The last time I went to Nashville, I was a freshly minted college grad on a road trip with my mom — which is to say, I was basically a toddler with a diploma. My idea of “experiencing Broadway” was eating an early-bird dinner at a honky tonk and being back at the hotel by …
Continue reading Half Marathon #20 – Nashville, TN (October 26, 2024)
It's never a good sign when you tell someone that you're traveling to a state and they ask with confusion and disdain, "but why?" I can't even lie and say that I haven't judged New Jersey a time or two. I mean truthfully the two things that come to mind when I think about New …
Continue reading Half Marathon #19 – New Jersey (May 19, 2024)
Look, I'm not even going to try and pretend that I'm neutral on this one. The east coast is just better. Of course, even I am not immune to the allure to the beautiful weather of the west coast. As I sit here writing, I am outside in the SHADE just dripping sweat because yay …
Continue reading Half Marathon #18 – San Diego, California (June 4, 2023)
I completely understand now why parents do crazy things for their kids. For the first time, a child was joining me on a half marathon adventure. Jenna (age 3) was ecstatic. Not only were we having a Mommy-Daughter trip but she was getting to go on an AIRPLANE (emphasis by Jenna 😂). We got her …
Continue reading Half Marathon #17 – New Hampshire (April 30, 2023)
After sixteen half marathons, I have finally discovered how to motivate myself to actually train: Billy Currington. Who? What? Why? I know, so many questions. Honestly, I'm just as shocked as you are. I mean I like Billy and everything but he's not my ride or die (I'm talking about you Andy Grammer!). But apparently …
Continue reading Half Marathon #16 – Denver, Colorado (September 17, 2022)
I cannot figure out why people ask me to run half-marathons with them. I am slow. Turtle slow! And when it's **snowing** (yes, more on that later) and you have to wait outside for your slow runner friend to finish...well lets just say I am grateful that I still have any friends at this point. …
Continue reading Half Marathon #15 – Lexington, Kentucky (April 9, 2022)
Ever since starting this crazy (stupid?) goal of running fifty half marathons, I figured that there would come a time when I would need to run one while pregnant. It's just simple math: if I plan to run two races a year and finish running in all states by the time I am 50, then …
Continue reading Half Marathon #14 – Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 19, 2019)
I love family weddings. Family weddings means you have a group of people that essentially have to love and accept you while you go crazy on the dance floor. And there's nothing better than having your parents at the wedding to be the automatic designated driver (sorry parents that you STILL have to be the …
(Editor's Note: WARNING: This may be the longest blog post I have ever written. There was just so much to talk about!! Feel free to jump around at your own discretion) Baton Rouge is everyone’s second choice city in Louisiana. No matter how Baton Rouge tries, there is just no way for them to compete …
Continue reading Half Marathon #12 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana (January 20, 2019)
One of the best things about this crazy (stupid?) goal of running a half-marathon in every state is that it has encouraged (or peer-pressured...however you want to look at it) several of my friends/family to run their first half-marathon. For half-marathon #11, one of my childhood friends, Hayley, was the willing victim 🙂 Hayley and …
Continue reading Half Marathon #11 – Detroit, Michigan (October 21, 2018)
Taking Little Steps 