Flying 5K – My First Official Race for Oiselle!

As if the pressure of racing a 5K isn’t enough, I had the added bonus of running one, for the first time as an official member of Oiselle Team Voleé! I was beyond excited…and very nervous. If you’ve ever raced a 5K then you know it’s three...

5K The Hard Way

Is there any other way to run a three-mile race?  People tend to think that a 5K is “just a warm-up” for me, or somehow an “easy” race when, in fact, the opposite is true.  A three-mile race is an all out sprint to the finish that is often...

WRONG WAY 5K

It’s usually a good thing to “go the extra mile,” right?  Well…not when your racing!  Around my neck of the woods, we enjoy a great summer running series called “Scrambles.”  They consist of three 5Ks spread throughout the summer...

IF YOU’RE NOT FIRST, YOU’RE LAST

Yep, Ricky Bobby’s dad said it best but sometimes, as I found out during a recent 5K, you can be first and last!   Ricky Bobby: Wait, Dad. Don’t you remember the time you told me “If you ain’t first, you’re last”? Reese Bobby: Huh?...