In anticipation of running the Hokie Half Marathon this fall with Meagan on the Huckleberry Trail, I am going to take you on a run on the 5.76-mile trail that runs from Christiansburg to Blacksburg… The Virginia Anthracite Coal and Rail Company tracks were removed and the Huckleberry Trail was built back in 1966. Bill and […]
Last week in Becoming A Runner, Part 2, I mentioned a phrase that I often use with my clients. We are going to trick your body into adapting to your new exercise routine by making the routine a little more difficult each time we meet. After I wrote that, I started thinking about some […]
In mid-July I visited my foot doctor to order new orthotics. I would say podiatrist, but that sounds like such an old person’s doctor! I certainly don’t have the prettiest feet in the world, but for a runner I don’t think these dogs look too bad! At least I’d just gotten a new pedicure before […]
Cori over at OliveToRun seriously has some of the cutest ideas, and her survey series is one of my favorites. I’ve taken the liberty to pick my favorite questions from her series and answer them below… 1. Would you rather… Itch constantly or sneeze constantly as you’re running? I have heat-induced hives so on some […]
Until yesterday I hadn’t heard of a young lady named Taylor, but I haven’t been able to get her out of my mind since I read her story on her sister Laura’s blog, Write the Happy Ending. I originally read about Laura’s plan to run in the Thunder Road Half Marathon blindfolded in honor of […]
Our family was in Virginia Beach this weekend for a wedding, so naturally we had to go on a twelve-mile destination run along the boardwalk on Saturday morning! After running on this asphalt trail for about a block, we realized that it was for bikes and we moved over to the concrete boardwalk for the […]
Carl’s is an institution in Fredericksburg, Virginia; and yesterday Bill and I stopped by for a treat! One of my friends told me about this adorable little old fashioned custard stand years ago when I lived in the area, and I remember that I couldn’t wait to go stand in the notoriously long lines for […]
Back on April 17 I wrote the following post. Enjoy… I AM A RUNNER I love waking up early and watching the sun rise during my run I AM A RUNNER I smile when I see my friend running toward me for our run together I AM A RUNNER I get excited when I get […]
Let’s start today’s post with a moment of silence for this Nike shoe that stayed on the fence post on the corner of our road for the entire week that we were at the beach. I’m assuming that the owner had long ago left the beach… Perhaps she had lost the other shoe on […]
On Monday I posted Becoming a Runner: Where Should You Start? I wrote about the reasons you might consider taking up running, buying (but not buying too quickly) the appropriate gear, and devising a plan to get you back on the running trails if something happened to cause you to get side-tracked from running. Today […]
While at the beach, I emailed one of my Cruiser friends the following note: RunKeeper is crazy down here! According to it, yesterday we ran 20:54 minute/miles and today we ran 5:35 minute/miles! Woot woo!!! What an improvement in just a day! I assume the satellite signal is sketchy! ;-)See you in a few! She […]
Last week I wrote a guest post for i am LadyRunner and wanted to share it with you today. Thank you, Katie, for reaching out to me! Hi! My name is Debbie (or Deb) and I write over at DebRuns.com. I’ve been running since I was little when my brother and I ran all over […]
I had always wanted to go parasailing, so last summer while we were at the beach we decided to go! I am terribly afraid of heights, so I was more than a little worried about going, but it was something I had to do! We decided if we were going to do it, we might […]
The very first thing we do when we get to the beach house is put out our American flag. We unlock the door, carry out the flag, and then start opening up the house, carrying in our luggage, groceries, etc… Every run at the beach is a little different depending on the tide… and that […]
On Monday while riding down the interstate, I caught up on some of my favorite running blogs, and decided to document the event with a my first ever selfie! After about the ten tries and getting pictures of everything, but me, I went with this one. I was using my camera and not my phone […]
Joe and I are getting married and I could not be more excited! Are you ready to hear about the proposal?! As crazy as this may sound, it all begins with the gift Joe got me this past Christmas. In this envelope, was a riddle. In short, the riddle stated that over the next year […]
DebRuns editors note: Julie wrote and submitted this post before Joseph’s weekend proposal… Hey everyone, Julie here! When Deb asked me to guest post again I was thrilled – I’ve missed you guys!!! Last week, I was on a vacation of my own. My large (there were 26 of us total – and that isn’t […]
Today’s Picture This Country Roads Run is run along the beautiful country roads near where I grew up. Whenever I go back to visit, I enjoy a very different type of run than my normal runs. The runs there are much hillier, and I get chased by the occasional dog; something I’m not used to […]
I am going to start a new series called Picture This _______ Run. It will be a series of pictures from runs from an area taken on a single run, or over a series of many runs. I won’t call it Rave Runs because David Willey, editor-in-chief of Runner’s World, said, “I wish you wouldn’t do […]
I’ve written this post in my head several times this week, but didn’t dare start writing it until last night. I had a dream last week that I wrote this post in advance and forgot to change the date for it not to post until today, so it posted immediately and Julie learned that Joseph […]
