I always love the Run, White & Blue 5K, but this year, I didn’t love the weather. It’s happened before — the race is held on a Thursday evening in early September, so it’s bound to be at least somewhat hot. This year’s race was Sept. 3, and it was particularly hot and humid — … More Run, White & Blue 5K was a hot one
I have several races to recap on the blog — I have been a little busy planning a wedding with my fiancé and getting married to my now-husband! Now that we are married, I’m going to go back in time a little bit to recap the several races I’ve run that I haven’t yet blogged … More Outlet Liquors 5K: Fast but not quite my fastest of the year
I haven’t written a blog post about a new-to-me running spot in a while, because as I run more and more across Delmarva, there are fewer places I haven’t run within a close range of Salisbury (or they are part of the Tour de Salisbury and included in those posts). When I traveled to Philadelphia … More Exploring the new-to-me Michael N. Castle Trail
I don’t race a ton of 5Ks, but I do enjoy the distance. This year, I’m actually a little ahead of the norm, with my 10th Run, White & Blue 5K being my fourth 5K race of the year. … More My 10th Run, White & Blue 5K was my first sub-30 of the year
In April, I paced a half marathon for the 19th time — the Coastal Delaware Running Festival Half Marathon in Rehoboth Beach. This was my sixth year pacing this particular race, but it was a little different than usual for me. I decided not to run a spring marathon this year, so I really just … More ‘She’s helping the other runners:’ Pacing the Coastal Delaware Half Marathon
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
On a warmer-than-usual early December day, I paced my 15th half marathon at the Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon. It was a success: My pacing time was 2:45, and I crossed the finish line with a time of 2:44:33. … More Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon: Pace the race, then party
This year’s Run, White and Blue 5K at Delaware Technical Community College in Georgetown fell on a super hot evening — the evening of Thursday, Sept. 7. Since I ran a really strong 5K in July, I was not expecting to beat that time when I toed the starting line for the warm start — and I didn’t. … More Run, White and Blue 5K was fun, but hot and humid
You know it’s going to be a tough one when the person making pre-race announcements is talking about how muggy it is out.
There aren’t many summer 10Ks around here — and maybe there’s a reason for that — but after running my fastest 5K in nearly four years at the Firecracker 5K in Rehoboth Beach, I was looking to test my speed at a 10K. … More Great Wyoming Buffalo Stampede: Hot and humid, but still a fun small-town race
Last Friday, I headed to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, with my friend Veronica for one of my favorite race weekends of the year — the Rehoboth Seashore Marathon and Half Marathon. This was my ninth time participating in the event and my fifth year pacing the half. … More I paced a successful 2:45 finish at the Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon
