race recap

2012 Rock ‘N’ Roll DC Half Marathon Recap

March 18, 2012

  I could spend hours reviewing this weekend’s race in my head. I wasn’t expecting to run my second slowest half marathon on Saturday. In fact, as you all know, I’d trained for a PR of a sub 2:10. I could drive myself crazy analyzing all the things I did right, a few of the [...]

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2011 New York City Marathon Recap

November 8, 2011
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All week, I planned my marathon recap in my head. I would be so excited to share with everyone the PR I’d achieved and outline a few specific changes I made this year that I truly felt lead to that PR. But at the end of the day, you can’t plan life. I have felt [...]

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NYRR Front Runners Lesbian and Gay Pride Run

June 26, 2011
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After a Friday night filled with delicious personal size pizzas and relaxing, Bo and I were ready for yesterday’s Front Runners Lesbian and Gay Pride Run in Central Park. When we woke up, at 7:30, we found out that there was going to be a lot of excitement at the race due to New York’s [...]

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NYRR Mini 10K Race Recap

June 12, 2011
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While some people quickly get tired of running multiple races during the NYRR 9+1 NYC Marathon qualification program, I’ve found that each race can truly teach you something different if you allow it. The Gridiron 4 miler back in February proved to me that speed training works. It was the first time my legs had [...]

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NYRR Wall Street 3 Mile Race Recap

May 18, 2011
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  For the past two years, I’ve read race recaps about the NYRR Wall Street 3 Mile Race and wished I’d chosen to do it. It is the only downtown NYRR race and weaves through the Wall Street area before looping back up the Hudson River. While this race is for walkers and runners alike, [...]

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National Half Marathon Recap

March 27, 2011
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Yesterday I ran my 10th half marathon and it was definitely my best yet! As I discussed earlier this week, I focused on cross training and speed training this time around versus just running a lot. This change has made a big difference in my running, my weight loss, and my body. My legs are [...]

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