The Baltimore Running Festival will always be a special event for me, mostly because it was my first race in 2007! This means I have been racing for 10 years. I've participated in the BRF 6 times now and I can remember exactly why I didn't participate those other years. The first time I did this race I ran it in 1:53:09. Then, when I returned in 2011, I ran it in the exact same time!! So part of me was like "wouldn't ... Read the Post...
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A Surprise Race Week
If you didn't know I was doing a race last week, don't worry. I didn't tell anyone! Except Rob, because he had to pick up my bib. I'll be sharing more about this surprise race later this week, but for today I want to back up and talk about the week leading up to the race. A Surprise Race Week So to back up a bit, I started running again after taking 6 weeks off at the end of August. Around the end of September I got ... Read the Post...
Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Who do I think I am, jumping back into these harder workouts and long runs? Let me just put this disclaimer out there: Do as I say, not as I do. I would never recommend this type of return to running to anyone else. As a running coach, I am more than familiar with the concept of increasing gradually and adding back speed or distance, not both at the same time. But here I am, happily running double-digit long runs again ... Read the Post...
5 Questions On My Mind & October Stridebox
Happy Friday! We all know it can be hard to think of creative/thoughtful posts at this point in the week. There are a few questions on my mind that I thought I would put out there. Maybe you've been wondering the same thing or can help me out! 1. Why does Bloglovin hide new posts? Is it supposed to be like Instagram where there's some algorithm involved? Usually, it seems like posts appear in order, but ... Read the Post...