Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon May 25, 2014 2:25:17 Temp: high 50s and sunny to start but quickly warmed from there What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right – Henry Ford…
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Lucky 13 Giveaway #11: Crazy Compression Socks
Half Marathon #11 in 79 days is done! It had its good and bad, but it’s done! Today’s giveaway is for a pair of Crazy Compression Socks! I swear by compression. I have run every.single.one of my 11 half marathons this spring wearing compression socks. I have spent most of the rest of the day…
Half Marathon #11 for 2014: Marine Corps Historic Half
Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon May 19, 2014 2:23:17 Temp: high 40s and sunny to start but quickly warmed from there What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions I’ve run this course before (back when I was much faster), so I knew what…
Maintaining focus
Last year, I set a goal to run 13 half marathons in 79 days. Why? To “moon up” in Half Fanatics. I figured that I’d run 13 half marathons in 2013, how hard would it be to run 13 in 79 days? (And yes, I realize it’s kind of an arbitrary goal, but aren’t many…
Altra Intuition Review and Lucky 13 Giveaway #10
In the last 7 weeks, I have run 10 half marathons! 9 of those were run in the Altra Intuition 1.5. If you’ve been around for a while, you know I’ve been on the search for the “perfect” shoe. I’ve gone from a standard high drop shoe all the way down to the Vibram Five…
2014 Goals revisited
This picture pretty much sums up how I feel about 2014 so far. Running Finish another five half marathons in five days. Done! Loved it so much I’m already scheming about one for 2015, plus pieces of two other series. I love Mainly Marathons! Run 14 16 half marathons in 2014. 10 down! 6 more…
Half Marathon #10 for 2014: Frederick Running Festival
Frederick Running Festival Half Marathon May 4, 2014 2:09:24 Fastest half marathon since 2009 AKA Master’s PR!!! Temp: high 40s and sunny to start but quickly warmed from there What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, Nike Elite arm sleeves, and my trusty Altra Intuitions I LOVED this…
5 things I love about the Frederick Running Festival
This weekend I am running half marathon #10 for 2014! Only 3 more to go after this. This race was supposed to be my “A” race for the spring. I had big hopes of pushing for a sub-2:10. While I haven’t ruled it out, I’m thinking it’s not likely. Why? Because Mother Nature has decided…
Half Marathon #9 for 2014: Nike Women’s Half Marathon
Nike Women’s Half Marathon Lifetime half marathon #30 April 27, 2014 2:16:45 Temp: high 40s and windy What I wore: hat, Swirlgear short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, Nike Elite arm sleeves, and my trusty Altra Intuitions It was a beautiful day. Sunny but not too warm. I should have had…
Lucky 13 Giveaway #9: Lift Your Sole charm/necklace
Half Marathon #9 in 79 days is done! It wasn’t my best race ever, but it’s done. Today’s giveaway is for a “Live Love Run” charm and leather cord from Lift Your Sole . I first met Jill from Lift Your Sole back 2010. I love her jewelry and I had the pleasure of meeting…
#BostonStrong, recovery day and Lucky 13 winners
Today is the Boston Marathon. Today, runners will line up at the start line to take back the race that ended in such a horrific way last year. Today, runners across the nation will wear their running shoes to work and run miles to dedicate to Boston. Today, I will be cheering from afar as…
Half Marathon #8 for 2014: Riverboat Series Day 5 – Louisiana
Riverboat Series Half Marathon – Louisiana April 16, 2014 2:13:06 (Yes, this is a PR!!) Temp: high 30s, but sunny What I wore: hat, Bondi band, short sleeve shirt, Champion half zip, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, Brooks Essential Run jacket, gloves, and my trusty Altra Intuitions I ROCKED this race! ROCKED.IT! It…