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Run Happy: Do the Du (Run Bike Run)

August 30, 2015 By Melanie Leave a Comment

No lie. I am thirty pounds over weight. I have been lazy and significantly under training. Well really, I haven’t been training at all, unless you count chasing my toddler.  I had signed up for my second duathlon of the summer and didn’t want to back out. So this morning I tossed my bike up… [Read More]

My GoGo SqueeZ Fun Run Through Epcot

May 17, 2015 By Melanie 5 Comments

Dis­clo­sure: My fam­ily was invited to the 2015 Dis­ney Social Media Moms Cel­e­bra­tion. I paid a con­fer­ence fee to attend and received discounted and com­pli­men­tary items from Walt Dis­ney World as part of the expe­ri­ence. I was not asked to write about the con­fer­ence or our fam­ily trip. All opin­ions and expe­ri­ences are entirely my… [Read More]

Run Happy! Diva Half Marathon (Puerto Rico)

November 11, 2014 By Melanie 7 Comments

Getting back into the running game has been nothing less than a challenge. Honestly, I haven’t quite found the path of least resistance that normally propels me into my groove. I knew I had the Diva Half Marathon coming up, yet I had zero motivation to train. Running just hasn’t been the same for me… [Read More]

Run Happy: The Market to Market Relay in Ohio

September 4, 2014 By Melanie 10 Comments

Running used to be a HUGE part of my life. I was clocking 15-20 miles a week and could run a 30 min 5k. Which was a huge thing for me, who used to tell everyone I would NEVER be a runner. Since the baby, I have tried to find my running mojo but with… [Read More]

{Run Happy} or Walk Pregnant

February 21, 2013 By Melanie 11 Comments

I miss running. I am grateful for my pregnancy but I really miss running. For two years, I had accomplished things that I never thought were possible. I ran a 5k in under 30 minutes. I broke a 10 minute mile. I spent the night in my van running 100+ miles with 5 other crazy… [Read More]

Run Happy: A Quarter is NOT a 10k

September 7, 2012 By Melanie 4 Comments

Close to a year ago I convinced my neighbor to start running with me. We ran a 5k race last December but really started training this past spring when the weather improved. There was some discussion as to what our first race would be and we finally decided on the Emerald City Quarter Marathon. This… [Read More]

Run Happy: Relay Around Columbus with The Ruby Red Runners

July 10, 2012 By Melanie 2 Comments

Sometime during the month of March, my friend Amy told me about a run her small group was training for called the Relay Around Columbus. Mesmerized by  the challenge, I convinced my friend Charlotte that this sounded like fun (if running for 24 hours is your idea of fun) and she and I set out… [Read More]

Run Happy: Or Swim, Bike and then Run Happy

June 4, 2012 By Melanie 2 Comments

A few months ago, I found this website for a “beginners” triathlon called the “Girls Tri Too.” They have this super snappy pink website that is just bursting with all sorts of positive talk like this: If you can walk or run a 5k, you can complete a Girls Tri Too Triathlon event.  With swim courses… [Read More]

Run Happy: Help! We Need a Team Name (and a Sponsor)

March 29, 2012 By Melanie 2 Comments

In less than 24 hours, I will be submitting our registration for the Relay Around Columbus. A 26 hour, 107 mile run. We have 6 awesome (and possibly crazy) ladies. We have been searching for a “team name” and nothing sounds just right.  I would love to hear some suggestions from my readers!  Here is… [Read More]

Run Happy: St. Patrick’s Day 5k

March 18, 2012 By Melanie 1 Comment

Clock Time: 36:33 Pace 11:48 Today was a beautiful day in central Ohio. So beautiful in fact, that I wish I had worn something much lighter for my first race of the season. This was the first time I ran the Flannagan’s St. Patrick’s Day 5k, but it probably won’t be my last. It was… [Read More]

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