3 years ago today I ran my first half marathon in Nashville, TN with Team in Training. Running the Country Music Half Marathon was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made, starting back in November 2009 when I signed up. When I signed up for the half marathon I was only running 1-2 miles…
Without fail, I reach a point each year where I just want to run! Back in 2006, running was what helped me to be successful in my weight loss and it’s something I return to each and every year! I’ve run some really fun races over the years, including the Country Music Half Marathon in…
Late Saturday night I had the urge to go for a run in the morning. Running has always been a challenge for me and not something I usually find enjoyable, so when I get the urge I have to go with it! I woke up early Sunday morning, took Theodore out for a walk, and…
I can not tell you how good it feels to be on Christmas vacation! Friday couldn’t have arrived soon enough! Now Neal and I have two days to enjoy here at home before heading to see my family for Christmas. Yesterday after work I ran a few errands and was finally able to pick up…
Friday night after work, Neal and I raced home to prepare for Livingsocial’s 5K Dance Party. In our awesome goodie bags, which include earphones and lots of glow sticks, were these awesome glow in the dark t-shirts. After a train ride into DC, we arrived at RFK with 8000 of our closest glowing friends. Registration,…
I can’t tell y’all how happy I am to be writing y’all from my home this morning. The Federal Government closed today because of hurricane Sandy, which was the catalyst for several other closings like my employer and the Washington Metro Rail System. Today I wanted to take some time to share about one of…
After running the Runner’s World 10K last weekend I decided I wanted to look back on my past races and my personal records. Half Marathon (13.1 miles) – 2:54:23 (Country Music Marathon 4/24/10) 15K (9.3 miles) 1:47:08 (DC Hot Chocolate 12/3/11) 10K (6.2 miles) – 1:11:22 (Cranberry Crawl 11/19/11) 5 mile – 0:56:09 (Alexandria Turkey…
Last Saturday I tackled 6.2 miles of hills in Bethlehem, PA at the Runners World 10K race. One of the three races offered at the Runners World event, the 10K started at The Steel Stacks and took us through the town of Bethlehem. On my way to the start, I enjoyed a P28 bagel…
This has been such an amazing and impactful weekend for me. I am beyond thankful to Runner’s World for the events opened to us and for all of the amazing men and women I was able to meet. Thursday night the bloggers headed over to Runner’s World Headquarters for a BBQ with the editors. Oh,…
Tomorrow I am heading to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania for the Runner’s Wold Half Marathon and Festival! When I was first invited to run at the festival I was scared! And I mean freak out scared. Did they realize I wasn’t a typical runner? Did they realize I wouldn’t be able to run all three races (5K,…
Happy Tuesday everyone!! It’s a busy busy week for me but thankfully last weekend was awesome so I’m still riding the wave. Hopefully it’ll be Friday before I know it. So this past Sunday morning Becky and I returned to Fletchers Boat House for a 6.2 mile run as part of my Runner’s World 10K…
It’s training time people!!! In 6 weeks I will be running a 10K at the Runner’s World Half & Festival in Bethlehem, PA and need to get on top of my training pronto. So here is my Runners World 10K Training program. Week of Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sept 10 Treadmill Workout…
A few weeks ago I participated in a FitBlog chat that really made me think. Most weeks we talk about our favorite workouts, reasons for wanting to get into shape, and the steps we are taking to get fit. That week however, there were some really intense questions on the agenda. Here are the 4…
I’m a little odd when it comes to running. Running is a challenge for me, no doubt about it, yet I continue to train and sign up for races. As a person who struggles at running, it’s important for me to create running schedules and to build up my running endurance over time. Last fall…
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