{"id":4229,"date":"2016-11-25T16:38:25","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T22:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=4229"},"modified":"2016-11-25T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T23:45:00","slug":"i-can-see-for-miles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=4229","title":{"rendered":"I Can See For Miles&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, not really. \u00a0I&#8217;m built too short to the ground to see very far but I have covered a lot of miles in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>How many of you remember that song, anyway? \u00a0It has just always resonated with me. \u00a0Let&#8217;s give it a quick listen~It&#8217;s hard to beat The Who!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kb5mRBMZbYo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Back to running:<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on 2016, I tried to think of the highlights of this year.<\/p>\n<p>January I was in Jackson, Mississippi running the Mississippi Blues Marathon. \u00a0I had been fortunate enough to be selected as a Race Ambassador for the Blues~a true honor! \u00a0The Blues is THE best marathon in Mississippi. \u00a0I was using this race as a training run for a March 50 miler. It was so much fun to meet with so many Mississippi running friends!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4232\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4232\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4232\" alt=\"12417703_10153371561460172_151401340336307735_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12417703_10153371561460172_151401340336307735_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"757\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12417703_10153371561460172_151401340336307735_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12417703_10153371561460172_151401340336307735_n-300x236.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12417703_10153371561460172_151401340336307735_n-380x300.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4233\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4233\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4233\" alt=\"8300_10205684055444705_3629646817744714656_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/8300_10205684055444705_3629646817744714656_n.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/8300_10205684055444705_3629646817744714656_n.jpg 720w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/8300_10205684055444705_3629646817744714656_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4234\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4234\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4234\" alt=\"12510367_10153939120044884_8215408782257594330_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12510367_10153939120044884_8215408782257594330_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12510367_10153939120044884_8215408782257594330_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12510367_10153939120044884_8215408782257594330_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12510367_10153939120044884_8215408782257594330_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>February was a huge taper. \u00a0I thought that February would never end. \u00a0I&#8217;ve never tapered graciously. \u00a0HA!<\/p>\n<p>March was the MS50 Trail Run in Laurel, Mississippi. I so very seriously love this race!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4235\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4235\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4235\" alt=\"12801389_542201679293259_4904156233644820026_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12801389_542201679293259_4904156233644820026_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12801389_542201679293259_4904156233644820026_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12801389_542201679293259_4904156233644820026_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12801389_542201679293259_4904156233644820026_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4236\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4236\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4236\" alt=\"12799080_542201619293265_2575558068546976772_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12799080_542201619293265_2575558068546976772_n.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12799080_542201619293265_2575558068546976772_n.jpg 720w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12799080_542201619293265_2575558068546976772_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In April, I drove down to Austin, Texas. \u00a0Here I met some long time, online running friends for the first time in real life (IRL)! \u00a0What a fun weekend!!! \u00a0We played and ran the Austin 10\/20. \u00a0This was my first race ever in Texas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4237\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4237\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4237\" alt=\"12524226_860752757366671_2068323881350954187_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12524226_860752757366671_2068323881350954187_n.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12524226_860752757366671_2068323881350954187_n.jpg 720w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12524226_860752757366671_2068323881350954187_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4238\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4238\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4238\" alt=\"12670492_861210670654213_322134339187077952_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12670492_861210670654213_322134339187077952_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12670492_861210670654213_322134339187077952_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12670492_861210670654213_322134339187077952_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12670492_861210670654213_322134339187077952_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4240\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4240\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4240\" alt=\"600364_980178538740414_1312883414592102965_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/600364_980178538740414_1312883414592102965_n.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/600364_980178538740414_1312883414592102965_n.jpg 500w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/600364_980178538740414_1312883414592102965_n-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4239\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4239\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4239\" alt=\"12936771_861210673987546_8321136134316144124_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12936771_861210673987546_8321136134316144124_n1.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12936771_861210673987546_8321136134316144124_n1.jpg 720w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/12936771_861210673987546_8321136134316144124_n1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>May, I ran a Half Marathon in Ridgeland, Mississippi. \u00a0This was my sister&#8217;s very first Half Marathon and she asked me to go with her. \u00a0My &#8220;instructions&#8221; were to run my own race but be there to get her finish line pic. \u00a0&#8220;Yes, Ma&#8217;am.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Again the best part was the night before the race, meeting up with a bunch of Mississippi running friends. \u00a0I swear, getting to see everybody again~it totally makes the weekend!