Sara Runs the Cape

Disclaimer: I received free entry to Rock n' Roll Brooklyn Half Marathon as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find, and write race reviews!  Well, I decided to add another 1/2 marathon to my schedule for the year. I swore to myself that after Rock n' Roll Philly in September I was going to be D-O-N-E DONE with 1/2 marathons for a little bit. Rock n' Roll Chicago was SO fun and I was itching to add another race to my schedule. And then I got the opportunity to run Rock n' Roll Brooklyn on October 14, 2017 as part of being a BibRave Pro I KNEW I had to take it! So why did I decide to run another race? Great question! The Course is AMAZING: Though I've spent a lot of time in Manhattan and New York state over the years since my husband's family is from the area, I've really never been to Brooklyn (except for a REALLY terrifying 3am subway ride...but that...

A week has come and gone since my amazing Rock n Roll Chicago weekend began. I've had time to reflect on my races and how much fun it really was. I arrived in Chicago on Friday morning. I woke up at 3am (yikes!) to make my 7:15am flight and then got to spend most of the day with my family in Chicago. My sister and I arrived at the Rock n Roll expo right when it opened at noon on Friday and walked right up to get our packets. We were running both the 5k and the half marathon (Remix Challenge!) and easily got our bibs within a few minutes of walking into the expo. Silly me forgot to take any pictures of Friday, but I assure you that we had a blast! I met so many fun people and got to see some cool products. And I bought some sweet new Injinji socks! Friday was probably the hottest day and I was nervous about the heat for race day. I was compulsively checking the weather report on my phone and it looked good for Saturday with a question of rain on Sunday. Come Saturday morning w...

A little less than a year ago I couldn't run more than 3 miles without terrible pain in my left foot. If I did run, I was left hobbling around my house the rest of the day unable to put my full weight down. I never thought I would be "normal" again. I did everything I could to treat my chronic plantar fasciitis. From stretching to strengthening to all types of inserts, if it mentioned the plantar fascia I was all about it. Needless to say I was frustrated and sad. My luck changed one day in late December when I came across the website for Wiivv, a new custom 3D printed insole that looked too good to be true. (I explain the process a bit more in my previous post) Nothing helped me before, surely this couldn't help me now. Well, I ordered a pair a full length insoles and my running life changed. As soon as I got my insoles I could tell they were different than anything I had ever tried before. My foot pain was gone when I used them and the pain I felt after my...