tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83531176269448884442011-04-20T07:39:50.647-07:00It's a Beautiful Thing, this life of ours!Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726504841834902334noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353117626944888444.post-45754370625627947812011-04-13T06:48:00.000-07:002011-04-13T06:48:09.282-07:002011-04-13T06:48:09.282-07:00Race to the finish!I feel as though I am racing to the finish in more ways than one! Yall know I love to race! I only have 6 more days of my internship left and then I will officially be DONE with graduate school. I feel very relieved but at the same time I feel like I am racing to get all of this paperwork and last minute stuff done, not to mention that in the back of my mind all I really want to think about is the wedding! I have stuff constantly running through my mind! I sure hope I can get everything done! I am looking foward to the future and a new journey! <br />
This weekend we headed to the beach, thank goodness! A weekend away with the Vause's is exactly what I needed, especially since it was Michael's birthday! We got up early Saturday morning and headed to Litchfield State Park to run in the Fun Sun Run. Michael and I ran the 10k, Lauren ran the 5k, and Charlie cheered us on! It was a great race for a great cause (Global Soccer Ministries)- they teach the love of God and their love of soccer to various places in the world who are suffering and struggling to get by. We visited our FAVORITE restaurant, Soho, for some amazing sushi and then headed to Croissants for birthday dessert! The food was fab!!!! Thank you Lauren and Michael for being such great friends and having us spend the weekend with you at the beach!! <strong>38 days</strong> before the big day, the race is on!!!<br />
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Fun Sun Run 10k- 53:35- First in 20-29 age group<br />
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<div align="center">I actually forgot my camera, which doesn't happen often! So, these pictures are the only ones and they came from Lauren's phone!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFPmU4x4jMg/TaWpNK0qswI/AAAAAAAAADw/qHrW2-NxfAo/s1600/brcyapril92011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lFPmU4x4jMg/TaWpNK0qswI/AAAAAAAAADw/qHrW2-NxfAo/s320/brcyapril92011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Before dinner, being his normal silly self</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KX6U9-Fh6WA/TaWpOdNAalI/AAAAAAAAAD0/ffKBEn3-5eU/s1600/brlkapril92011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KX6U9-Fh6WA/TaWpOdNAalI/AAAAAAAAAD0/ffKBEn3-5eU/s320/brlkapril92011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> B & L</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MBwptDOmBRo/TaWpPc3DMvI/AAAAAAAAAD4/hGW1dDsvkLs/s1600/funsunrunapril92011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MBwptDOmBRo/TaWpPc3DMvI/AAAAAAAAAD4/hGW1dDsvkLs/s320/funsunrunapril92011.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">right before the finish line of the 2011 Fun Sun Run 10k event</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8353117626944888444-4575437062562794781?l=brittonr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726504841834902334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353117626944888444.post-25141541479514314522011-04-04T05:29:00.000-07:002011-04-04T05:29:59.424-07:002011-04-04T05:29:59.424-07:00Putting on "the dress"<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Yesterday I took my bridal portraits. The day turned out to be such a fun day! I started the day off not so good when my hairstylist didn't show up for my 11:30 hair appointment at the salon. After a few frantic phonecalls, several voicemails, and a trip back home to do makeup, she finally called us back. We finished makeup, headed back to the salon, and everything worked out! I LOVED my hair, my makeup, and being able to finally see it all come together for pictures! I cant wait to see them all! Sorry, no pictures for this post! Invitations go out today, how crazy is that?!?! This thing is really going to happen!!! Getting more and more excited as the days pass! Oh yeah, and only three more weeks of my internship too. Thrilled to be almost done!!!!</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8353117626944888444-2514154147951431452?l=brittonr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726504841834902334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353117626944888444.post-46835571778463758882011-03-27T06:52:00.000-07:002011-03-27T06:52:16.234-07:002011-03-27T06:52:16.234-07:00My fear of obstacle courses...has been overcome!! Yesterday, March 26, 2011 I ran the Palmetto State O-Run Team Challenge to benefit the SCSheriffs Association! It was a 4 person team effort as we raced 4 miles through the woods conquering about 30 obstacles along the way! I was sort of a last minute fill in for the "Fitalicious" team. We had a blast and finished in 50:50. The fastest team was an all guys team who ran it in 40 minutes. We placed 31 out of 179 teams and fished 2nd in the all girls category! Not to bad I dont think! If I had known sooner I was going to participate, I would have trained and been ready. The obstacles requiring upper body strength really slowed me down. The girls on my team all particpate in Crossfit and I am itching to be a part of that as well. Once life slows down for Charlie and I, we are going to try it out most definately! Overall, I was okay pleased with how I did and I had a blast and met some new friends! <br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">And well, the wedding, exactly 2 months from this past Monday! Wow! I am very ready for it to be here!! