Mom, Runner, and Mental Illness Warrior
Some changes are coming. This is one of them. Crazy Mama Runs is now Screaming Into The Void. Many things have changed over this past year. It was time for the blog to have a new name. The site will get a redesign, but it will still be the same old me. I will still …
Continue reading A New Beginning
As most of you know, I am taking this year off from racing. It wasn't an easy decision and I went back and forth with it, until my body finally had enough, and yelled STOP! I am staying away from everything race related this year (well, I'm going to try) because I just need to. …
As I sit here and type this post, it is Thanksgiving Monday in Canada. We had a great turkey feast yesterday, after a very early morning traveling so I could run a 5k at the 25th Anniversary of the Valley Harvest Marathon. I have a lingering head cold, and was thankful I felt well enough …
Well, I did it. The weather was perfect. The energy was amazing. I was ready. Once I got downtown, I ran into some of my running friends 🙂 We had a chat before they went our for their 10k. I went into my training with the A/B/C plan in my head. A: Go for my …
So if you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, you know that I announced that my half marathon on May 21st will be my last half marathon. I struggled with this decision through training. Even though I started out strong, every bump in the road seemed like a mountain. Running started to become a burden. …
So here we are. 2016 is slowly coming to a close. 2017 is on the doorstep, patiently waiting. I decided a year or so ago that I would not do resolutions. It's just not me. It sets me up to self sabotage my well thought out plans. This month has been hard mentally. Deciding what …
Arrrrrgghhh Matey! This was my first time running Maritime Race Weekend.It did NOT disappoint!I registered for the "Tartan Twosome" Challenge, which gave you entry into the Sunset 5k on Friday evening and your choice of race on Saturday (I opted for another 5k as the route is relatively flat). This would give me an extra medal …
Continue reading Race Recap: Maritime Race Weekend Sunset 5k and Sunrise 5k
