Follow @VanessaJunkin I went into the Salisbury Fire Department Downtown 5K Fun Run with a loose goal in mind. The Olympic women’s 10K took place the previous day. The winner ran a 10K in 29:17. When I saw the time come across on Twitter, I was thinking (and tweeted) that it was actually pretty close to … More Salisbury Fire Department Downtown 5K Fun Run a hot but nice event
Follow @vanessajunkin I was offered (and accepted) a free entry to this race in exchange for two blog posts; one before the race and one after. Any opinions are my own. Running, supporting a veterans’ scholarship and enjoying a cookout — do all of these things at the Run, White and Blue 5K hosted by the … More Support veterans’ scholarship at Run, White and Blue 5K in Del.
Follow @vanessajunkin I didn’t go into the Summer Cross Country 5K Series race this morning expecting to get a fast time, and that expectation turned out to be correct. This morning’s 5K at WinterPlace Park was the first of two of these summer events. I headed over this morning for the 8:30 a.m. race despite getting … More Summer Cross Country 5K Series a fun time
Follow @vanessajunkin I returned to the track Friday night for the second All-Comers Track Meet of the summer. I again ran my usual race, the 1600-meters, and volunteered at the Eastern Shore Running Club water and Gatorade table. I saw the boy who I had been close to in the race last time, and he … More Another fun, successful All-Comers Track Meet
In what’s getting to be somewhat of a monthly tradition, I made the drive to St. Michaels for TriCycle and Run‘s free monthly 5K. This month’s 5K was the Hero 5K Free Fun Run. The organizers usually ask for a physical donation of some type — I have brought sunscreen and cat food — but … More A hot Hero 5K for a reason
Follow @VanessaJunkin This is my third year competing in the summer All-Comers Track Meets, and these meets are events I look forward to. The 1600-meter, or the mile, is my event of choice at the free and open-to-the-public track meets at Wicomico County Stadium in Salisbury. It’s the longest event offered, and I’m certainly not … More Fastest mile of 2016 (so far) at the All-Comers Track Meet
We heard “Go,” and with that, my fellow beer mile competitors and I each started drinking our first beer of the race. A handful of us were attempting the beer mile this morning, July 3. It involves running a mile and drinking four beers — one before the first lap and one each after laps one, … More The Beer Mile
Follow @VanessaJunkin Apparently, I have a hidden talent of being able to predict my race times pretty accurately. Last weekend, at the I Thought They Said Rum Free 5K Fun Run, I was seven seconds away from my time prediction. Today, at the Five on 25 Fun Run & Prediction Challenge, I was 11 seconds … More Another accurate prediction, fun time at the Five on 25 Fun Run & Prediction Challenge
Follow @VanessaJunkin After an awesome experience at last month’s Tacky Prom Free 5K Fun Run hosted by TriCycle and Run in St. Michaels, I was excited to return for the I Thought They Said RUM Free 5K Fun Run. These monthly free races are prediction races. Since I have been wanting to run a 5K … More An accurate prediction at the I Thought They Said RUM Free 5K Fun Run
Follow @VanessaJunkin Hills, heat and humidity combined for a tough Baltimore 10 Miler t0day, June 4. This was my first time doing the race, which my friend Veronica and I signed up for at least in part because of the nice premium the race is known for. It’s a pricey race ($75 plus the online registration … More The hot, humid, hilly Baltimore 10 Miler