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4241\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4241\" alt=\"13178722_243093199391665_4073844346476008511_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13178722_243093199391665_4073844346476008511_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"842\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13178722_243093199391665_4073844346476008511_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13178722_243093199391665_4073844346476008511_n-300x263.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13178722_243093199391665_4073844346476008511_n-342x300.jpg 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4242\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4242\" alt=\"13177155_10205055196894392_6390292402317883356_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13177155_10205055196894392_6390292402317883356_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13177155_10205055196894392_6390292402317883356_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13177155_10205055196894392_6390292402317883356_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13177155_10205055196894392_6390292402317883356_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and there&#8217;s always me freezing before the race. \u00a0Brrrr!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4243\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4243\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4243\" alt=\"13240598_243433662690952_5694659541114402630_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13240598_243433662690952_5694659541114402630_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13240598_243433662690952_5694659541114402630_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13240598_243433662690952_5694659541114402630_n-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13240598_243433662690952_5694659541114402630_n-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4244\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4244\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4244\" alt=\"13241221_10205055195174349_4393617102779924374_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13241221_10205055195174349_4393617102779924374_n.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13241221_10205055195174349_4393617102779924374_n.jpg 720w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13241221_10205055195174349_4393617102779924374_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is my sister~She ran a terrific race! \u00a0BOOM!!!<\/p>\n<p>June found MFH and myself traveling to Duluth, Minnesota, for Grandma&#8217;s Marathon. \u00a0I had trained pretty hard for this race and was looking forward to a sweet PR. \u00a0The running gods did not smile on me in Duluth. \u00a0I kind of took my Mississippi weather with me to Minnesota. \u00a0When I reached the HM timing mats, they had already black flagged the race! \u00a0It. Was. HOT! \u00a0Wowzers~but it was hot! \u00a0Beautiful course! \u00a0I need to go back and run it again and this time leave my Mississippi weather in Mississippi. \u00a0LOL!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4247\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4247\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4247\" alt=\"13533356_1014897231963746_6324057162010240858_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13533356_1014897231963746_6324057162010240858_n.jpg\" width=\"482\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13533356_1014897231963746_6324057162010240858_n.jpg 482w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13533356_1014897231963746_6324057162010240858_n-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4245\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4245\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4245\" alt=\"13417681_1012255892227880_734808819493320561_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13417681_1012255892227880_734808819493320561_n.jpg\" width=\"638\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13417681_1012255892227880_734808819493320561_n.jpg 638w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13417681_1012255892227880_734808819493320561_n-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4246\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4246\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4246\" alt=\"13445444_1009637902489679_3490660633773568459_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13445444_1009637902489679_3490660633773568459_n.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13445444_1009637902489679_3490660633773568459_n.jpg 540w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13445444_1009637902489679_3490660633773568459_n-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That was probably my hardest marathon ever.<\/p>\n<p>The highlight of the trip to Minnesota was getting to meet my IRun4 buddy, Aiden and his family!!! \u00a0What a treat!!! \u00a0#IRun4Aiden<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4248\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4248\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4248\" alt=\"15134616_1156089904511144_7027932622562495509_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15134616_1156089904511144_7027932622562495509_n.jpg\" width=\"361\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15134616_1156089904511144_7027932622562495509_n.jpg 361w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15134616_1156089904511144_7027932622562495509_n-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>July was the Peachtree 10K in Atlanta, Georgia. \u00a0Believe it or not, it was cooler in Atlanta than it had been the month before in Minnesota. \u00a0How funny is that?<\/p>\n<p>Again, we (MFH~My Favorite Husband) and I met up with running friends in the Atlanta area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4249\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4249\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4249\" alt=\"13529160_1033411280027667_5991535859844494957_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13529160_1033411280027667_5991535859844494957_n.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13529160_1033411280027667_5991535859844494957_n.jpg 540w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13529160_1033411280027667_5991535859844494957_n-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4250\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4250\" alt=\"13590379_1019620338158102_1910679369682506977_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13590379_1019620338158102_1910679369682506977_n.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13590379_1019620338158102_1910679369682506977_n.jpg 540w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/13590379_1019620338158102_1910679369682506977_n-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In July I made a coaching change. \u00a0I was super, super tired (and after looking at 2016 so far, it&#8217;s no wonder!) and I needed fresh eyes. \u00a0I was literally running myself into the ground with high training miles at high intensity and still racing often.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>My new coach trained by HR\/Time instead of Pace\/Distance. \u00a0It was a welcome change. \u00a0July and August were spent helping me recover from extreme fatigue while still keeping me fit enough for the Berlin Marathon in September. \u00a0Very low miles (for me) these two months and lower intensity really did the trick! \u00a0I feel like a new person. \u00a0YAY!<\/p>\n<p>September was the Berlin Marathon. \u00a0This was the second year in a row for me to run this race. \u00a0I loved it so much in 2015 that it deserved a repeat. \u00a0MFH traveled with me in 2015. \u00a0We had celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary that year and the trip to Germany was our Anniversary present!