Follow @VanessaJunkin It’s the Fourth of July, a day to celebrate our independence and enjoy cookouts and fireworks. But for those of us participating in the Runner’s World Run Streak, the day took on another meaning: The last day of the streak. The #RWRunStreak ran from Memorial Day to the Fourth of July, and I … More The end of the #RWRunStreak: 36 days of running, Twitter recaps
Follow @VanessaJunkin It’s hard to believe there’s less than an hour till July. But there is, so it’s time to wrap up my June running. I ran 89.30 miles. This puts me about 12 miles short of where I should be halfway through the year to end up at 1,200 miles — 588.25 — but is … More Eight facts about my June running
Follow @VanessaJunkin The #RWRunStreak is now 1/3 of the way over. That might not sound like a lot — for example, I wouldn’t be happy with a 33 percent on a test. But although my legs do seem to be feeling a little sluggish, the first 12 days have gone by quickly. I haven’t had … More #RWRunStreak: 1/3 of the way there
Follow @VanessaJunkin It’s been such a busy June so far that I am just now getting to post my May monthly reflection. But here are seven facts about my May running. I ran 98.06 miles. May’s mileage put me just under 500 miles for the year. As I’m going for 1,200 miles this year, I would have … More Seven facts about my May running
Follow @VanessaJunkin April was a busy month of running for me. It included plenty of miles and three races. I ran 100.57 miles. A half marathon and some other long runs helped me barely pass 100 miles for April. I’m still on track for my 1,200 mile goal for 2016. My April mileage got me to 400 miles … More Nine facts about my April running
It’s April Fools’ Day, but this post has nothing to do with April Fools. Really. It also happens to be the day after the last day of March, so I’m wrapping up my March running. I ran 79.21 miles. While less than January and February, I expected March’s total to be less because I did take … More Nine facts about my March running
There are plenty of things I want to do, running-wise, in 2016, but I’m picking four main goals, two of which are holdovers from previous years. Run that less-than-50-minute 10K. Despite getting times of 50:15 and 50:20 in 2014, I never made it under 50 minutes, and then my 10K times during 2015 were much slower. … More 2016 goals: A marathon PR, strength training and more
November wasn’t an amazing month of running for me, but it wasn’t all bad. As it’s now December, here are eight facts about the past month’s running. I ran 74.28 miles. This was my second-lowest monthly mileage of the year so far. I’m further away from my 1,200-mile goal. My lower mileage during November means that I’ll … More Eight facts about my November running
October was a slow month for blogging (this is only my second post of the month!), but it was a busy month for running and just in general. Here are some takeaways from my October running. 1. I ran 95.4 miles. Despite not running for six days after my marathon, I still neared 100 miles this month. … More Six facts about my October running
September is always a busy month for me when it comes to running, with a lot of races that I like to do happening during the month. I actually had to pick between two races I normally do that ended up on the same weekend this year. Add to that my three longest runs of Baltimore Marathon … More Five facts about my September running
She Runs by the Seashore 