Follow @vanessajunkin On Sunday, I left for my run from my old home on Whetstone Court for the last time. I’ve run through Hampstead, Maryland, countless times; I have a go-to 5-mile loop, and know the roads well. So it was a surreal feeling to know that I may never run these streets … More A running-related ode to my hometown: Hampstead
Follow @vanessajunkin When I decided to run in Ocean City, I thought it would be hot. I thought it would be sweaty. I didn’t think it would be scary. I parked in the free parking lot in West Ocean City and decided to run over the Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Route 50 … More A summer evening run in Ocean City – with a little scare
Follow @vanessajunkin If you’ve been reading this blog or know me personally, you know that getting up early is not my forte. But I’m glad I got up before 5:30 a.m. on Sunday to run 12 miles at Trap Pond State Park in Laurel, Delaware. I have run at Trap Pond before, but it’s been … More Trap Pond State Park a beautiful place for a run
Follow @vanessajunkin I have driven past Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park countless times. It’s right off Route 50, which I took every time I went home from Salisbury University, and continue to take whenever I go back “across the bridge” to visit my family or friends, or go to the Baltimore area. It looked … More Finally exploring Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park
Whenever I can, I like to make running part of my workday. Understandably, this doesn’t happen often. But I did have had this opportunity on Tuesday, when I went for a four-mile run at Pemberton Historical Park, taking plenty of pictures along the way. I think I’ve only gotten to do a run at work … More Get out and enjoy Pemberton’s trails
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.
I was skeptical when I looked at my phone this morning and saw there was a 100 percent chance of snow for later in the day. It didn’t feel that cold out. I arrived at the Guerrieri University Center parking lot at Salisbury University on Sunday morning for the Tim Kennard group training run, planning … More The first snow run of the season
Think of Montgomery County, Maryland, and the first thing that comes to mind may be suburbia. But inside the county that’s right outside our nation’s capital is a trail runner’s paradise. I’m training for the Baltimore Marathon, and I had 14 miles on my schedule for Sunday, Sept. 20. I stayed at my grandparents’ house in Montgomery … More Seneca Creek Greenway Trail a trail-running gem
Follow @VanessaJunkin// My legs weren’t really feeling it during my long run on Saturday — I hadn’t gotten a good amount of sleep during the week, and I had just done my first Pilates class the day before — but it was still a great way to start the morning. Running with my friend Veronica for the … More Tough run made better with company, scenery in Ocean City
I had been wanting to try beach Pilates ever since I won a $50 gift certificate to the Beach Pilates & Wellness Studio at a silent auction during a fundraiser earlier this year. I realized that the end of the summer is soon approaching, along with the end of the sessions. I altered my work schedule with a colleague so I … More Pilates and a run offer a fun morning of exercise in Bethany Beach
