I feel like I have talked about the BRF (Baltimore Running Festival) on here so much that you would have thought it was my goal race. I guess in a way, maybe it was. I had been itching for a new half-marathon PR all year, especially after holding the pace I wanted in both a 10 miler and 12 miler. My previous PR was from March 2012, and since then nothing has gone right when it came to half-marathons. ... Read the Post...
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Philadelphia Marathon Training Week 9
This was a cut back week for me, since I had a half-marathon on Saturday. I wasn't sure how I wanted to run it, but I knew it wouldn't hurt either way to have a lighter week of workouts and miles. I took out my MGP run, thinking that at least some of my half-marathon miles would be at MGP. And we all know there are plenty of hills in the Baltimore half so that becomes a workout in itself! Philadelphia ... Read the Post...
Meal Planning and Prep Week of 10/12-10/18
I'm here to share another week of meal planning and prep...although I'm not really "here"- as this post is going up I will be getting ready to run the Baltimore half! But hopefully you will get to take a look if you need any ideas for your own meal planning this week! Meal Planning and Prep Week of 10/12-10/18 Sunday: Flat iron steak (marinated like this), with sweet potatoes and ... Read the Post...
First Race Memories: Baltimore Running Festival 2007
With the Baltimore Running Festival coming up this weekend, I couldn't help but reminisce a bit about the first time I ran this race in 2007. It was not only my first half-marathon, but it was my first race ever. I'm sure a pretty basic lesson for most runners is to first do a shorter race like a 5k before attempting a half-marathon. Apparently I never got that memo and I remember having the urge to complete a ... Read the Post...