Follow @VanessaJunkin// Seeing the cool prize at the Great Wyoming Buffalo Stampede drew me to the race, and I got to leave the event with my own wooden buffalo. The Great Wyoming Buffalo Stampede, held in Wyoming, Delaware, caught my attention last year when it was featured in a Runner’s World article. It was again featured in … More Great Wyoming Buffalo Stampede brings fun time, unique award
As a former high school track athlete who likes to see how fast I can run, I was happy to see that the All-Comers Track Meet was returning to Salisbury. The free meet on Thursday was again open to adults to take part in. I ran the 1600 meter race — the mile — and … More Back on the Track
Craft beer and running are a great combination — as long as they’re not in that order. Despite the heat, I enjoyed the Inaugural 3rd Wave Brewing Co. 5K Run on Saturday, May 30, and the beer that came afterward. I originally signed up for the race thinking I would do it with some people … More 3rd Wave Brewing Co. 5K a blast
Wow. Wow to the amazing views off the Pacific Coast Highway on the path of the Big Sur International Marathon. Wow to the hills that I couldn’t have adequately prepped for in Salisbury, Maryland. Wow to the awesome experience, from the music along the course to the strawberries near the end of the race. I finished … More The beautiful scenery and crazy hills of the Big Sur International Marathon
Follow @VanessaJunkin The Run for the Animals this morning in Onancock was my first race on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. It was my first half marathon in which I stopped to use a portable toilet. And it was the first half marathon I finished in more than two hours. But the latter two things didn’t … More Run for the Animals a fun race full of firsts
I have wanted to run the marathon at the Baltimore Running Festival for a while, but I didn’t make it my first marathon because of the hills. My first marathon was the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon in 2013, which was a great experience. And then, when I signed up for the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon … More Marathon No. 4 is on the schedule: Baltimore
Soon after I and plenty of others began the Tim Kennard River Run 10-miler this morning, there was full-on snow. It was a unique experience for me. In the more than 10 years I’ve been running, I’d never before done a race in which snow was falling. Doing a race in the snow was certainly very interesting, … More Tim Kennard River Run 2015: My first snow race
While I do my fair share of driving across the Bay Bridge, it’s not often that I get to run across it. So, I took that opportunity on Sunday, and participated in the Across the Bay 10K with thousands of other runners. As I believe I noted in a previous blog post on The Road … More Run across the Bay Bridge a unique experience
I run in downtown Salisbury all the time. But Saturday was my first chance to do an urban-style race that was completely within the downtown area. Plus, I got to help veterans through my race entry fee. I’ve been in Salisbury for a little more than six years, including college, and I’d never heard of a run … More HERO 5K a fun chance to race downtown
She Runs by the Seashore 