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Home of the Stillwater Half, Lift Bridge Road Races, St. Croix Crossing Half, Gopher to Badger Half and the Log Run Half Marathon. Join us!

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#TBT to my @runstillwater half marathon PR this May! I was just a little fired up at the end 🔥 🗣️ 😂

#half #PR #race #coach

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#hike #backpacking

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Plot twist: I actually finished

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Finished the 5th and final race of the Stillwater 5-Race Series at the Log Run.

10K PR: 41:30 chip time (41:10 Strava) — dropped my 10K PR by about 2 minutes!

And with this one, all 5 medals are complete and connect together to make the Stillwater Lift Bridge.

Big thanks to all the amazing people I got to talk with and run with throughout the series. Couldn’t have asked for a better way to finish it out.

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Social media is full of success stories and wins. This is not one of them.

Today, objectively, I ran the worst race I’ve ever run.

I could make excuses, but the reality is that life got in the way and my training was subpar. College soccer taught me to chase excellence. My career has taught me to keep raising the bar. For most of my life, pushing myself and performing well has been a big part of how I measure my own success and, if I’m being honest, how I’ve measured myself. Today, I did neither.

Mentally, I had a hard time pushing through. Physically, I simply hadn’t trained enough.

I’m so lucky to have an amazing partner who reminded me that this season of life has been busy and chaotic. He also reminded me that one race doesn’t define my worth. And Coop just wanted Mama to carry him and get him m&m’s after the race - he didn’t care what my time was. Bless his little soul.

And when I get past the disappointment, there’s a lot to be grateful for. Even without the training I wanted, my body carried me through 10 miles today. I have a family who supports me endlessly. I get to keep showing up, trying again, and seeing what I’m capable of. It really puts life in perspective. I’m so lucky, and I’m so grateful for this life (and my golden running bestie).

So yeah, today wasn’t the race I wanted.

But I finished.

Here’s to doing better next time. 🏃🏼‍♀️🦮🩵

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Yesterday was a great day for a race! 🏃‍♀️💨

I went into it hoping to keep all my miles under a 6:55 pace. Of course, the course had other plans! 😂 I had three tougher miles, including one muddy mile and a few rollers throughout the course. Then, during the second-to-last mile, I really had to dig deep to hold onto a mid-6:20s pace.

Overall, I’m happy with the effort and believe my fitness is in a good place. There’s still plenty to work on, but that’s what training is all about. Every race teaches me something, every tough mile makes me stronger, and every workout gives me another opportunity to grow.

I’m not where I want to be yet, but I’m getting closer. One mile, one workout, and one challenge at a time. 💪🏼🔥

Keep showing up. Keep pushing. Keep believing. The work will pay off. 🏃‍♀️❤️

Thank you @heatherlkestner for the photos & video. My apologies for not waving. I was trying to hang on towards the end. I really do appreciate the cheers & support. Your awesome.

#coeursports #fitness #cardio #runnersworld @runstillwater @womenshealthmag @tcrunningco @westmetrorunclub #gogarmin @womenshealthmag

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first half marathon ✅ @ 2:11:59

#mlm #halfmarathon #runner #logrunhalfmarathon #stillwater

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You know who’d be so proud of her? 🤍

Little me
Teenager me
Overweight me
New mom me
Pregnant me
Mom of two girls me
Cancer patient me
And me today 💕

Just really proud of how far I’ve come after everything my body has been through. 2 years ago at this time, I was going through chemo and just getting out of bed was a large task.

5k ✅ No walking was my goal, ended with a 10:26 pace 🏃🏻‍♀️💪🏼
I don’t HAVE to run. I GET to run.

#girlmom #breastcancerunder35 #breastcancersurvivor #momswhorunandlift #momswhorun

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had so much fun, had to do it again!!

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Spoiler alert: I’m lying 🙂‍↕️

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5k first time @runstillwater

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this weekend in msp running — the trail loppet is saturday, and it's big enough that missing link cancelled their own saturday run and put everybody on the last aid station instead. half marathon at 8:30, 10k at 8:40, 5k at 8:45, all of it on singletrack inside theodore wirth, a mile and a half from downtown. you can still register online right up to your start, which almost nothing lets you do. everyone finishes at the trailhead and gets a pryes beer, and there's a field day for kids 3 to 8 running alongside it from 9.

it'll be drizzling. 64 and grey most of the morning, so the trails are going to be soft. dress for it.

if you'd rather have a road under you, the log run goes at 8 out of stillwater — half, ten miles, 10k and 5k, a race that's been going since 1997 — and you can sign up in person at the water street inn from 6:15. run the parks is free at 9, and it's at the commons this month instead of water works. melanin in motion is free at wirth beach at 10 and is explicitly not a race. the four parkruns are free at 9 like always.

sunday is the nicer day, 70 and dry. mill city is running with the minnesota historical society sunday at 9 — a casual run and walk past sites that matter to bipoc communities in minnesota, ending at the mill city museum with free entry for everyone who came.

#msprunning #minneapolisrunning #mnrunning #twincitiesrunning #runminnesota #runmsp #minneapolisrunners #runlocal #trailrunning #trailrunningmn #parkrun #weekendrun

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