MO Cowbell Half Marathon 2026

 

They moved this race back to November as it was so warm last year.  I did pretty well (close to 2 years ago & 10 mins faster than last year).  It's a pretty flat course and it was great weather.  I could hardly walk after though, my calf was really hurting & I had blisters on my feet!!!!

Denver Hot Chocolate 15K

Joe came to Denver to do the Hot Chocolate run with me.

We did pretty well since we usually run much slower than this.  Joe did amazingly well with the altitude

So much fun and we actually took after photos in the official area!!!  First time I've ever done the Hot Chocolate run in decent weather.

Brentwood Community 5K

 When did I last run this fast???!!!!  I was also 1st in my age category, so actually got a medal!!!!!  I still keep thinking something is wrong with this as I've been running at 13:30 for ages.  Just wow

All-American 2026

 I ran this race on my own.  It was a great day and my pace was slightly faster than last year.  My pace was 11:26, it's the fastest I have run in a long time

St. Patrick's Day Run

Great run with Joe today.  I was 3rd out of 25 in my age group and a really good pace.

Snowball Series #1

 

Doing the series virtually this year as I won't be in St. Louis for all the runs.  I'm much slower when I'm running on my own as my time is definitely not as good as last year by a long way.  It is much harder to run in Denver as I feel like I am never here long enough to get used to the change in altitude and humidity.  Or maybe I'm just getting older and slower.  At least I'm still doing it AND I get the medals!!!!!

Hot Chocolate 15K 2025

Joe & I ran the Hot Chocolate 15K and both did well.  My pace was pretty good for a longer run and I was 3rd out of 7 in my age category, so right where I usually am.  Joe had a great run and his pace was 11:40-he took 30 seconds off his last year's pace.

Since Joe finished before me, he got a chance to take a photo as I crossed the finish line!!!!

Our usual "before" picture

Biting the chocolate!!!!

Our "after" photo