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New Running Gear

Today I ran 3.5 miles and did hill repeats during the run.  I ran up a crazy steep hill that runs along Meridan Park in downtown DC.  The sky was overcast and it was a bit chilly.  The best thing...

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21 mile run

I haven’t been able to blog the past few days because things since Friday have been crazy.  I needed a weekend to recover from my weekend but atlas I did not get that.  Even though its been about 5...

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Weekly Running Recap

I’ve been so busy the past few weeks that I’ve really haven’t had anytime to post anything, let alone, write a post for every run I’ve done, so I’m doing a running recap of all the runs I did the last...

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A Change of Pace: My Second Marathon

Saturday was the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon USA here in Washington, DC.  I headed out to the race prepared for the rain.  My fiancé especially enjoyed my stylish garbage bag I was prepared to wear if it...

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My New Theme Song

So I just heard this song for the first time last week. I know, I’m not very up on my pop culture but Kate brought the song to my attention. She said that it should be the theme song for me and my...

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I Did It!

I ran in the rain! And no iphones were harmed! I haven’t been into running in the rain.  In the two years I’ve been running, it has always been something I avoided.  Anytime rain has even been in the...

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My Sunday Funday had a 10 Mile Race

This morning I got up around 5am to run the GW Parkway 10 miler.  It was much colder than I anticipated and we had to wait around for about an hour for the race to start; I think I may have been a...

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It’s Almost Here: The Inaugural DC Nike Women’s Half Marathon

Race day is almost here! At this time tomorrow I hope to be finished the race and be reunited with all of my friends celebrating our accomplishments. Yesterday, Kate, Marissa, and I went to pick up our...

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We finished!

Kate and I finished the Nike Women’s half marathon! More details to come later.

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Review of DC Nike Women’s Half Marathon

We ran DC and now it’s time to review it… Me, Marissa, and Kate after finishing the race. Molly and me after the race Pros: Awesome course- I really enjoyed that the entire course was down by the...

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This sums up my running experiences of the past two years…

  Sorry I haven’t posted in a while.  Life has been super crazy as Mark and I prepare to move in together.  We’re moving into a town home in Crofton, MD.  I’m really excited but there is so much to...

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Upcoming Races

So right after the Nike Women’s Half Marathon I didn’t have any races planned. I think that last for about a week, maybe a week and a half. As soon as we found out that they accepting our rental...

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June Goals and Goals for the Rest of 2013

I’ve known for a long time that it’s important to set goals so that I have something to strive for and a way to measure my progress. I try to do it a bit in my professional life and I encourage the...

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Happy National Running Day

Happy National Running Day! Today to celebrate I ran 3.5 miles at lunch time around the National Mall. It is so great to have a day to celebrate an activity/sport that I’ve come to love so much. In...

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Running a 10K in a Tropical Storm?

  Tomorrow I’m running the Crofton Kiwanis 10K in Tropical Storm Andrea.  I don’t really have much to say about this race.  There really is very little information on their website and they haven’t...

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Get Your Running Questions Answers

One of the purposes I had in mind for this blog when I started out was for it to help answer the questions of beginner runners.  When I first started running and training for my first triathlon I had a...

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Inspiration

I love this quote.  I remember when I first started running.  I was really afraid.  I never thought I would be any good at it and that I was just destined to fail.  Some days we just have to remember...

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Iron Girl Half Marathon Recap

Since it’s Throw Back Thursday (#tbt) out there in the land of social networking I thought I would post about a race I did before I had a blog.  The Iron Girl Half Marathon was the second half marathon...

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My Year in Running 2013

With 2013 coming to an end it’s time to take a look back at my year in running.  Miss Zippy has been doing a link up that I’ve been wanting to take part in and I’m finally taking the time to sit down...

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Jingle All the Way 8K Race Recap

I’ve wanted to do the Jingle All the Way 8K for the past two years but the holidays are so hectic that I always had something planned for the day of the race.  This year I was lucky not to have...

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