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
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. It was a good few months of running. Here’s to 2024!
After many years of volunteering and working at the Turkey Trek 5K at Pemberton Park on Thanksgiving morning, this was my first year to just show up to run and hang out with friends. … More Turkey Trek 5K: Finding my speed on the trails
I made my annual trek across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge at the Bay Bridge Run on Sunday, Nov. 12, and while I had a run that I was happy with, it was also rewarding for me to be able to set up our branded Eastern Shore Running Club tent and meet up with so many club members afterward. … More Club spirit on full display at the Bay Bridge Run
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
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
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
I’m a big fan of small, low-frills races, and after seeing that the Baltimore Road Runners Club was hosting a four-ish mile race, Too Hot to Trot, on a weekend when I was visiting my family in the area, I decided to run it.
The race was held in and around Patterson Park in Baltimore on Sunday, Aug. 6, and it was just $15 for members (I joined last year prior to another BRRC race that I planned to run). … More Too Hot To Trot: Fun, hilly and not overly hot (this year, at least!)
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
I’ve been working on my speed, and not too long before the Firecracker 5K on July 1, I decided to test my speed at this longtime Rehoboth Beach race, which is organized by Seashore Striders. I’d never run it before, but I saw Holly post about it in the “52 races in 52 weeks: Holly’s … More I ran my fastest 5K since 2019 at the Firecracker 5K
She Runs by the Seashore 