Signing off for summer!!

I plan to take more money I have raised to MUSC hospital this week and I will post a photo of my deposit with them. I plan to keep on running and I will post some runs this summer. I got new running shoes and I hope to be doing some new and interesting runs. 

Cooper River Bridge Run 2016!!!

This is the corral where you gather before the bridge run starts according to your estimated finish time, which was under an hour for my family. The bridge run is fun because you get to run over the bridge and see the amount of people running. Over 20,000 people ran this year! I really like the bridge run and I think it's my favorite run event because you just don't get to run with that many people on a normal run day!


If you want to learn more about the bridge run, Click Here!

neighborhood run

Sometimes we take Winston for a mile run loop in the neighborhood. He has to carry a toy in his mouth when he runs because he bites the lead otherwise. He's good to run with because he gives you a little bit of a boost!!

Beach runs

I like to do beach runs with my Dad and then we usually swim or play after running to cool down. We run 2, 3, or sometimes 4 miles. The sand is quite soft and you get to look out at the ocean.

Palmetto Bluff 10k

We made it to the Palmetto Bluff event! My Dad ran the half marathon and my Mom and I and my brother ran the 10k together. It is in Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, SC which is a very nice resort on the May River. We got to see a lot of the property because we ran 6.2 miles. This area is a wildlife preserve but there are some private houses too. I really liked this event!

training

This is a training run in a neighborhood next to ours. We do this one frequently because it's 3 miles through a nice neighborhood and it is very quiet.

getting ready

Before a 10k run I have to train and get ready for the upcoming event. This is a 2 or 3 mile run usually. If you do a lot of training runs you can be ready to run 6.2 miles (10k).

Palmetto Bluff 10k and half marathon is coming!

I am training to do my next big run in March with my family. My mom and brother will run the 10k (6.2 miles) with me and my Dad will run the 1/2 marathon at Palmetto Bluff near Hilton Head, SC. This event is on March 6, 2016 and I am really looking forward to it. Below is a picture of the old plantation entrance.

Grandfather mountain trail

Our third hike on our trip was a big 7 mile hike and it is a tough one. It is along the Daniel Boone scout trial and the East side trail toward Grandfather mountain. We love this hike and it is our second year doing it! It was really cold and there were icicles along the way as you can see in the picture. Half way up, we had some hot chocolate in a thermos that my Dad thought to bring. There are steep ladders at the top to get to the summit. There is a sad plane crash site here we always visit.

Mt. Mitchell, NC

This is a great hike at Mt. Mitchell in North Carolina and it was 6 miles and strenuous. It is the highest peak East of the Mississippi! We saw plane wreckage on this hike because just by accident my brother Cole spotted it buried in the mountain.

Blowing Rock, NC

My family went to Blowing Rock North Carolina for the week of the New Year. We did 3 big hikes over that time and this is the first one of the hikes we did. This is called Glen Burney trail and it is in the middle of the town of Blowing Rock. This was a shorter hike with two places for a water fall and it was 4 miles long. This was my second time doing this hike and I would like to come back and do it again!

lots of hiking and running

In November and December I did lots of walks and runs but I don't always have pictures for them. I am planning to take more pictures now and start logging my runs better in the new year of 2016.

Dreher Island walks- October

Over the weekend I went to Dreher Island with my family and a friend. While we were there, we did some walks and we camped overnight.

Hurricane Joaquin

We were supposed to run the Isle Of Palms connector run event but they canceled it because of the hurricane! At least all the money went to charities in SC anyway. We went out to Sullivans Island to check the waves and the flooding and we did some running anyway and went to Dunleavys.

 * this picture is from the Post and Courier newspaper

Welcome Back To My Blog!

I'm starting the 6th grade and I'm starting up my blog again after my summer break. On summer break we did a lot of boating and surfing. I'm going to track my miles starting from this Saturday when we hiked 8 miles. I will update my blog each week and let you know the total miles and donations. I will do the bridge run again in the Spring this year with my family! Thank you for following my blog. 

First Hiking Club Hike!

I have joined a school hiking club with my brother and a group of other people in my school and our leader is my teacher Mr. Zak. On Saturday, we went to Wannamaker Park north trail in North Charleston and we hiked 8 miles! It was great and I had a lot of fun. My Dad came too.

my neighborhood

This is one of many neighborhood runs that I do periodically. It's hard to run in the summer when it's really hot. My favorite place to run is on the beach but sometimes there is not enough time in the day to go out there.

Botany Bay Beach hike

My family and I went to Botany Bay for the day and that is near Edisto, SC. On this hike, we saw many shells but we were not allowed to pick any up to keep. It was cloudy that day and we thought it was going to rain but the rain held out and we were able to finish our hike.

Atlanta July 4th 10k

On July 4th, 2015 Atlanta hosted their annual Peachtree Road Race 10k and my whole family participated with friends. This run was very tricky because it rained really hard the whole way (6.2 miles!) and it was very hilly. This was my favorite run I have ever done though because I just enjoyed it!

A Walk For The Victims Of The Charleston Shooting

A few days after the June 17, 2015 shooting of nine people at the Emanuel Church in downtown Charleston the whole city gathered at the foot of the Cooper River Bridge. We walked 2.5 miles to the top of the bridge and back in support of the families of the victims. It was a very sad and meaningful experience. I hope nothing like this will never ever happen again.