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This morning two of my Cruiser friends and I ran in the TKO Melanoma 5K. This race was in memory of Theresa Kay O’Conner, a loving wife and mom who lost her battle with melanoma last fall. This race was very near and dear to me as a melanoma survivor, and also because I lost […]
Today’s temperature is expected to climb above 85 degrees here in the mid-Atlantic region after a spring of slightly below normal temperatures. This is a time when runners struggle… We need to acclimate our bodies to the heat and humidity and we should expect our runs to be a little less than stellar for about […]
Warning: Today’s post has nothing to do with running, maybe running around like a chicken, but nothing to do with lacing up my Asics and heading out on the trail… In addition to running, I love gardening! I grew up on a farm, so I guess it sort of makes sense that I love digging […]
Today I had lunch with my coach, mentor, and friend Miles. We met years ago when I worked at The Health Club of Reston. Miles came to the gym during lunch to workout, and I would hang on his every word telling me about his marathon training. One day Miles told me that he had […]
A few weeks ago my family and I brainstormed about fun weekday post titles that I could use occasionally just to change things up. One of the ideas we came up with was… Today’s interpretation of “Top Ten Tuesday” is my list of ten fitness related things that make me happy. 1. Today while training […]
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! I’m thinking of being lazy and going to Chipotle to pick up chicken bowls, but the least I can do is make us a batch of margaritas! Let’s back up to Cuatro de Mayo, shall we? Yesterday was an exciting day on the W&OD Trail for the Cruisers! We saw […]
I love to run, and I love to run fast. There are several different types of runs that will help us get faster, but today I’m talking about track repeats. I don’t necessarily love the work that goes into getting faster through track workouts until I’m in my second or third repeat; but if it […]
Yay, it’s Friday! After taking four days off to visit my parents, today was filled with make-up sessions with clients. Can just spend a second here to tell you that I have the nicest clients in the world? Yesterday my running friend Kati posted this on my facebook. You’ve got to go check out the […]
Today I’m heading home after a nice visit with my parents and shortly I will hop in my car for a six-hour drive home. On days that I don’t head east for my run, I can head in the opposite direction and run along the river. It’s a beautiful run, but there’s a bit more […]
I am taking a few days off of work to visit may parents and because you guys are so nice to me, I want to share a little secret with you.. I grew up in one of the most gorgeous places on earth! This morning I got up and went for my run on the […]
