February | 2015 | Maker Mother Marathon Runner

Race Report: 2014 New York City Marathon

Posted on February 12, 2015 1 Comment

As I write my race report for the 2014 New York City Marathon, I am contemplating throwing my name into the 2015 NYC lottery for the 5th time…to enter the 2015 TCS NYC Marathon Lottery Click Here. On November 2, 2014, I was lucky enough to run my 2nd New York City Marathon in 2 […]

Registration Tips for the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend/Dumbo Double Dare

Posted on February 10, 2015 3 Comments

Today, February 10th at 12pm EST registration opens for the runDisney Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend – September 3-6, 2015. This will be the 10th anniversary of the Disneyland Half Marathon and registration is expected to close quickly. The Disneyland Half Marathon Expo will open on Thursday, September 3rd. The Disneyland 5K will be held on Friday, September […]

Race Report: Hershey Half Marathon

Posted on February 9, 2015 Leave a Comment

I kicked off my birthday week running the 5th Hershey Half Marathon, held on Sunday, October 19, 2014. The race was $75 and included a long sleeve tech, goodie bag, finisher’s medal and 2 tickets to Hersheypark in the Dark! As a frequent theme and amusement park patron, race entries which include park tickets entice me […]

Race Report: Hartford Marathon

Posted on February 7, 2015 2 Comments

The Hartford Marathon is my hometown marathon. Not only have I helped coach the Hartford Marathon Foundation’s 1st time marathon training groups on the course, but I have also raced the course. This was my 5th time running Hartford and my 1st representing Team HMF. I decided to pick up my bib and shop the […]

Race Report: 2014 runDisney The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10 Miler

Posted on February 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

The main event of the weekend, and the second race of the day, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10 Miler had a start time of 10pm. A full 14 plus hours after the start of the Happy Haunted 5K Trail Run. So as soon as got back to our rooms, we ate breakfast and […]

Race Report: 2014 runDisney Happy Haunted 5K Trail Run

Posted on February 4, 2015 Leave a Comment

runDisney’s Happy Haunted 5K Trail Run is (was) one of my favorite 5K races held at Walt Disney World.* This was my 2nd year running The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10 Miler weekend races and my 5th runDisney weekend of 2014. One of the cool and challenging things of this weekend is both of […]

Breast Cancer at 41 – The Bells and Whistles

Posted on February 2, 2015 4 Comments

Finally after a year and a half, the long road of my breast cancer reconstruction is finally complete. What you must realize, I have been extremely lucky. Unlike others, I have not had any infections. I have not had any complications. My surgeries and my recovery have gone to plan – knock on wood. Timeline: […]