MOON: Soooooo tell me all about the marathon! JENN: Well, I shall do a full recap later this week. But in a nutshell: it went well! I didn’t wind up injured or sick or anything. MOON: Yay! I’m very proud of you, congratulations! JENN: ^_^ MOON: This is a huge step in your running narrative. JENN: Indeed. I’m a marathoner and everything! AND the...
Continue readingIn Which Jenn Is Running Her First Marathon THIS SUNDAY
GAAAAAAAAAH. ‘K, guys, this is me. I’m going to wear either a green tank or a yellow and black shirt. If you see me out there, TELL ME I’M FINE. Don’t forget, you can follow FRoA on Twitter @fairestrunofall and on Instagram @fairestrunofall. If you have any questions or thoughts, leave a comment or email fairestrunofall@gmail.com. See ya real soon...
Continue readingIn Which Jenn Continues Marathon Prep
Not that I’m obsessing or anything, but did I mention that the Marine Corps Marathon is this Sunday? And that it’s my first marathon ever? I’m totally not freaking out at all. Not remotely. Nope. Anyway. Like last week, I’d like to take this opportunity to reach out to readers for advice so that I can blame you if anything...
Continue readingIn Which Jenn Preps for the Marine Corps Marathon
Um… guys? The Marine Corps Marathon is in ten days. Side note: this would make a great spectator sign. Soooo… here’s what we’re gonna do. I’m gonna list out my planned prep work for the week before the race, and you’re going to respond with your opinions and experiences, okay? Okay! Assuming all my various sometimes-failing body parts don’t...
Continue readingThe Fairest Week In Review: 10/07
JENN: Did you run at all this week? MOON: Ouiii. I’m actually a bit burned out JENN: Awww. How are you burned out? MOON: I’ve decided that I need to add strength training in again. The lower half of my body is pretty set, but I can’t tell you what a difference there is between my legs and my arms. XD Ultimately, I...
Continue readingThe Fairest Week In Review: 9/16
JENN: So how was your training last week? MOON: It was good! Since returning from Europe I’ve been slowly building back to my baseline. How was your training? JENN: Not bad. I had a minor panic attack about the Marine Corps Marathon being less than two months away so I went and ran a 15 miler. Next week: 17. MOON:...
Continue readingIn Which Jenn Is Obnoxiously Cheerful About the Future
Strap in, everybody – to counter yesterday’s whine-fest, I’m now going to be overwhelmingly positive! In this particular case, I am both Ted AND Veronica. See this sticky note that lives on my work computer? This sticky note houses all the joy of the foreseeable future. The first two – the Tessy convention (5K recap here) and Outer Banks...
Continue readingIn Which Jenn & Moon Do the Liebster Award Thing
Fun fact: the fabulous Danielle of Live, Run, Grow nominated us for a Liebster Award! This question-trading blog series helps us all get to know our fellow bloggers. Read on for the answers to the questions Danielle set to us! 1. If you could run any race in the world, what would it be? JENN: I’m pretty excited for the...
Continue readingIn Which Jenn Is Dopey
I have done something. I have done something unwise. (source) Thanks to the magic of early registration for Annual Passholders, I just registered for WDW Marathon Weekend’s Dopey Challenge. I have willingly signed up to do a 5K… and then get up the next morning and do a 10K… repeat, run a half marathon… repeat, RUN A FULL MARATHON....
Continue readingThe Fairest Run(ners) of All
Once upon a time, a Disney park-obsessed runner strong-armed her best friend into running Walt Disney World’s Princess Half Marathon. They ran the whole thing together and crossed the finish line holding hands. It was such an amazing experience that they determined that they simply HAD to max out their runDisney experience by hitting every single race. And then...
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