Maybe I’m a little biased because I haven’t been running a ton lately, but I think I've managed to stay pretty positive about running in the heat and humidity so far this summer. Usually by this time I am constantly complaining and counting the days until fall. We usually go to Maine at the end of July which is a perfect break from the gross Baltimore weather. I know that many of you have it worse than me (I was in ... Read the Post...
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Thinking Out Loud #10: With No Talk of Running!
Here are a few things I've been thinking about lately! 1. This week has felt really long and then I realized that during the past 2 weeks I have only worked 3 days per week. It’s quite an adjustment to then be suddenly expected to jump right back into working 5 days in a row. 2. Waking up for work certainly isn't the problem. Even on my days off my eyes are wide open by 5:30am..6:00 if I’m lucky. Yesterday ... Read the Post...
Running, Lately (Workouts 6/22-7/5)
As I wrote about last week, I’m taking a couple of weeks to cut back on running and prepare to build back up to training for a marathon again this fall. To prove that I’m keeping true to my word, I’ll share my workouts from the last few weeks (the last time I did a recap was June 21st.) Week of June 22-June 28 Sunday 6/22: 60 Minutes Waterfront Yoga at the Inner Harbor Monday 6/23: 5.6 miles, easy (8:36 ... Read the Post...
Molly Murphy Memorial 5k Race Recap
On Sunday morning I participated in the Molly Murphy Memorial 5k with my family. My sister’s coworker had organized the race with her family in memory of their cousin. The race was to help raise awareness of anxiety and depression in young adults. It was held at a high school track, which isn’t too far outside of Baltimore, but it was about 45 minutes from my parents' house where we had all stayed for the weekend. We ... Read the Post...