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
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
