This isn’t necessarily a running post, but healthy eating and exercise go hand-in-hand, so I figured I would share the challenge I created for myself during January. While on Twitter one day, I realized I had packed my lunch on workdays for four out of the four days in 2016. I decided to challenge myself … More My January healthy eating/money saving challenge

With temperatures that reached at least 61 degrees on Saturday, it was a beautiful day for a run, and I spent the morning on a long run with my friend Veronica. I ran 12 miles, my first beyond-10-mile run of marathon training for the Shamrock Marathon on March 20. Next weekend, I have a 15-miler … More Marathon training ramps up with a trek through Tyaskin, Bivalve

Follow @VanessaJunkin 2015 had to be my slowest running year to date, but there were plenty of good things about my year of running. I ended up logging my slowest times in nearly every race distance. I’m not sure what my slowest 5K race time is, but it was probably this year. I also logged my … More Running Year in Review: 2015

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

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