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...
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I basically came up with most of this post on Tuesday night when I woke up around 12am and couldn’t fall back to sleep. Does anyone else have their most profound thoughts in the middle of the night? Like I seem to come up with a million things I should do at work, and also think about the most random things that I never think about during the day. Let’s just say I was a little tired on Wednesday:) How I Would Sign up ... Read the Post...
WIAW When I Thought I Was “Healthy”
I still remember the day that I decided to become "healthier" which meant to eat better and workout more often. It was the Monday after my 21st birthday which means that it was 10 years ago this week. After a crazy 21st birthday weekend I knew I needed to get myself together. The following spring I would be graduating college and I didn't want to have to start from square one at that point. I decided to exercise ... Read the Post...
Motivational Running Quotes
A few days ago I decided that I wanted to get a bracelet with a motivational running quote to wear while I finish up training and run the Philadelphia Marathon. I looked around online to try to decide on a quote that would sum up what I would want to think to myself during those runs. As I was looking around, I came across some other quotes that I thought I would share (click image for ... Read the Post...