Follow @VanessaJunkin One thing I’m not the best at when it comes to running is doing other exercise aside from running — cross-training. However, having a new bike to ride makes it easier. I have really been enjoying getting out there on my bike, although I haven’t even been riding it as much as I’d … More My first group bike ride: The Salisbury Slow Roll
Follow @vanessajunkin Another week of the If Girls Ran the World virtual run and fundraiser is now down, and since last Friday, I logged an additional 30.67 miles for the cause, not including today’s run. As I mentioned in my last check-in, it helps to have a place online to log my miles where people can … More If Girls Ran the World Check-In: Three weeks down!
Follow @vanessajunkin We’re almost halfway through October, which means I’m nearly halfway through my If Girls Ran the World virtual run and fundraiser. In case you missed my previous post (read it here), I am participating in If Girls Ran the World, an effort in which participants log miles that are added up while also … More If Girls Ran the World Check-In: Almost Halfway!
Follow @vanessajunkin It had been five months since I’d run a half marathon, and that one, I ran as a pacer. But I needed a long run to kick off my marathon training, and of course — I’m a runner — the Pemberton Half Marathon sounded like a fun thing to do on a Saturday morning. … More Pemberton Half Marathon not my fastest, but still a lot of fun
Follow @vanessajunkin Although I ended up logging my lowest monthly mileage total of 2016 in September, it was still a relatively eventful month. I took a look at September in my latest monthly reflection. I ran 73.04 miles. As noted above, this was my lowest monthly mileage total of the year, and in order to meet … More Seven facts about my September running
Follow @vanessajunkin I’m going to be running across the world. But before I mislead you, I’m not going to run all 24,901 miles. I am one of thousands taking part in a running and fundraising effort called If Girls Ran the World, and we will aim to, in total, run 24,901 miles during the month of October as we raise … More I’m running across (part of) the world for Girls on the Run International!
Follow @vanessajunkin It wasn’t the beer I smelled as I walked around the area by the start of the Dogfish Dash. It was the apple cider doughnuts. Although I do have experience eating doughnuts and then running — I ran a chunk of the Dunkin Donuts marathon earlier this year — I didn’t want to … More Dogfish Dash once again a blast
Follow @vanessajunkin In this morning’s Bottle & Cork 10 Miler, I did something I’ve never done before in a race: I took my shirt off. I ran six of the 10 miles in just a sports bra and shorts, tucking the Eastern Shore Running Club T-shirt I’d been wearing into my shorts. It was just … More 40th Bottle & Cork 10 Miler a hot race with friendly people
Follow @vanessajunkin It’s not often that I get to read a book by someone I know, so I was interested to read “Four Seconds From Boston” by Vince Pavic. I don’t know him too well, but he is a fellow member of the Eastern Shore Running Club and now lives in the same area I … More Runner Reads: “Four Seconds from Boston” by Vince Pavic
Follow @vanessajunkin I am looking to do some additional fun things with my blog, and I figured The Ultimate Coffee Date would be a good place to start. Hosted by the bloggers at Got2Run4Me.com and ConfessionsofaMotherRunner.com, this monthly link-up is the first Saturday of each month. So, I know I’m a little late to the date, but I didn’t … More The Ultimate Coffee Date: A new bike and a couple races
She Runs by the Seashore 