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">I knew I wouldnt have enough time to keep this blog updated with all that I have going on. I did COMPLETE my first marathon, and it is still hard for me to put in perspective how many miles I ran. I don't know that I have comprehended what I accomplished on that day, but it was a great day! I finished in 4 hours, 30 minutes, and 02 seconds and my goal time was 4 hours, 30 minutes! I am thrilled about that!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iDXRR_bUats/TYs46GM_5oI/AAAAAAAAACg/8kuJlep5Xgc/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #c27ba0;"><img border="0" height="213" r6="true" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iDXRR_bUats/TYs46GM_5oI/AAAAAAAAACg/8kuJlep5Xgc/s320/IMG_1990.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #c27ba0;">I already have an itch to run another one!!! After the marathon, I didnt take a lot of time off. There were quite a few local races coming up that I love to run (I like supporting local causes!) So here is a recap of the races that have run since I last blogged!!!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #c27ba0;">My next race is this weekend....The Palmetto State O-Run Team Challenge!! I am filling in for a friend and wasnt originally planning to do this! SO, I am nervous, but excited and looking forward to a fun race with friends!!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">Finishing out 2010:</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">-November 20, 2010- Friends of the Florence Museum 5k- 24:08- 1st overall Female</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">-November 25, 2010- Hartsville Turkey Trot 5k- 23:45- 1st in Agegroup- new 5k PR</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">2011</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">-Polar Bear 5k- January 22, 2011- Did not get to race. First time missing this race since it was started! </span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="color: #c27ba0;">-Myrtle Beach Marathon- 4:30:02<br />
-Trinity Collegiate School Titan Trot 5K- Having trouble locating my time- 1st in 20-29 agegrou<br />
-McLeod 10K- 54:24- 2nd in agegroup</span></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8353117626944888444-8245260242817119710?l=brittonr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726504841834902334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353117626944888444.post-80627797951374224272010-11-10T06:18:00.000-08:002010-11-10T06:18:36.425-08:002010-11-10T06:18:36.425-08:00A Quick Catch up<span style="color: #351c75;">I have been running since August of 2009 when I signed my name on the interest sheet for the half-marathon at the Florence YMCA. I don't really have any records of my times execpt on my saved race bibs that I've started collecting. So, here it goes. A quick catch up of my race history up until present! Enjoy!</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">2010</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">SC Pecan Festival Half Marathon- November 6, 2010- 1:49:45- 1st in 20-29 Age group</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Myrtle Beach Mini (Half) Marathon- October 24, 2010- 1:56:23</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Independence Day 8k at Market Commons-Myrtle Beach, SC- July 3, 2010- 42.27</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">1st Annual Race 4 Taylor 5k- May 14, 2010- 26. 18- 1st in 20-29 Age group</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Charleston, SC Cooper River Bridge Run 10k- March, 27, 2010- can't find results</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Mcleod Health 10k at Briggs Elementary School- 52.24- 3rd Overall Female Finisher</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Trinity Collegiate School Titan Trot 5k- March 6, 2010- 25.19- 2nd in 19-29 Age group</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Myrtle Beach Half-Marathon- February 13, 2010- SNOWED OUT</span><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #351c75;">2009</span></strong><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Friends of the Florence Museum 5k- November, 14, 2009-25.35- 4th Overall Female, 1st in Age group</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">SC Pecan Festival Run Like a Nut 10k-November, 6, 2009- 51:44:35- 1st in Age group</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Florence Family YMCA Half-Marathon- October, 31, 2009- 1:58:20</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Polar Bear 5k Trail Run- Held each January and Sponsored by my church, Central United Methodist</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"> 2005- 37.32- 4th in 20-29 Age group</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"> 2006- 37.25- 5th in 20-29 Age group</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"> 2007- 32.40- 1st in 20-29 Age group</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"> 2008- 31.17- 4th in 20-29 Age group</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"> 2009- 29.39- 3rd in 20-29 Age group</span><br />
