Mike Sterling 10K: Cooler weather helped me to my fastest 10K since 2019

My fastest race “since 2019” has been a trend lately — clearly, I had a good year that year (and then we all know what happened in 2020). After running my fastest 5K since 2019 this July, I was happy to add to that by running my fastest 10K since 2019 at the Mike Sterling 10K in Crisfield. … More Mike Sterling 10K: Cooler weather helped me to my fastest 10K since 2019

August Running Wrap-Up: Running on both the East and West Coasts

The highlight of my August running was definitely the Brooks Hype Fest, but here’s the full roundup of how the month went! I ran 70.44 miles. This was one of my lower-mileage months, but I’m early in half marathon training and my longest run of the month was eight miles (a 4.5-mile group run followed … More August Running Wrap-Up: Running on both the East and West Coasts

Too Hot To Trot: Fun, hilly and not overly hot (this year, at least!)

I’m a big fan of small, low-frills races, and after seeing that the Baltimore Road Runners Club was hosting a four-ish mile race, Too Hot to Trot, on a weekend when I was visiting my family in the area, I decided to run it.

The race was held in and around Patterson Park in Baltimore on Sunday, Aug. 6, and it was just $15 for members (I joined last year prior to another BRRC race that I planned to run). … More Too Hot To Trot: Fun, hilly and not overly hot (this year, at least!)