesday
December 27th, 2011 bekkib73 It’s the last Tuesday of 2011! I’m going to celebrate with three 1 mile speed intervals! I am in the 4th week of my marathon training and so far it’s going very well. I have not missed a training run yet! On December 18th I had a 12 mile long on the schedule and decided [...]
Runnin’ Hills!
December 19th, 2011 bekkib73 I have decided that (finances permitting) I will be running the Oakland Marathon as my first marathon in March 2012. This marathon is a week before my birthday & what better way to celebrate then running 26.2 miles for the first time!? I looked at the course map and elevation chart for the Oakland Marathon. [...]
Run for Wishes 5K
November 5th, 2011 bekkib73 I’ve been resting up. Because want to be fresh and ready to start my full marathon training in a couple weeks. But I still want to run. Last month a friend of mine posted a 5K/10K race that he was helping to organize and promote – the Run for Wishes 5K/10K. The proceeds go to [...]
Training Log Tuesday – Resting up!
November 1st, 2011 bekkib73 It’s been a few weeks since I posted my weekly training log. Why? Well because after the Wine Country half marathon on October 16th, I decided to take a bit of a rest before I start into my training for my 2012 events! Because those 2 events? They are big! I will be running my [...]
Wine Country Half Marathon – Race Recap
October 18th, 2011 bekkib73 This wasn’t my best race. (It wasn’t my worst either.) Saturday I went to the Kendall-Jackson Visitor Center and picked up my race packet. Pretty grapes.
Training Log Tuesday – Progress!
October 11th, 2011 bekkib73 What a difference a week makes! I did pretty good about getting my booty in gear this week! And you know what? I can seriously feel the improvement in my mood and energy levels! What I’m training for: Wine Country half marathon on October 16, 2011. It’s race week! Training Log for the week of [...]
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