Finally a real race... sort of!

Mojo sponsored the Only Chance Race on Saturday, October 10th.  Jody came down and ran with Rachel and me.

We started at Rentschler Park and ran toward Hamilton near the Great Miami River trail.  It was fabulous!

We chose the 10K distance and ran a decent time of 13:53 per mile.

  

2020 Virtual Hudy 7K

 Today we ran the virtual 7K to complete our Brew Hog status.  Louise, a friend of Rachel's joined us.  Afterward we went to Madtree for a few beers and pizza.  All in all it was fun but not as much fun as the real race last year with Oktoberfest afterward.

Packets aren't available until next month along with ur pint glasses.  Hopefully at that time we also will get our 2020 Brew Hog mug.

I feel like we made the most of it considering the circumstances.  Looking forward to next year and hoping to run races in person again!

My virtual bibs...

 

Fun Run with Mojo

Tonight we ran in the Social Run with Mojo as we met by the Municipal Brewery and proceeded to run on the path by the river.  Afterward we all enjoyed craft beers and food truck food in the grassy area near the music pavilion.

Shawshank Hustle 2020 (virtual race)

This was supposed to be a fun girls weekend with a 4.6 mile race.  The Shawshank Hustle is in Mansfield, Ohio at the Shawshank State Prison (where the movie was filmed).  It was to include a showing of the movie at the Prison the night before, tours and the race Saturday morning.  We had an AirBNB booked and were making a weekend of it.  Then Covid changed all that.

This morning we ran the race together (some of us) virtually as part of the MoJo Running Saturday morning run.  It wasn't the same but we do like the swag (shirt, medal, hat and bag).

Maybe next year, that's our plan!

July Running Stats

Here it is.  My July Runkeeper stats.  So proud to say that I'm continuing to run on Tuesdays and Saturdays as well as walking most of the other days.

Honoring our Heroes 5k Virtual Race

Honoring our Heroes 5k Virtual Race

Saturday June 13, 2020

Cincinnati, OH US 45226

Shamrock Shuffle packet pickup

Today I finally was able to get our shirts and medals for the Shamrock Shuffle.  I submitted my time online.

Global Running Day and Running with Mojo

I celebrated Global Running Day on June 6 by returning to Running with Mojo.  After a break for several months because of COVID, the group is back together.  Bummed I didn't get a picture with my running buddy Rachel but vow to get one next week.  I did take a picture when I got home with my Brooks #RunHappy bib.  It was a good day and a return to normal!

Race changes for COVID

Besides the virtual races, several already scheduled races I am hoping to run are these with the noted (and sometimes disappointing) changes.

• Queen Bee Half scheduled for October 10th is now combined with the Flying Pig Half.  I was so excited to sign up for the Queen Bee because I love the course however the weekend has been changed to include the Flying Pig events since it was postponed.  The course will be the Pig Half (which I don't like) but will likely sign up for the Pig Half so I can run one race for both medals, shirts and swag.  I figure since they changed the course on me, I deserve the extras!

• Cincinnati RedLegs Run - Changed from May 30, 2020 to October 17, 2020.  Would like to do this but it is one week after my Queen Bee/Flying Pig Half.

Hopefully these are the only changes (other than the Shamrock Shuffle and Fifty West Mile which I did virtually).  Still planning on the Shawshank Hustle in August.  Fingers crossed!

2020 Social Distancing 6K virtually

Today I ran the 2020 Social Distancing 6K - We're All In This Together, But Six Feet Apart.  Mostly because it had a cool medal and t-shirt but also because it continues to help me hold myself accountable.

Medal pictures coming soon!

Another Virtual Race

A few things have happened since COVID-19.  Well a lot has happened, but a few things regarding my running.

The Queen Bee has been postponed.  It is now going to be run along with the Flying Pig Half.  I had considered the Pig Half when my running was going so well (before the coronavirus) but I really don't like the course.  I love the Queen Bee course but now it is going to be the Pig Half since they are pretty much the same race.  I may sign up because I would run one half marathon and get all the swag for both of them.  Might as well since I'm already registered for one of them.

Anyway, since I'm running the QB on the second weekend of October and the Fifty West Mile (which is a Flying Pig event) will be that weekend, I decided to run it now and run it virtually.

My time was pretty impressive so I was proud of that.  I think it was actually less than 10:47 (10:18) but I forgot to turn off the app before I started walking.  And it certainly felt like more than 131 calories.

And they are mailing me my shirt and medal.

And then there was the Coronavirus... Canceled Shamrock Shuffle 🍀 😞

My running was going well.  And then there was the Coronavirus... and everything changed.

Right before the 2020 Shamrock Shuffle, things started closing.  The day before packet pickup the race was canceled.  It would have been my 8th consecutive year to run it.  It is tradition for me since it was the first race I ever ran (in 2013).

Jody, Nick, Matt and Heather were all joining me.  It was almost as disappointing as the time we missed Bockfest.  Jody and Nick came to Ohio anyway and the three of us ran it virtually and submitted our times.  We can pick up our shirts and medals next month, hopefully.

Then there was the change in the 2020 Queen Bee Half Marathon.  I was so excited to have been brave enough to sign up this year.  I love the course and race, held in October, and had plans to continue my training through the summer.  Well, the Flying Pig (which I hadn't decided about yet but was considering the 10K) was postponed until October, the same weekend as the Queen Bee.

The plan is that the Queen Bee Half and the Flying Pig Half will be run at the same time, on the Pig course (which I'm not as fond of) but if you sign up for both you get both shirts, medals and bags.  You also get a discount.  So the decision is whether to sign up for the Pig Half and do both or defer my Queen Bee Half to 2021.  I'm leaning toward the former.

Also the Fifty West Mile (formerly the Little Kings Mile), which is part of the beer series and the Flying Pig weekend, was switched to the Friday night before the Queen Bee.  I am already signed up for it and decided to run it virtually.

Another event (not a race) I was looking forward to was the Reds Opening Day Parade.  It was also postponed so I got up that day, put on my RedLegs Run shirt and ran in my neighborhood.  It was the best I could do.

Needless to say, the  Saturday morning Runs with MoJo and the Tuesday evening Pub Runs have both been canceled for the unforeseeable future.  :(

So I'm just running on my own, social distancing (six feet from other runners and walkers) and hoping this doesn't last through the summer.


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Bockfest 2020! Here we go again!

We are Bockstars on our way to Brew Hogs!

2020 Cincinnati Cyclones 5K

I ran with my friend Rachel from Mojo while Sonia and Cartoon walked (and ran some too).  Rachel did the 10K and I wished I had done it too.  But I'm happy with my results, my time and my place in my age group.

 

New Year and New Friends

I'm back to MoJo Running and loving it.  I'm also running on Tuesdays with the Pub Run group.

I have made a new MoJo friend (need pictures soon!) who runs at about my pace and distance.  She is also training for a half in the fall so it great for me.

The first Saturday in January I met her and ran with her.  We traded contact information for Facebook.

The next Saturday it was supposed to be rainy and windy so I ran inside at the Rec with my friend from the Oxford Pub Run.

The next Saturday it poured so again I ran with my friend at the Rec.

The last Saturday Jody joined me back at MoJo and we ran with Rachel and met a few more girls in our same pace/distance group!

And as always, why didn't I remember to take pictures?  I was having to much fun.