Follow @vanessajunkin// The cost can add up when you run a lot of races. Why not take advantage of some fun, community-oriented, free or low-cost events this summer? Another All-Comers Track Meet is coming up this month, and the dates have recently been released for next month’s Summer Cross Country 5K Series. Both events are in … More Free track meet, $5 cross country races coming up in Salisbury
Follow @VanessaJunkin// Seeing the cool prize at the Great Wyoming Buffalo Stampede drew me to the race, and I got to leave the event with my own wooden buffalo. The Great Wyoming Buffalo Stampede, held in Wyoming, Delaware, caught my attention last year when it was featured in a Runner’s World article. It was again featured in … More Great Wyoming Buffalo Stampede brings fun time, unique award
I’ve reached the halfway point to 1,200 miles for the year, one of my goals for 2015. With my 10-miler on Friday, I passed the 600-mile mark. If each month were to be even, I would have passed the milestone on the last day of June, running an average of 100 miles a month. However, I hit … More Halfway through the 1,200-mile goal
With a Friday off work, I wanted to do a run in a different place, preferably somewhere I hadn’t featured on this blog yet. I have run in Ocean City, Maryland, before — and even somewhat recently on the beach — but this is the first time since I’ve started this blog that I have … More Ocean City a fun place for a long run
As a former high school track athlete who likes to see how fast I can run, I was happy to see that the All-Comers Track Meet was returning to Salisbury. The free meet on Thursday was again open to adults to take part in. I ran the 1600 meter race — the mile — and … More Back on the Track
I’m trying something different for my A Running Book Per Month series for July, and it involved buying some muffin tins and ingredients today. I was reading an issue of Women’s Running magazine when I came across an article about “Chocolate-Covered Katie” by Katie Higgins: a cookbook of healthy desserts. Well, anyone who knows me — … More A Running Book Per Month: “Chocolate-Covered Katie”
The Baltimore Marathon is in October, but it’s closer than it seems. Actually, Oct. 17 is only a little more than three months away. I started training for the marathon at the Baltimore Running Festival — my fourth 26.2 — on Sunday, with a solo 10-mile run. It was the first time I’d run 10 miles since … More First day of Baltimore Marathon training complete
She Runs by the Seashore 