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
It’s now become a tradition for me to pace the Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon each December. This race will always hold a special place in my heart as my first-ever marathon in 2013 and a race that’s always been a lot of fun on a scenic route — that year and every year since. 2024 was my seventh consecutive year pacing the half marathon at this race with Beast Pacing. … More On another cold race day, I paced the Rehoboth Beach Seashore 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
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
After my run at the Salisbury Half Marathon, I was a little nervous about pacing the 2:45 group at the Coastal Delaware Half Marathon. I knew I could do it, and I’d paced a 2:45 half without issue in December, but my time of 2:42:24 at Salisbury left me worried that I’d run too close … More I paced the 2:45 group at the Coastal Delaware Half Marathon and came in with one second to spare
On the sixth anniversary of my first full marathon, which was the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon, I paced my 10th half marathon. This is one of my favorite races, and I’ve returned every year since 2013, making this my seventh time running Rehoboth. It was my third consecutive year pacing the 2:30 half marathon with … More I paced my 10th half marathon at this year’s Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon
It was another foggy start. After the Salisbury Marathon the previous weekend, I was ready to start the Coastal Delaware Running Festival Half Marathon under a very foggy sky. But at this race, I had a different goal. At the marathon, I ran a tough-for-me pace, and I nearly met my goal of sub-4:45 — … More Coastal Delaware Running Festival: A nice day to pace the 3:00 group
Follow @vanessajunkin I ran this year’s Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon next to the same person the entire race. This was the seventh half marathon that I’ve paced, and there have been other races in which I’ve run with people for much of the race, but I was side-by-side with a woman from New Jersey the … More Consistency and confidence: Pacing the 2018 Rehoboth Seashore Half Marathon
Follow @vanessajunkin Pacing a race can be stressful, but I love it. On Sunday, April 22, I had the opportunity to pace the 2:30 half marathon group at the Coastal Delaware Running Festival with Beast Pacing. This meant that I would run the race at a consistent pace in order to help runners aiming for … More A successful, scenic pacing experience at the Coastal Delaware Running Festival Half Marathon
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