Karen Reed
Me and my Running
May has been such a great month! First, I returned home from two weeks at Fort McCoy as the Army’s newest Master Resiliency Trainer. I got back late Friday night, but it didn’t matter because it was during four day weekend for Mother’s Day. I still got up early Saturday morning to run with the …
Currently in Wisconsin for the Master Resiliency Trainer (MRT) Course. The first week of training was interesting. The only part I struggle with is how the Army takes a cerebral approach to taking care of human emotions, but what else could I really expect? We were given a pass for the weekend, so of course, …
Wow, I can’t believe that it still has not been a full 30 days since Umstead 100. I only needed three days before doing my first shake-out run. I thank my body for being so amazing when it comes to recovery! Helps when I take steps such as doing yoga, eating an anti-inflammatory diet, ice …
I signed up for the Umstead 100 when registration first opened on 08SEP18 at noon. This race sells out very quickly every year. That day, I was coming down from a Uwharrie training run where I receive no cell service. I had to rush to the nearest city in Biscoe while refreshing the Umstead webpage …
Airborne!! Seriously, I came down to Fort Bragg because I thought I was going to be jumping out of planes all the time. Nope, I’m just running everywhere. I didn’t plan on doing the All-American Marathon this year, but once again, under George’s influence, I registered for it last week after we finished the Tobacco …
As per usual, I waited until the very last minute to make my weekend running plans. George told me to sign up as a pacer for the Tobacco Road Marathon, but I hesitated because I thought that by this weekend I was going to be in taper mode. Ann scheduled 25 miles on my training …
George taunted me to sign up for Conquer the Wall 35 or 47-hour challenge. I told him I wasn’t ready for that, plus the race was too far in West Virginia which means I would have to request a special pass from work. I saw on Ultrasignup that my coach Ann was going to be …
Since running with George at NC Fatass 50k, throughout the week, he would inform me of upcoming races. This was helpful because I had been on Facebook fast since early January. I couldn’t decide between doing The Idiot Run at Morrow Mountain State Park, Uwharrie, or Run the Rock Challenge. RR was in its first …
Summer of 2017, I was diagnosed with hidradenitis suppurativa, an autoimmune condition of the skin, which prompted me to make some lifestyle changes. For six months, I followed the Auto-immune Protocol (AIP) diet, quit drinking, and dropped 23 lbs. With newfound clean energy, I suddenly had these urges to run! Before that, I HATED running! …