Follow @VanessaJunkin I don’t remember exactly when I started following Jen A. Miller on Twitter, but ever since then, I have enjoyed reading her tweets and articles about running. I was amazed how as a freelancer she was able to write for outlets like Runner’s World and The New York Times, and when I saw she … More Runner Reads: ‘Running: A Love Story’ by Jen A. Miller
Follow @vanessajunkin I signed up for this year’s Zoo Stampede because I loved the cool design on last year’s shirt. I ended up coming away from this year’s Zoo Stampede with an awesome shirt and also a fun experience. The race, as you may have guessed from the name, is at the Salisbury Zoo. Since … More Zoo Stampede: Awesome race, awesome place, awesome giveaways
Follow @VanessaJunkin There’s only about two-and-a-half weeks until I’ll be getting on a bus and riding to Assateague Island from Ocean City for the start of the OCMD Island to Island Half Marathon. I’ve done the race once before, in 2014, but this will be my first time ever being a pacer at a race. My friend … More Run with me as I pace the OCMD Island to Island Half Marathon
Follow @VanessaJunkin I already knew I wanted to come back to the Run for the Animals race in Onancock, Virginia, after last year, but I made the decision to run the 10K rather than the half marathon after realizing I might be able to earn the new age group record. For my new age … More Run for the Animals certainly worth returning to
Follow @VanessaJunkin There are few things I will get up before 5 a.m. to do, but apparently one of them is running part of a marathon in the rain and eating doughnuts at different stops. Today, April 2, I participated in the Dunkin’ Donuts Marathon, which was created by Pemberton Running Club leader Trent Swanson. … More Junkin runs Dunkin’… Part of the Dunkin’ Donuts Marathon, that is!
It’s April Fools’ Day, but this post has nothing to do with April Fools. Really. It also happens to be the day after the last day of March, so I’m wrapping up my March running. I ran 79.21 miles. While less than January and February, I expected March’s total to be less because I did take … More Nine facts about my March running
Follow @vanessajunkin I already bought the finisher jacket. I had to finish. Although not finishing the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon wasn’t really an option for me, I was having a harder-than-expected time during the second half, and I kept thinking about the nice jacket I’d spent $69 on the day before. I spoiled it for you in … More Shamrock Marathon Part 2: Running the Marathon
Follow @VanessaJunkin A couple of green wristbands got my friend Veronica and I some amazing experiences as VIPs during Shamrock Marathon Weekend in Virginia Beach. Actually, my weekend was so awesome and I have so much to write about and so many pictures to share that I’m breaking my Shamrock Marathon post into two. Part … More Shamrock Marathon Part 1: The VIP Experience
Follow @VanessaJunkin Marathon training doesn’t stop just because of vacation. And since I love running in new places anyway, it was a no-brainer to get my eight miler done while on vacation in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. My boyfriend, Mike, and I stayed at a beautiful place in Dutch Country called The Hertzog Homestead Bed and Breakfast … More A quiet, hilly run in Dutch Country, Pa.
Follow @VanessaJunkin Looking for a St. Patrick’s Day race? I will be heading to the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach — which is only nine days away — but these are races that are happening closer to home. Since they’re spread across two weekends, maybe you can even run in more than one. It would … More Find your perfect local St. Patrick’s Day race
She Runs by the Seashore 