Before I get to wrapping up the entire year of running for 2015 — that’ll be the next post — I’ll take a look back at just December. Here are eight facts about my December running. I ran 89.62 miles. Despite a bit of a push at the end to try to reach my 1,200-mile goal for the … More Eight facts about my December running
I had heard there was a trail at Herring Creek Nature Park in West Ocean City, but I hadn’t ventured out there until Christmas Eve. After doing some last-minute shopping at the outlets in West Ocean City, I turned onto Keyser Point Road from Route 50, as I knew that’s where the trail was, then … More A run at Herring Creek Nature Park
I left for my run at about 7:40 a.m. today — Christmas — to get in some miles before I enjoyed a nice breakfast with family, a gift exchange and what I’m sure will be plenty of other food today. The day off from work pretty much ensured I would run, and I’m still thinking … More Celebrating Christmas through running
Well, I didn’t log nearly as many miles as I would have liked during the Ride or Stride Across America challenge at Salisbury University. During a four-week period (it only included three weekends), I logged 59 miles, and that was including a 10-mile race and a half marathon race. The challenge started Nov. 16, and … More An end to the SU running challenge, a start to running post-half
Follow @VanessaJunkin I wasn’t expecting to run a fast time at the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Half Marathon today, Dec. 5, but I also wasn’t expecting to have a sprained ankle. So, I turned out being much slower than I would have thought. I’m now resting, but I am glad I decided to do the run. … More A unique experience: Tweeting the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Half Marathon
November wasn’t an amazing month of running for me, but it wasn’t all bad. As it’s now December, here are eight facts about the past month’s running. I ran 74.28 miles. This was my second-lowest monthly mileage of the year so far. I’m further away from my 1,200-mile goal. My lower mileage during November means that I’ll … More Eight facts about my November running
Follow @vanessajunkin I made my decision to officially sign up for this year’s Redneck Romp 10-miler in Wachapreague, Virginia, after I was on Facebook and saw some of the food that would be at the after-party. Anyone that knows me probably knows my love of food. Facebook even put a post on my News Feed today, saying … More Redneck Romp a fun rural run
I grew up less than 30 minutes away from Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, but I never knew it existed until I did a Google search looking for trails in Carroll County. I went to the western shore for a Friendsgiving gathering on Saturday, and after staying over with my mom and stepdad, I wanted to run on … More Soldiers Delight a runner’s delight
In my first week of a Ride or Stride Across America challenge at Salisbury University, I only logged 6.6 miles. To be fair, the first “week” was only Monday through Friday — no weekend, when I do the highest mileage — and I did have a busy week. I actually bought a house with my … More Friendly competition: Ride or Stride Across America
My race times have been relatively slow this year, so even though I have the standing goal of breaking 50 minutes for a 10K, I didn’t feel like I was going to meet that goal going into the Across the Bay 10K. And I didn’t. I didn’t even come close. Running is a very mental … More Across the Bay 10K No. 2 offers awesome view, slower time
She Runs by the Seashore 