I’ve participated in the Tour de Salisbury every year it’s been offered, but this year’s Tour had a new twist — each location was on an island! For two of the islands, you could only get there by boat. Because of the further-away and harder-to-get-to courses, we also had four months to complete The Islands Tour. … More The Islands Tour was a fun new twist on the Tour de Salisbury
I do a lot of the same races year after year, but the Historic Stevensville Distance Festival 8.15-miler was one of the new ones I added this year, and I’m glad I did. … More Historic Stevensville Distance Festival: A unique distance and fun race
I didn’t meet my time goal at the Mike Sterling 10K, but I did walk away with the sweetest prize of all — a Smith Island cake. … More I won the sweetest prize at the Mike Sterling 10K
After officially deciding on the NCR Marathon as my fall marathon, I decided to complete at least four races for the RRCA Maryland Grand Prix this year. … More Dog Days 8K Cross Country Run was a fun throwback to cross country races of the past
I went into last month’s Ben Layton 5K knowing it would probably be a tough one for me to finish with a fast-for-me time — and it was — but it was a fun gathering of the running community for a good cause. This was my third year in a row running the Ben Layton … More The Ben Layton 5K was tough but fun
I hadn’t even hit four miles at the REVEL White Mountains Marathon, and my quads were hurting as I continued running downhill along the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire. I’ve always liked downhill portions at races, but such a steep, extended downhill was new to me. … More REVEL White Mountains Marathon: Downhill does not mean easy
After a successful half marathon at the Salisbury Half Marathon the previous weekend, I headed to Rehoboth Beach the morning of April 14 to pace the 2:45 half marathon group at the Coastal Delaware Running Festival Half Marathon. This Sunday morning race marked my 16th time pacing a half marathon and my fifth time pacing this race. … More Coastal Delaware Running Festival Half Marathon: My Sweet 16 as a pacer
For last fall, instead of training for a marathon, I decided to put my energy into training for a fast half. While I never really follow an exact training plan, I made an effort to work on speed and felt I was ready for my sub-2:20 half marathon goal. Until I saw the weather forecast. … More I finally accomplished last fall’s half marathon goal at the Salisbury Half Marathon
I had an amazing experience at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for the marathon in 2020, and ever since then, I wanted to go to the next Olympic Marathon Trials, which were held in Orlando for 2024. … More I made it back to the Olympic Marathon Trials! Plus, my run at the Orlando Magic 5K
Race “Dictator” Trent Swanson always seems to have something new up his sleeve, and this winter, it was The Winter Tour. The Winter Tour was similar to the Tour de Salisbury, except that it took place in December and January instead of June and July, and it included eight courses totaling about 50 miles instead … More The Winter Tour: Miles and Meals
She Runs by the Seashore 