<span style="color: #351c75;"> 2010- 26.40- 3rd in 20-29 Age group</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8353117626944888444-8062779795137422427?l=brittonr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726504841834902334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353117626944888444.post-8748762077059638032010-11-03T14:44:00.000-07:002010-11-03T14:48:35.884-07:002010-11-03T14:48:35.884-07:00I Finally got to...run my first half-marathon!! I was registered to run the Half-Marathon in Myrtle Beach in February of 2010, and it was cancled due to snow (a definite first and probably last time that it will snow in Myrtle Beach!). The Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon was a great race! It was the inaugural race and everything was so well organized and put together! I finished in 1:56:23! A new PR for me! <br />
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On the other hand, I just registered for my very last class of my E.d. S. degree! Whoohoo. It really is a feeling of bittersweet. I am so ready to be done with school and get a job, yet I am going to miss being in school, the friends that I have met, and the atmosphere and comradere of the University of South Carolina! I can't wait to start my career!<br />
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This weekend is my second half-marathon of the season! I am running the Pecan Festival Half Marathon in Florence. I am exited about the local race and being with all of my running friends in our area! This weekend is also Charlie's Pig Pickin weekend; the Hewitt's anual family reunion weekend. I am excited to spend the weekend with my soon to be family! <br />
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Oh yeah....199 days to go!!! I can hear those wedding bells!!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6ZOE6NL61Eo/TNHXgId2pCI/AAAAAAAAAB8/FTvs4qafgYI/s1600/IMG_1779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" px="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6ZOE6NL61Eo/TNHXgId2pCI/AAAAAAAAAB8/FTvs4qafgYI/s320/IMG_1779.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8353117626944888444-874876207705963803?l=brittonr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726504841834902334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353117626944888444.post-79014476330996567362010-06-29T14:42:00.000-07:002010-06-29T14:42:22.746-07:002010-06-29T14:42:22.746-07:00Begining again...<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Okay, well I started this blog in 2008 and I didn't get very far. A lot of changes have occurred since my first post in 2008! With some inspiration from friends and new hobbies that I love to talk about, I am going to try my hand at blogging and give it a second shot!</span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">A quick catch up....began my E.d.S. degree (Masters + 30) in Counselor Education in June of 2009. I am specializing in school counseling. I became engaged to my sweet fiance on December 25, 2009. </span><br />
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<span style="color: magenta; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have always been an athlete and cared about phyical fitness, but in August of 2009 I signed up to run my local YMCA's half marathon. I began running with a group from the Y every Saturday morning to train. It officially has become a hobby, something that I enjoy very much. In addition to running, I have become very food con</span><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">scious and I like to refer to myself as a moderate health nut! </span></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6ZOE6NL61Eo/TCponnfXSEI/AAAAAAAAABo/bW2S8X6R9nY/s1600/IMG_1596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6ZOE6NL61Eo/TCponnfXSEI/AAAAAAAAABo/bW2S8X6R9nY/s320/IMG_1596.JPG" /></a></div><span style="color: magenta;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, this blog is dedicated to my running, my soon-to-be new family, and my journey through adulthood! Enjoy! </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8353117626944888444-7901447633099656736?l=brittonr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726504841834902334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8353117626944888444.post-81690492756156956072008-12-17T06:58:00.000-08:002008-12-17T06:59:41.198-08:002008-12-17T06:59:41.198-08:00Still LearningSo I am new to this whole blog deal, but I have seen several blogs lately that have been super neat so I decided to try it myself!! Hopefully I will learn fast and be able to update often!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8353117626944888444-8169049275615695607?l=brittonr.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Brittonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726504841834902334noreply@blogger.com0