Live Fit and Sore

Category: Races/Challenges

  • Scope It Out 5K – Race for Colon Cancer Awareness

    I’m going to take this opportunity to run my first 5k of the season in honor of my husband -Scott who is a colon cancer survivor. I’m looking to get a team of at least 5 together to run the Scope it Out 5K! Time is running out to register – Race is next weekend…

  • Heads Up: Local Northern VA Races

    Today was a beautiful spring like day in Northern Virginia! Man — I can taste spring and can’t wait. It is my rest day and I am forcing myself to take it easy –I keep hearing about over training and burn out. I love it so much and am so excited to try new things…

  • SCOPE IT OUT 5K: March 20 Wash, D.C.

    As many of you know, during the early part of the summer of 2008, my husband, Scotty was diagnosed with colon cancer and underwent surgery and a year of chemo. We are now thankfully 6m away from being ‘remission’ card holders and will kick colon cancer to the curb!  We did however lose a few…

  • Plumbline Turkey Trot 5K Group

  • Turkey Trottin’ for Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! What a great year – we all have so much to be thankful for. For me, I am so appreciative of good health for my family, friends and myself.  As I have said before — you don’t realize how valuable good health is until you are faced with a situation where you…

  • River Creek 5K Fun Run

    This morning I got up — enjoying that extra hour of sleep — and headed out for a small fun run 5K race in the River Creek Community to benefit Capital Hospice. It was in the 30s and the race course was hilly. My lungs killed and I found myself stopping quite a few times…

  • Ahh, Weekends

    I don’t think I have mentioned this before — I am running a small 5k race in River Creek with some of the Plumbline Ladies.  The race benefits Capital Hospice — as I have mentioned — races are a good way to give back and get exercise. There is no better combo than that! You…

  • Ashburn Village Sports Pavilion – Kids Triathlon

    Ashburn Village Sports Pavilion – Kids Triathlon SEPTEMBER 18, 2010 As someone who is really trying to inspire parents to not only set a good example by being active and fit themselves, but impact their own family’s perspective on health and fitness — I Love that my Community is doing this type of event! What…

  • Run Amuck Race Recap Part Deux

    So my post recapping Run Amuck garnered a few comments by some annoyed readers so I thought I would clarify what I was trying to say about etiquette rules of a Race: I am a huge proponent of fitness activities for any level so I loved the fact that the race had serious and casual…

  • Run Amuck Race Results