Monthly Reflection – She Runs by the Seashore

November and December running wrap-up: Closing out the year with two 100-mile months

January 20, 2024

It’s been a while since I did a monthly wrap-up, and before I get to my 2023 year-in-review, I’m going to wrap up my November and December running. I ran 100 miles during both months. My total mileage during November was 100.25, during which I again participated in the 100 Miles in November challenge. In … More November and December running wrap-up: Closing out the year with two 100-mile months

September and October Running Recap: Plenty of fun runs and more cross-training

November 13, 2023

It’s been a busy few months, and I’m now ready to wrap up two months of running — September and October! … More September and October Running Recap: Plenty of fun runs and more cross-training

August Running Wrap-Up: Running on both the East and West Coasts

September 21, 2023

The highlight of my August running was definitely the Brooks Hype Fest, but here’s the full roundup of how the month went! I ran 70.44 miles. This was one of my lower-mileage months, but I’m early in half marathon training and my longest run of the month was eight miles (a 4.5-mile group run followed … More August Running Wrap-Up: Running on both the East and West Coasts

July Running Recap: Running more and running faster

August 27, 2023

Although July is always a hot and humid month of running, this July was a good one — given the weather. After a lighter-mileage month in June, I logged 101.87 miles in July. While I don’t set a monthly or annual mileage goal, it’s always nice to hit 100. (Spoiler alert — I’ll be back … More July Running Recap: Running more and running faster

June Running Wrap-Up: A goal achieved and plenty of fun runs

July 23, 2023

June was my lowest-mileage month of the year so far, but it was also a super successful one when it came to my running. I finally ran my sub-8:00 mile. After two-and-a-half years, I finally ran my sub-8:00 1600-meter run with a time of 7:52. This was a big goal of mine, and you can … More June Running Wrap-Up: A goal achieved and plenty of fun runs

May brought a marathon, then strength work

June 19, 2023

Although we’re in the second half of June, I now have some time to recap my May running. Overall, it was a good month. I ran 83 miles. This included a marathon early on, six days of rest, and then nothing longer than five miles at once after the marathon. I ran my monthly 1600-meter … More May brought a marathon, then strength work

April was a successful month of running

May 11, 2023

April was a great month for me as I prepped for the Providence Marathon, which was this past weekend. I ran 117.2 miles. This was my second-highest-mileage month of the year, after January, when I was preparing for the Algonquin 50K. I ran my fast 1600 in 8:14. Because of the Salisbury Half Marathon on … More April was a successful month of running

I started bringing the mileage and speed back up in March

April 8, 2023

After taking a little time off after the Algonquin 50K, March was a time for me to start rebuilding some mileage and speed. I ran 110.5 miles in March. I like to use 100 miles as kind of my baseline goal per month (even though I purposely don’t have a mileage goal so I can … More I started bringing the mileage and speed back up in March

February: A good month of running

March 25, 2023

Now that we’re nearing the end of March, it’s finally time for my February running wrap-up. This seems to have been a trend lately, but March was a busy month! In February, which now seems so long ago… I ran 90.1 miles. I was happy with this. I didn’t set a mileage goal and I … More February: A good month of running

Many miles and more during a busy September and October

November 26, 2022

It has been a busy few months, and now that I am in the midst of four days off in a row, I am catching up on the blog. It’s now time to recap my September and October running. I finally resolved my coughing issue! I usually put my monthly mileage first, but this is … More Many miles and more during a busy September and October

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