I didn’t meet my time goal at the Mike Sterling 10K, but I did walk away with the sweetest prize of all — a Smith Island cake. … More I won the sweetest prize at the Mike Sterling 10K
For last fall, instead of training for a marathon, I decided to put my energy into training for a fast half. While I never really follow an exact training plan, I made an effort to work on speed and felt I was ready for my sub-2:20 half marathon goal. Until I saw the weather forecast. … More I finally accomplished last fall’s half marathon goal at the Salisbury Half Marathon
I’m always a fan of running in new areas, so after spending the night at my aunt and uncle’s house in Montgomery County on Christmas, I decided to find a new-to-me trail on my way home the next day. The Paint Branch Trail was not too far away and was a nice paved option. … More Montgomery County’s Paint Branch Trail a fun one to explore
I went into the Ocean City Running Festival Half Marathon with a clearly-stated goal. I decided not to run a fall marathon this year, and instead to try to run a fast half marathon. Of course, “fast” is relative, but recently, I have been trying to run my fastest times since 2019.
My goal was sub-2:20, about a 10:41 pace. As the race neared and the weather forecast for the race, which had a 9:15 a.m. start, looked like it would be in the 70s, I was certainly worried, but I still tried to not give up before the race began. … More ‘Take your time’: A hot day for the Ocean City Running Festival Half Marathon
My fastest race “since 2019” has been a trend lately — clearly, I had a good year that year (and then we all know what happened in 2020). After running my fastest 5K since 2019 this July, I was happy to add to that by running my fastest 10K since 2019 at the Mike Sterling 10K in Crisfield. … More Mike Sterling 10K: Cooler weather helped me to my fastest 10K since 2019
For the second year in a row, the Eastern Shore Running Club had enough team members to show up on the team results at the Maryland-D.C. RRCA 10-Mile Club Challenge, which is a win in and of itself. However, since working on my coughing issue and with some successful runs lately, I also hoped to beat my own time from 2022. … More The Club Challenge was, as always, a challenge — but faster than last year
After not making the second-to-last cutoff at the Algonquin 50K in February, I had my sights set on making the cutoffs at the Tuckahoe 25K, which was held Nov. 19 at Tuckahoe State Park on the Upper Eastern Shore. Participants had gotten an email with the cutoff times, and they were also listed on a … More I had a strong return to long-distance trail racing at my first Tuckahoe 25K
I knew the incline of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge would be a challenge during The Bay Bridge Run, but I also knew from the previous year that even if I had a slower mile in the beginning, all hope would not be lost. I could make up time on the downhill. I’ve done this race … More The Bay Bridge Run: Despite the incline, I ran my fastest 10K of the year
There are many trails around my mom and stepdad’s house, and when I have the time, I like to explore new places. I looked on the AllTrails app to see what trails were nearby and ended up choosing to drive to the Masemore Water Trail in Gunpowder Falls State Park (Hereford Area) in Parkton, Maryland. … More Exploring Parkton’s Gunpowder North Trail was a fun adventure
I’d been working on my speed with the 11:30 Club for a little while when I decided to sign up for the Ben Layton 5K, held right by my home in Salisbury, Maryland, on the trail that goes around the Salisbury City Park. I hoped to be able to run the 5K, held May 7, … More Ben Layton 5K: I missed a sub-30 finish, but I had a strong race
She Runs by the Seashore 