Author: Vanessa Junkin (She Runs by the Seashore)

Product Review: Looking for a post-run snack? Check out Built Bar! (+ discount code)

March 9, 2020

Disclaimer: I received three boxes of Built Bars to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find and write race reviews! When I took the Road Runners Club of America coaching class nearly two years ago, I learned about protein’s … More Product Review: Looking for a post-run snack? Check out Built Bar! (+ discount code)

Gear Review: Handful Y-Back Bra is marathon-approved (+ discount code)

March 8, 2020

Disclaimer: I received a Handful Y-Back Bra to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find and write race reviews! I received my Handful Y-Back Bra in the midst of marathon training, and after some long runs in the sports … More Gear Review: Handful Y-Back Bra is marathon-approved (+ discount code)

America’s Marathon Weekend Part 2: My mindset made all the difference at the Publix Atlanta Marathon

March 7, 2020

It’s hard to be disappointed in a race performance when you don’t set a time goal. So, as I made my way up and down the hills of Atlanta during the Publix Atlanta Marathon on March 1, I was never miserable. … More America’s Marathon Weekend Part 2: My mindset made all the difference at the Publix Atlanta Marathon

America’s Marathon Weekend Part 1: Experiencing the Olympic Marathon Trials for the first time

March 6, 2020

I landed in Atlanta on a Thursday morning, dropped my bag at my friend Jessica’s house and headed out to a Brooks event featuring Des Linden. It was just the start of a jam-packed trip highlighted by The Atlanta Track Club’s America’s Marathon Weekend, which included the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon on Saturday, … More America’s Marathon Weekend Part 1: Experiencing the Olympic Marathon Trials for the first time

It was fun repping the Shore at the RRCA Club Challenge for a third year

March 2, 2020

If you follow me on social media, you probably know that I’ve had a pretty exciting weekend in Atlanta at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon and the Publix Atlanta Marathon. However, I like to keep my blog posts in chronological order, and before I tackled the hills of Atlanta, I tackled the hills … More It was fun repping the Shore at the RRCA Club Challenge for a third year

I ran on the beautiful Blades trails in Worcester County

February 15, 2020

I’d been wanting to check out the Blades trails since I learned about them. I didn’t make it to last year’s Blades Trail Race, but I was able to make it to a training run set up by race organizers two weeks ago and enjoyed checking out the trails with a group. This year’s Blades … More I ran on the beautiful Blades trails in Worcester County

She Runs by the City: Exploring the WB&A Trail in Prince George’s County

January 31, 2020

Because I write for RunWashington but live on the Eastern Shore, I set a 2020 goal to run in at least six new-to-me places in the Washington, D.C., area, which I figured would include the District, Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in Maryland, and Northern Virginia. I had the day off for Martin Luther King … More She Runs by the City: Exploring the WB&A Trail in Prince George’s County

Four reasons to run the Salisbury Marathon, Half Marathon or 5K on 4/4

January 27, 2020

Disclaimer: I’m promoting the Salisbury Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find and write race reviews! I’m so pumped that BibRave and the Salisbury Marathon have joined forces for 2020! I have been a BibRave … More Four reasons to run the Salisbury Marathon, Half Marathon or 5K on 4/4