Well, it turns out I can run just as fast in a dress as I can in more conventional running clothes. Not everyone gets to test this out, but I ran in a dress for the Tacky Prom Free 5K Fun Run in St. Michaels on Sunday, May 15. … More Racing in a dress for the second time: Tacky Prom 5K 2017
I didn’t hold onto my first place female title at the eRACE the Stigma, but that wasn’t really what the race was about for me.
… More My first 5K of the year: eRACE the Stigma!
If you’ve been considering running the St. Michaels Running Festival Half Marathon, you don’t have much time left to decide! … More One week till the St. Michaels Running Festival! (+ discount code)
You can be part of eRACE-ing the Stigma of mental illnesses by participating in the eRACE the Stigma 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk this Saturday, May 13, in Salisbury.
… More Help eRACE the Stigma by running this weekend!
With my latest blog post — written at the end of April — I hit 200 posts on this blog! That’s pretty exciting. Now onto No. 201: This recap of my April running. … More My not-super-ideal April running recap
Follow @vanessajunkin As I ran the OCMD Island to Island Half Marathon on Saturday, holding my 2:30 pace sign, I ran up to a runner who said something like, “I didn’t want to see you.” That’s how I feel about this blog post. This wasn’t the blog post I wanted to write. The blog post … More A tough race to pace: The hot OCMD Island to Island Half Marathon 2017
What if my heat stroke hadn’t happened at a race, or if I hadn’t collapsed by the finish line? What if I had been out there alone on a run? I tested the Road ID Wrist ID Elite for BibRave. … More Gear Review: Road ID Wrist ID Elite (+$5 gift card)
Follow @vanessajunkin I’ve been to a lot of races, and the food spread at the Run for the Animals in tiny Onancock, Virginia, is simply amazing. Before I even started the race, I had a delicious glazed doughnut with chocolate frosting. These doughnuts were waiting inside the Historic Onancock School, outside of which the race starts and … More Run for the Animals a delicious and fun time
This year seems to be going by quickly. A quarter of the year is already behind us! Here are some takeaways from my March running. … More As the year speeds by, a March running recap
Labor Day weekend is going to rock this year — literally! I’ve signed up for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach half marathon, which is coming up Sept. 3. I will be running the race for BibRave. … More Rockin’ and Rollin’ to my next RnR race: Virginia Beach!
She Runs by the Seashore 