I am calling this "wedding weekend #1" because I have two weddings this spring for friends I have known since Kindergarten. The first was this past Friday: my friend who we call Williams (it's his last name, but really that's all I know him by!) and his new bride Sherrie. I'll share a bit about the weekend and then my weekly recap. Rob and I took the day off work on Friday because the wedding started at 6pm in ... Read the Post...
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Thinking about Races, Groceries, and Rain Records
We made it to Thursday! I am heading to a wedding tomorrow, so it's my last workday of the week. I figured it's been a while since I wrote a thinking out loud post so today seemed like a good day to do that. I'll start by sharing what I've been thinking about races. Ever since I ran those two races in April I have been trying to squeeze in more. My weekends have been limited but I really want to run something Memorial Day ... Read the Post...
Repeat Races: Consistency to a Fault?
When I saw that the topic for this week's Tuesdays on the Run was repeat races, I thought it would be fun to look back at some of the races I have run multiple times and see my progression- or lack thereof! You may recall that I can be VERY consistent with my race times, to a fault. Like when I tied my Baltimore Half-Marathon PR from 2007 when I ran it again in 2011. Or when I raced the Charles St 12 two seconds slower in ... Read the Post...
I Guess I’m Still a Distance Runner
This past week's workouts were remarkably better than the week before. I think that going into the week with a plan helped tremendously. The only thing I wasn't sure about was if I was going to sign up for a half-marathon on Saturday. I ended up not doing the race, but doing my own 13.1 mile run kind of unexpectedly. I used to just go out and do long runs all year round, whether or not I was training for a race. So ... Read the Post...