Two years before I realized I had back issues of my own, I ran in the We’ve Got Your Back 5K. It was a small race in Reston, VA put together by the Virginia Spine Institute (VSI). Not only was packet pick-up right there at VSI, but the race started and ended in their parking […]
The Shenandoah Half Marathon had been mildly on my radar for about six months because it popped up whenever my running friends liked the page on Facebook, but I wasn’t familiar with the National Parks Half Marathon Race Series until doing a little research into finding a race in either southern Utah or near […]
Welcome to Race Linkup, a monthly linkup opening on the last Monday of every month and staying open for four weeks. Link your race schedule so everyone can see who else will be at the next race and we can arrange meet-ups with other bloggers and our readers. You can link up your race schedule every month or only when you register for […]
This past week completed week 9 of my 16-week Run Less Run Faster (affiliate link) training cycle for my OBX Half Marathon. I was thrilled for cooler mornings even though the day temperatures heated up pretty high. The cooler mornings were just what I needed to finally hit my goal paces on my track repeats and tempo […]
Shortly after I was hired as a trainer for Worldgate Sport & Health, the annul Sunrise 5K, sponsored by Worldgate and conducted by the DC Road Runners Club, was held. I hadn’t planned to run it – it was only a 5K and at the time I had never run a race that short, instead […]
This past week completed week 8 of my 16-week Run Less Run Faster (affiliate link) training cycle for my OBX Half Marathon which puts me half way home! I was thrilled to be back on track with my running friends, and even though my track repeats and tempo runs are more of a solo event, it’s nice […]
This past weekend marked the forth in a row that I wasn’t at home. In fact, I’ve only been home for five full days since August 18th. Having just finished the 7th week of my 16-week Run Less Run Faster (affiliate link) training cycle for my OBX Half Marathon, I’ve had to complete over half of my […]
After spending two weeks – well, thirteen days to be exact – at our family beach house on the Outer Banks, I decided to sort through my many pictures and share some of my favorites. Today’s post is short on words, but long in pictures! Enjoy! Sissy, my hilarious little plant, traveled with us […]
Welcome to Wednesday Word, a monthly linkup for everyone, not just health and fitness bloggers. On the first Wednesday of every month you will have a single word prompt to write about. Let your imagination run free and share with your readers your interpretation of that word, or simply use it as inspiration for your post. […]
I’m in the 6th week of my 16-week Run Less Run Faster (affiliate link) training cycle for my OBX Half Marathon, but with yesterday’s Shenandoah Half I feel like I should be wrapping it up. What I set out to run simply as an easy long training run, I ended up racing, but more on that later […]
A couple of Sundays ago, just a few days after arriving on the Outer Banks, Bill volunteered with the Carova Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Once back at the beach house, he suggested writing a short guest post about his experience. Without further ado, here’s Bill… Even if you have been to the Outer Banks of […]
Welcome to Race Linkup, a monthly linkup opening on the last Monday of every month and staying open for four weeks. Link your race schedule so everyone can see who else will be at the next race and we can arrange meet-ups with other bloggers and our readers. You can link up your race schedule every month or only when you register for […]
Even on vacation, I managed to successfully completed the 5th week of my 16-week Run Less Run Faster (affiliate link) training cycle for my OBX Half Marathon. Managed… who am I kidding? When Bill and I go to the beach we put a capital C on the word chill so I have plenty of time to run, […]
The Lighthouse 5K, held every Wednesday from Memorial Day to Labor Day in Corolla, is just one of many races put on by The OBX Running Company. I had the pleasure of meeting Matt, the race director, when I ran the race in 2015 and to say hello to him again on Tuesday when I registered […]
~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes… I runfess: I ran the Lighthouse 5K yesterday morning here on the Outer Banks and had a horrible night’s sleep the night before. I was a nervous wreck even though it was a low-keyed, fun vacation race. I rarely get […]
There’s been something magical in a celestial sort of way during our visits to the beach these last two years. Last summer, Bill and I got up at 3:30 AM two mornings in a row to watch the Perseid Meteor Shower, and I wrote about our phenomenal experience in Watching A Meteor Shower While On A […]
It’s hard to believe that I just completed the 4th week of my 16-week Run Less Run Faster (affiliate link) training cycle for my OBX Half Marathon girls’ weekend getaway to celebrate my big birthday! Our week started with a 40-mile bike ride on Sunday, this time with our Cruiser friend, Joe. We’re signing them up – […]
Bummed that I won’t be joining my friends at this Sunday’s Leesburg 20K – one of my favorite races and a race I’ve run the last three consecutive years – I thought I’d take the opportunity to write a throwback recap from the 2004 Leesburg 20K. On that hot August 8th morning, Bill and […]
Porta potties… They can be gross and they can be stinky, but when you’re out on a run and nature calls, seeing one in the horizon can be the most beautiful sight you’ve ever seen. A beautiful sight as long as they’re relatively clean… Today we’re going to talk about being a good […]
This week marked the third week of my Run Less Run Faster (affiliate link) training cycle for my OBX Half Marathon, my focus race out of my seven remaining races for the year. My training week started on Sunday afternoon with a nice little 30-mile bike ride with my favorite training partner. We headed west on the […]
