She Runs by the Seashore

From scenic runs to race prep to good food to fun with running buddies, Vanessa Junkin blogs about it all here at She Runs by the Seashore. The three latest posts are below; for more, scroll to the bottom.

A marathon and 100 Miles in November made this a good month of running

December 7, 2021

It took me a few months to get into the groove, but I hit 100 miles in May and have done so every month since. This month, I logged exactly 100. Here’s what I was up to this month… I participated in 100 Miles in November. This was my fourth year participating in Angie Maske-Berka’s … More A marathon and 100 Miles in November made this a good month of running

Runner Reads: “A Runner’s High” by Dean Karnazes

December 5, 2021

Disclaimer: I received this book for free through a BibRave partnership. I don’t read as many physical books as I’d like to anymore, primarily listening to audiobooks now, but I recently finished “A Runner’s High: My Life in Motion” by Dean Karnazes and really enjoyed it. I am one of the moderators of the BibRave … More Runner Reads: “A Runner’s High” by Dean Karnazes

The Philadelphia Marathon was a great return to big-city marathons

November 25, 2021

As I ran through the streets of Philadelphia on Sunday, Nov. 21, there were people cheering for me by name and plenty of fun signs to look at. It had been more than a year and a half since my last road marathon, which took place March 1, 2020, only a couple weeks before everything started shutting down because of the pandemic, and I missed the amazing crowds that come out to support runners in big cities. … More The Philadelphia Marathon was a great return to big-city marathons