August: My first in-person race in months and more

Posted on by Vanessa Junkin (She Runs by the Seashore)
Photo of Vanessa Junkin posing on some grass with trees behind her in bright pink shirt and gray-looking herringbone shorts. Text says "August 120.33," for 120.33 miles run in August.

I crammed a lot of running into the first part of August, and I also ran my first in-person race since March. It was a good month overall!

  1. I ran 120.33 miles. Because of the 78.47 miles I ran in the first 13 days of August to finish the Race Across Maryland, I was able to hit 120.33 miles for the month even though I only logged 11.65 miles one of the weeks.
  2. I ran my first in-person race since March. This was the Naylor Mill 7K, a race I’ve participated in every year it’s been held. Read more about it here.
  3. I finished the Race Across Maryland. I finished this virtual 250-mile trek with a 15-mile run in Ocean City and Fenwick Island. The 15-miler was also my longest run since the Publix Atlanta Marathon in March.
  4. I ran a couple different places. In addition to my run in Ocean City and Fenwick Island, I also ran at the Nanticoke River Wildlife Management Area – Nutters Neck for the first time.
  5. I took four yoga classes. I’ve enjoyed making yoga a pretty regular part of my schedule again, and in August, I took two classes with Soul Yoga Studio at the amphitheater in Downtown Salisbury and two indoor/outdoor classes with Meta Yoga. I’ve been enjoying the outdoor classes, so hopefully the weather will stay nice enough for that for a while (but not too hot, as I am ready to be finished with running in the heat for the season).

Well, we’re already nearly halfway through September. I will be back with a post on the Mike Sterling 10K — another in-person race — soon!