It's that time of year when I start to actually feel ready for fall to arrive. Our weather has gone back and forth, with a few cooler day here and here in between some warm and humid days. This week was no different, but it did remind me that fall is almost in the air. For the first time in months I saw a temperature starting with a 5 when I checked my weather app on Sunday morning! (It was 59 degrees, but with 93% ... Read the Post...
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Frederick Running Festival Virtual Half-Marathon
You may remember that back in May I was supposed to run the Frederick Running Festival half-marathon, which was postponed at the time. I had put in about 6 weeks of training before I found out it would be postponed. Over the summer we were given the options to defer our race entry to 2021 or 2022, or to run the race virtually on or before Labor Day weekend. I chose the virtual option, although I wasn't 100% committed to ... Read the Post...
6 Months of Virtual Coffee Dates
Can you believe that its been almost 6 months since our lives were turned upside down? I probably haven't participated in 6 months of virtual coffee dates, but it's been 6 months of pretty much virtual everything. I really feel like time is not moving (as if I were just waiting for things to get back to normal) and then I blink and 6 months have gone by. In some ways March feels like a lifetime ago, but in other ways it's ... Read the Post...
Back to Running in the Heat and Humidity
Starting on Thursday of last week I was back to running in the heat and humidity (of course). Even though I only took a week off of running, it felt hard coming back. I think the weather was partly to blame and also pushing the stroller for my first 3 runs back. I know I didn't lose much fitness just from a week off, but I didn't feel as refreshed as I would have liked! Weekly Run Down Monday: Strength Training + ... Read the Post...