Coffee Betsy

In which I am forced to reconsider my goals... The Firecracker Run has been a long-standing 4th of July tradition in the Quad Cities, but in...

For the past few weeks, much of my running efforts have been focused on what can only be described as Other People's Running. I've ...

In which I log my first DNS... My husband Steve and I have been running Race for the Cure together for years. The race always falls some ti...

In which I survived the heat... kind of Yep, I am way behind on my posting, and I need to get into what's going on, but I'd hate to ...

Spring - and the first pikermi ("half marathon") season of the year is officially behind me. It was really a mixed bag for me. A...

In which I am thoroughly humbled... The Madison Half Marathon was a day of firsts for me. First DNF First ride on the SAG wagon First trip t...

I debated whether or not to run the Wild 5 5K race on Saturday. Yes, it was just a 5K, and yes, it was sponsored by my favorite running sto...

In which I fail to kick ass or take names... There were several reasons for me to run the Imagination Library 5K (a race that took place nea...

Mother's Day was the third time I have run the Quad Cities Distance Classic, and the race has always been good to me. In 2008, it was m...