by This is Carrie on December 8, 2013
Instead of Black Friday shopping, I opted for the Tryptophan Trail Run in Trabuco Canyon organized by Skyler of The Endurance Family. From the moment I arrived, I could immediately tell I was way out of my league. I might have been the only one in the gorup not talking about an upcoming ultra distance […]
by This is Carrie on December 7, 2013
Turkey Trots are just as important to our Thanksgiving tradition as Turkey. Instead of dressing up turkey-like, the kids opted for Santa costumes and Sparkle Athletic skirts, shouting “Merry Thanksgiving!” to everyone around them. The three youngest did the Kids K while Princess ran the 5K with her friend at the slowest pace since she […]
by This is Carrie on January 17, 2013
With the 2nd annual Tinkerbell Half Marathon just a few days away, I realized I never completed my Disneyland Half Marathon race recap. I have to say, the Disneyland Half Marathon is my FAVORITE race of the year. Not only does it hold a special place in my heart for being my very first half […]
by This is Carrie on October 28, 2012
photo credit: Angry Julie Monday Step 1: Hang out (or in our case work) at the expo wearing 3 Sparkle Athletic running costumes in 2 days to properly absorb the true spirit of a RunDisney race. Step 2: On the night before the race, finish up running costume #4 (the actual costume for the race) […]
by This is Carrie on September 27, 2012
After the PR at the 5K during the Ogden Marathon weekend, running just another, plain old 5K didn’t seem exciting enough for Princess. But when she heard about the Wet & Wild 5K through Knott’s Berry Farm, ending with a wade through the lazy river at Soak City water park, she was “all in” especially […]
by This is Carrie on September 20, 2012
On the Friday before the Disneyland Half Marathon, I was lucky enough to get my “kicks on Route 66” during a meet up and warm up run through Disneyland & Disney California Adventure park including it’s newest addition, Cars Land. Not only did I get to run through the deserted Disney Parks along with one […]
by This is Carrie on September 8, 2012
Todd and I weren’t the only ones in our little family to race during the Ogden marathon/half marathon day of festivities. Princess and Pumpkin ran the 5K with Grandma and a few of the bigger cousins. Big Brother ran the Kids 1K with a bunch more of the smaller cousins. Realizing that Baby Brother was […]
by This is Carrie on September 7, 2012
Spoiler alert: I finished the Ogden Half Marathon. So did Todd. On the morning of the Ogden Half Marathon, our plan was to get dropped off at the start and meet up with the rest of the family there. At the last minute the six of us decided to meet in downtown Ogden to get […]
by This is Carrie on September 6, 2012
photo courtesy of Only in Ogden To capture the full experience of the Ogden Half Marathon, I have to start at the very beginning. Almost a year ago, we received a phone call from Todd’s mom. After running her first half marathon at the 2011 Ogden Half Marathon, she really wanted the family to do […]
by This is Carrie on August 19, 2012
For the So Cal Ragnar Relay Race, we had our “team shirts” professionally screened by the awesome Lucky Devil ScreenPrint with “Team Sparkle” on the front and our fab sponsors on the back. But, I needed to figure out how to customize our relay team shirts with our first names across the back. At the […]