As I said in my last post, this was a pretty good training week for the Annapolis half-marathon. Here is the recap: Weekly Recap: Sunday 11/10: Rest Monday 11/11: 7.25 miles: 5 x 1ks with 400 meter Rest intervals (average pace 8:26) hip strengthening Tuesday 11/12: 7 miles easy (average pace 9:16) , Runners core stage 2 level 2, PM Yoga Wednesday 11/13: 6.25 miles tempo (2 easy, 3 at short tempo pace, 1 easy) (average ... Read the Post...
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Maryland Wine Tasting: A Tour of 3 Vineyards in Mt. Airy
This past weekend Rob and I celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary. After our long runs in the morning we spent the day on Saturday wine tasting at 3 wineries in Mt. Airy, Maryland. Wine Tasting in Mt. Airy We reserved a town car to drive us the 50 minutes out to Mount Airy, around to the different wineries, and back home, so that neither of us had to drive. I was able to find a good deal at ... Read the Post...
Running Talk
Want to learn a little bit more about my running history? Then keep reading. Otherwise, click here to check out all my running posts! I started running in high school while training for team sports- and like many other teenagers, I hated it! I continued to run through college to stay in shape, and slowly began to develop an appreciation for running. I found that it was the quickest and most inexpensive way to get in a ... Read the Post...
The run that was more painful than the marathon
After a few days off from running, I decided to go back to the gym on Wednesday. I did 20 minutes on the elliptical (torture!) and took a body pump class. On Thursday and Friday, I had nice, easy runs and was feeling great. On Saturday I left for my run with no real plan, just to run what felt good. Around mile 2.5 I ran into my sister, Katie, near harbor east. She was 1.5 miles into a 7 mile run, but hadn’t done more ... Read the Post...