It’s June 30 — time for another monthly reflection. Here’s what I’ll take away from my June running. 1. I ran 92.21 miles. A solid month of running in June is helping bring me toward my goal of 1,200 miles for the year. I’m at 564.68 miles for 2015. 2. I finished my first run streak. … More Six facts about my June running
I ran every day of June, completing my first real attempt at a run streak. I actually ran 32 days in a row, as I also ran the last two days of May. I logged 92.21 miles during June, an average of about 3.07 miles per day. This included at least one mile per day, and … More Eight takeaways from my first run streak
Those of us who love to run know that you can celebrate many holidays with a race — and that includes the 4th of July. This year, the 4th of July itself falls on a Saturday, too. Here are some local races that are coming up. Red White & Brew 5K Run/Walk: This race is … More Celebrate the 4th of July with a race
Follow @VanessaJunkin// I will most definitely never be anywhere close to running a four-minute mile, and probably not even close to running a six-minute mile, but I just finished reading John L. Parker Jr.’s “Once A Runner,” and despite the book being fictional, the life of Quenton Cassidy, the protagonist, seemed realistic. I saw in … More A Running Book Per Month: “Once A Runner” finished
I’m halfway through the first real run streak I’ve attempted. I put up a brief attempt in January, but I’m much more serious this time. I set a goal to run every day of any single month in 2015, and despite the heat, I decided June would be good. I’m not training for anything — meaning … More Halfway through the June run streak
I’ve reached 100 miles for the year for 2015 — just one day earlier than I did last year. I checked to compare my progress to last year and found that I hit 500 on June 9, 2014, during a run in Ocean City. This year, I hit 500 during a five-miler today: June 8. … More 500 miles down so far in 2015
Follow @VanessaJunkin// As an avid Twitter user, I knew that Friday, June 5, was National Doughnut Day. That morning, I was thinking about how I could celebrate this occasion in a unique sort of way. I decided to do a doughnut run on Friday. After work, I ran slightly more than two-and-a-half miles from my home to … More Running + Doughnut + Running = Fun
Really, National Running Day could be any day of the year. But it’s the third Wednesday in June, which happens to be today. My Twitter feed was filled with tweets about #NationalRunningDay today, as I already follow hundreds of runners, and there were chats and promotions going on. And I followed some new runners, too. … More How I spent my National Running Day
She Runs by the Seashore 