Here is my race review of the O’Fallon Firecracker 5k. Packet Pickup They held packet pick up at the Big River Running Company, located in O’Fallon. They had a little red carpet set out and though the store is kind of small, it didn’t feel crowded or anything. I was able to grab my t-shirt…
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O’Fallon Firecracker 5k Recap
Yesterday I ran the 27th Annual O’Fallon Firecracker 5k. It’s my first actual *race* in a while and my first of my “keep the motivation up for training purposes” races. I went to bed super late the night before, like 11:00 late! Not cool when you have to get up before 6 the next morning!…
I’m Going to be Fashionable! (maybe…)
I’m getting hair feathers (and maybe an extension or two) on Saturday! A salon is teaming up with the Firecracker to provide people with festive red, white, and blue hair feathers and hair extensions. I’ve seen it in person and on a couple of shows and I really like it and have been thinking about…
Forget-me-not!
A) I can’t believe June is pretty much over & B) I keep forgetting that I have a three-day weekend this week! Super exciting 🙂 I remember thinking that they weren’t going to start the Firecracker 5k on Monday until like 9 or some crazy time like that but they are actually starting it at…
Hot Cross Buns Son!
You want to know the worst part of being fat and running? Chafing! I got my three miles in last night, woohoo! I finished in 54:03, which makes for a pace of 18:01 per mile. Now, a couple of things: 1) I had just gotten done eating dinner with my parents, so I didn’t want…
I make it rain…
So no go on the three miles yesterday..I’m such a bum! Instead of just going, I wound up going to the grocery store (where I bought roasted red pepper hummus, delish!), and then making breakfast for M. Then lunch for M, and then we were lying around and then I got sucked into the movie…
Misadventures of Me 