In my first week of a Ride or Stride Across America challenge at Salisbury University, I only logged 6.6 miles. To be fair, the first “week” was only Monday through Friday — no weekend, when I do the highest mileage — and I did have a busy week. I actually bought a house with my … More Friendly competition: Ride or Stride Across America
I’m heading back to the site of my first half marathon race for my fifth marathon. Today, I signed up for the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach, which will be held on March 20, 2016. My first half marathon race was at the same running festival in 2011, and I haven’t been back for a race … More I’ll be Shamrockin’ my fifth marathon this March
I’m in pain today. But it’s the good kind of pain — the type of pain that serves as a reminder that I just ran 26.2 miles. I made it up the type of hills we don’t have in Salisbury. I made it through coughing fits. I made it through despite a painful toe in … More Baltimore Marathon a hilly success
It’s June 30 — time for another monthly reflection. Here’s what I’ll take away from my June running. 1. I ran 92.21 miles. A solid month of running in June is helping bring me toward my goal of 1,200 miles for the year. I’m at 564.68 miles for 2015. 2. I finished my first run streak. … More Six facts about my June running
Follow @VanessaJunkin// As an avid Twitter user, I knew that Friday, June 5, was National Doughnut Day. That morning, I was thinking about how I could celebrate this occasion in a unique sort of way. I decided to do a doughnut run on Friday. After work, I ran slightly more than two-and-a-half miles from my home to … More Running + Doughnut + Running = Fun
Really, National Running Day could be any day of the year. But it’s the third Wednesday in June, which happens to be today. My Twitter feed was filled with tweets about #NationalRunningDay today, as I already follow hundreds of runners, and there were chats and promotions going on. And I followed some new runners, too. … More How I spent my National Running Day
Working a later shift equals extra hours in the morning, which equals time to get a long run in. Of course, when I had some extra free hours on Thursday morning, I decided to use them for my long run. I already had a busy weekend ahead of me — that’s why I’m writing my blog post … More Hills, distance combine in Assateague run
Even though I’m not really into Valentine’s Day, I couldn’t pass up the chance to write about my love of running. Even though I enjoy running all year — more so when it’s nice out — what better time to put together a list of reasons? 1. The people. OK, I’m pretty sure I’m biased about this, but … More For Valentine’s Day, 14 things I love about running
Those of us who live on the Eastern Shore know that it’s flat — at least in the places I’ve run, which is a decent amount. If you want to get a hill workout in, you basically have to plan to make that hill part of your workout. Some of the inclines we consider to … More Less than three months till my third marathon
On Monday, I was driving home from work for a long break when I began thinking seriously about it: The sun was shining and it would be a great afternoon to run. Why not? So, once I got home, I changed into my running clothes and headed out for a three-miler. It was the first time I can … More Five reasons it was awesome to take a midday run on my break
She Runs by the Seashore 