<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, MFH didn&#8217;t want to go back so my sister traveled with me. \u00a0We had so much fun!!! \u00a0Again, we met up with bunches of running friends from all around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4251\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4251\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4251\" alt=\"14457463_1088362641283871_1337936455054091672_n1\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14457463_1088362641283871_1337936455054091672_n1.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14457463_1088362641283871_1337936455054091672_n1.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14457463_1088362641283871_1337936455054091672_n1-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14457463_1088362641283871_1337936455054091672_n1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4252\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4252\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4252\" alt=\"14358978_1088919987894803_7567311864185169156_n1\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14358978_1088919987894803_7567311864185169156_n1.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14358978_1088919987894803_7567311864185169156_n1.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14358978_1088919987894803_7567311864185169156_n1-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14358978_1088919987894803_7567311864185169156_n1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4253\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4253\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4253\" alt=\"533335_236796451_XLarge-1\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/533335_236796451_XLarge-1.jpg\" width=\"2391\" height=\"3599\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/533335_236796451_XLarge-1.jpg 2391w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/533335_236796451_XLarge-1-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/533335_236796451_XLarge-1-680x1024.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2391px) 100vw, 2391px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4257\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4257\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4257\" alt=\"14446005_1091049087681893_2291698232035047569_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14446005_1091049087681893_2291698232035047569_n.jpg\" width=\"262\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14446005_1091049087681893_2291698232035047569_n.jpg 262w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/14446005_1091049087681893_2291698232035047569_n-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>October~you know what? \u00a0I don&#8217;t think I raced in October! \u00a0How about that! \u00a0Just training miles. \u00a0LOTS of training miles. \u00a0LOL!!! \u00a0100 Mile Training was in high gear by now and I was spending lots of hours on the road running and running and running&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>November, MFH and I traveled to South Carolina for a Half Marathon (for me) and a 5K (for him). \u00a0Again(!) we met up with a great group of running friends and had a wonderful time!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4254\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4254\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4254\" alt=\"15078741_10208329861907786_5851419341830028712_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15078741_10208329861907786_5851419341830028712_n1.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15078741_10208329861907786_5851419341830028712_n1.jpg 540w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15078741_10208329861907786_5851419341830028712_n1-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4255\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4255\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4255\" alt=\"15032186_10154735647342244_6033055965414567213_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15032186_10154735647342244_6033055965414567213_n.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15032186_10154735647342244_6033055965414567213_n.jpg 720w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15032186_10154735647342244_6033055965414567213_n-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15032186_10154735647342244_6033055965414567213_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4256\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4256\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4256\" alt=\"15027730_10154743153887244_8411593401095152751_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15027730_10154743153887244_8411593401095152751_n.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"676\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15027730_10154743153887244_8411593401095152751_n.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15027730_10154743153887244_8411593401095152751_n-300x211.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15027730_10154743153887244_8411593401095152751_n-426x300.jpg 426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next month is December. \u00a0Whew! \u00a0What a year and just one more race to go.<\/p>\n<p>In a few weeks, I&#8217;ll be running a 50 Miler in Texas. \u00a0Yup! \u00a0Back to Texas! \u00a0This time it will be the Brazos Bend 50M. \u00a0I&#8217;ll be running with my coach and other teammates from Renegade Endurance. \u00a0Good people, Renegades! \u00a0This promises to be tons of fun!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4258\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4258\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4258\" alt=\"15171182_1150423861744415_6473650421335172465_n\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15171182_1150423861744415_6473650421335172465_n1.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"458\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15171182_1150423861744415_6473650421335172465_n1.jpg 960w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15171182_1150423861744415_6473650421335172465_n1-300x143.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/15171182_1150423861744415_6473650421335172465_n1-500x238.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All of this to say, on Thanksgiving Day, I passed the 2000 mile mark for miles run in 2016. \u00a0BOOM!!! \u00a0What an exciting and fun year this has been!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=4259\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4259\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4259\" alt=\"367135-1FehXq1432074231\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/367135-1FehXq1432074231.jpg\" width=\"436\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/367135-1FehXq1432074231.jpg 436w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/367135-1FehXq1432074231-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, in a sense, I HAVE seen many, many miles this year. \u00a0Miles running and miles traveling. I wouldn&#8217;t trade a single one of them for anything!<\/p>\n<p>Happy running, all!!!<\/p>\n<p>#IRun4Aiden<\/p>\n<p>#teamZensah<\/p>\n<p>#AbbottWMM<\/p>\n<p>#ChafeX<\/p>\n<p>#areyourenegade<\/p>\n<p>#oisellevolee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, not really. \u00a0I&#8217;m built too short to the ground to see very far but I have covered a lot of miles in 2016. How many of you remember that song, anyway? \u00a0It has just always resonated with me. \u00a0Let&#8217;s give it a quick listen~It&#8217;s hard to beat The Who! 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