One especially fun part of my November running was participating in BibRave Pro Angie Maske-Berka’s annual 100 Miles in November challenge, which has an active and supportive Facebook group. This was my third year taking part in the challenge, which is not a competition. Read on for more about my November running and this challenge, … More 100 Miles in November — and more
September was a pretty busy month of running for me. My last run of the month not only got me to 100 miles for the month, but 1,000 for the year. I ran 101.31 miles. Thirty-one of these miles were at the Pemberton 24, which included both running and walking. I did two in-person races … More September running wrap-up: 1,000 miles down in 2020, two in-person races and more
I crammed a lot of running into the first part of August, and I also ran my first in-person race since March. It was a good month overall! I ran 120.33 miles. Because of the 78.47 miles I ran in the first 13 days of August to finish the Race Across Maryland, I was able … More August: My first in-person race in months and more
The month of July sure was a hot one. I feel like I’ve never been slower. I am not all about speed, but I do like to be able to do a run without feeling like I can hardly get through it. I mentioned in my June wrap-up that I’ve been doing plenty of run-walk … More July Wrap-Up: Running during Maryland’s hottest month ever (really!)
Things are still a bit weird in the midst of COVID-19, but I’m kind of getting used to the way things are now, and overall, it was a good month! I ran 102.29 miles. Passing the 100-mile mark on the last day of the month, I ran 102.29 miles during June. I ran six legs … More June running wrap-up: A month of virtual events
Ever wondered what speed you could get a speed camera up to by running past it? I did that during May. Read on to see how fast I went and what else I did during another month affected by COVID-19. … More Running past a speed camera, and other things I did during May
My state, Maryland, was under a stay-at-home order during all of April because of the coronavirus, but thankfully, we were able to leave the house for exercise, so I could still run. However, keeping the stay-at-home order in mind, I did do all of my runs in April starting from my house, rather than driving … More April Wrap-Up: 100 miles in another odd month
I can’t wrap up 2019 without first writing my regular monthly wrap-up for December. I ran 103.34 miles. I passed the 100-mile mark with my last run of the year. I haven’t been running quite as much as I’d like for marathon training so far, but I had a strong last full week of 2019. … More Before the year in review, here’s my December wrap-up
Having just finished the Marine Corps Marathon, my November running started out light. It ended with a week packed full of runs as I tried to hit 100 miles for the month, which I was able to do. I ran 100.15 miles. I participated in fellow BibRave Pro Angie’s 100 Miles in November challenge, which … More November Running Wrap-Up: 100 miles and more
I accomplished the second of my five 2019 goals in October — I ran a race on my birthday. Unfortunately, I didn’t meet that one last year because two races were canceled on my birthday. So, even though the Marine Corps Marathon four days ago was my slowest marathon, I was able to accomplish one … More My October Running: Lots of miles and a birthday marathon
She Runs by the Seashore 