Winter Loops 2018 Photos 44 Mile Drive Winter Loops was my longest run to date.  I signed up without practicing for a longer distance.  I did nine miles in a two hour timed continuous run.  I got my ninth mile in with only 42 seconds to spare!  Winter Loops was my first real trail run!  I love trail runs.  This run was especially scenic with winter snow on the trees.  No headphones are needed.  Nature is amazing.  One runner was blasting cool music in the woods.  I liked the repetitive course.  It was awesome coming into check-in at the lodge and getting “loops” checked off.  I got to know the trail well after so many loops.  They had wonderful soup, a wood burning fire and nice race swag.  I got a medal and beanie hat.  I warmed up quick in the cozy lodge after the run was over.  I saw Crazy Jeff and Connie!  We stopped at Cabela's on the way home.    Rochester Hills Page

  Burton Hot Fudge Run 2018 Photos 69 Mile Drive The 2018 Hot Fudge Run was my fastest 5K since I began running in late October.  My time really surprised me with the cold temperatures.  The Burton Race Series was my first running series.  I didn’t know what to expect from it.  I love the fact they have a series competition medal that is given out at their last run of the year in November.  The run started and finished at Bentley High School.  It was a nice venue.  I met a blow-up marshmallow man when we arrived.  That’s when I knew the series was special.  We ran over 69 on an overpass!  It was awesome.  It had a spiral ramp up to the top on both sides.  I came in 4th in my age group.  The post-race atmosphere back in the school was amazing.  They had awesome fruit, graham crackers and marshmallows with chocolate to dip them in.  They also had hot chocolate and chili!  We went to Frankenmuth after the run for our free birthday chicken dinners.  I brought a new purple sloth plush. In t

   Cupid's Undie Run 2018 Photos 26 Mile Drive I DID THE CUPIDS UNDIE RUN!  ...What was I thinking!  It got cancelled due to weather.  The city of Detroit felt it was unsafe with the amount of snow and ice on the roads to hold the large event.  The 2018 Cupids Undie Run became a huge indoor drinking dance party in underwear that I was not interested in.   I met Bob from Century Club for the first time in our underwear.  That's a great ice breaker.  He always does a theme where his boxers match his hat.  I put together a great purple sloth outfit with a matching purple wig that I ordered online.  I had knee high purple sloth socks and a small sloth plush that clipped on.   Bob and I met a group of undie runners by the giant cement Detroit Tigers Paws statue and took some funny group shots.  I got picked up by a random guy and twirled around.  We decided to run around Tiger Stadium because we were bummed the run had been cancelled.  I learned real quick from my half mile run that

   Super 5K 2018 Photos 8.1 Mile Drive For the Super 5K I made matching homemade football shirts with glowing foam field goal sticks.  I drove to packet pick-up the night before at Novi High School.  They gave us so many cool race goodies!  We got a face bluff, gloves with the race logo, a pint glass and super cool race BIBS with TVs!  That was all in addition to a wonderful football themed race medal.  The race started at Novi High School with a course weaving through neighboring subdivisions.  It was a snow race with donuts and music on the course!  There were race volunteers standing on a truck bed blasting music at us.  Inside the school they had post-race hot dogs waiting for us.  We got to meet a Detroit Lion's player and the Lion’s mascot!  This was the first run dad came to.  We got McDonald's after the run with the kids.  I used a coupon given to me in an email from my registration to get an Absopure water tank for a discounted rate.  City water has always worried me i