Racing Heart

November 3rd Miles in the Maize; North Liberty;  register Nippy Hippie 5K Fun Run/Walk; Altoona;  register Red Kettle Run; Clinton;  register RCC Run the Woods; Earlham;  register Governor's Run - 30th Annual; Long Grove;  register Iowa Trail Run Series; Des Moines;  register The Ankeny Gingerbread 5K Run/Walk for Adoption; Ankeny;  register Hillbilly Hike Half Marathon, 10k, & Greubel 5k; Carlisle;  register Let Me Run EIC Fallfest 5K; Cedar Rapids;  register Coca-Cola Classic 5k; Sioux City;  register Waldorf Homecoming 5k; Forest City;  register November 4th Walk a Mile in Her Shoes; Boone;  register Chilly Run/Chili Cookoff; Ida Grove;  register November 10th Return of the Turkey Trot; Marion;  register Heroes Run 5K In Support of Girls on the Run; Keokuk;  register Wesley Woods Off-Road Race; Indianola;  register Des Moines Dirty Duathlon; Des Moines;  register November 11th Tunnel to Towers 5k; Ankeny;  register Fall 2018 End of Season

September 1st Big Hill Mine 5k Adventure Run; St Lucas, IA; register 40th Annual Madrid Milers Labor Day Run; Madrid, IA; register Noah’s Ark Daycare 5K Cheetah Chase & 1 Mile Tortoise Trot Family Run/Walk; Sutherland, IA; register The Rock Run 5k; Steamboat Rock, IA; register Step Up Storm Lake Half Marathon & 5k; Storm Lake, IA; register September 2nd NewBo Run; Cedar Rapids, IA; register Kinderfest; Andover, IA; register September 3rd Run With Carl; Bettendorf, IA; register Oskaloosa Christian School Grace Race 2018 5k/1mile Run/Walk; Oskaloosa, IA; register Essex Labor Day SMC Fun Run; Essex, IA; register Muskie 5k; Muscatine, IA; register September 7th Watermelon Days 5k; Fayette, IA; register September 8th Wabash Trace Nature Trail Marathon and Half Marathon and Marathon Relay; Shenandoah, IA; register Pufferbilly 5K/10K; Boone, IA; register Lorimor Watermelon Days 5K Run/Walk; Lorimor, IA; register Cherokee Trail Run; Cherokee, IA; register Conno

August 3rd Murray Rec 5k; Murray, IA; register Off the Rails Beer Mile and 5k; Bondurant, IA; register Panorama Days 5k; Panora, IA; register Atkins Watermelon Days Road Race; Atkins, IA; register August 4th Camanche Days 5K Run/Walk; Camanche, IA; register Cannonball Pump and Run; Winterset, IA; register Halo 5k; Bettendorf, IA; register Center Point-Urbana Foundation 5K Run,1.75 Fitness Walk & 1-Mile Fun Run & Kids Dash; Center Point, IA; register That Dam/Skunk Race; Humboldt, IA; register Operation T-Bone Run Fun Walk/5K/10K; Audubon, IA; register 24 Hours of Cumming Bike Race; Cumming, IA; register ShamRock N Run 5k Run/Walk; Waterloo, IA; register Tar Heel Run; Union, IA; register Weimarunner K9 5K – 2018; West Des Moines, IA; register Diva Dash 5k; Des Moines, IA; register MONROE 33rd ANNUAL MICRO MARATHON; Monroe, IA; register 2018 Amana Colonies Back Road Half Marathon and 5k; Amana, IA; register Town and Country Fun Fest Road Race; Epworth, IA; r

July 3rd Greater Regional Health Lake to Lake Greater 8 and 5K; Creston, IA; register Bison Firecracker GLOW Run/Walk 5K; Buffalo Center, IA; register 3 on the 3rd 5K Fun Run/Walk - 4th Annual; Yale, IA; register July 4th Fifth Season Races Featuring Health Solutions 8K – 2018; Cedar Rapids, IA; register Fireworks 5k Fun Run/Walk; Earlville, IA; register Des Moines Firecracker 5K; Des Moines, IA; register Dysart Firecracker 5K Run/Walk; Dysart, IA; register Friendship Ark 5 on the 4th! - 14th Annual; Ames, IA; register Charley Western Firecracker Five; Charles City, IA; register Amvets Post 37 Heroes Run - 6th Annual; Central City, IA; register Knoxville Police Department 4th of July - Freedom 5K; Knoxville, IA; register Urbandale Independence Day Races; Urbandale, IA; register Garnavillo 5K4K9; Garnavillo, IA; register Freedom Run; Grandview, IA; register   4th Annual on the Run for Education 5K & 1 mile Walk/Run; Osage, IA; register Oxford Firecracker 5K; O

Ahahaha did you see what I did there?!? For those that don't quite get the joke, I will explain further down the post, that I promise you. For those that get it, I am sure there will be a few more puns as we move along. Recently, as I have been scrolling through the pages on Facebook, I kept having this add pop up talking about these running sunglasses that look super awesome and are more cost-friendly than other brands. I had to find out more. As a recent college grad who has priorities, running sunglasses that cost an arm and a leg really aren't in the budget, and I find that most running sunglasses look a little goofy, but thats coming from someone who rocks the aviators most days. After clicking on their link, it took me to their page full of fun colored shades with ridiculous names such as Flamingos on a Booze Cruise, Doggles for My Hellhound, and Nessie's Midnight Orgy. The thing that took me by surprise was the cost. These sunglasses only cost $25....Thats all. I

I want to start this off by saying this was the first time this race had ever been run. As many people know, first time races can have a lot of kinks and problems that the directors can learn from and make the future races that much better. Many of us tend to only look at these negatives and complain about the things we didn't like, I hate to admit, but I have done it as well. Something we need to keep in mind is to make our opinions, positive or negative, beneficial to the race directors so they can make the race even better for the following years. I shared my thoughts with one of the race directors that I know, and now I share them with you all! I am hoping my input gives people an idea of this great race and helps mold the race for future runners. Back in April, I ran the CRANDIC Half Marathon that begun in North Liberty, IA. Its pronounced either "C-R-And-I-C" or "Crayon-dic." This race is one of the earlier spring halves in the area, which can make t