Today my buddies over at the DC Trifecta (Mar, Cynthia, and Courtney) are talking about places they’d love to run. Since I’m kind of race obsessed, let’s talk about places I’d love to race. Obviously, since I’m planning to run a race (and hopefully a half marathon) in all 50 states, I could easily list…
Category: half marathons
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…
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…
5 reasons to run a Mainly Marathons series
I know that many of you think I’m certifiably crazy. After all, I chose, not once, but twice to run five half marathons in five days. (Spoiler alert: Center of the Nation 2015, I’m there.) But, if I’m crazy, I had plenty of company and I think YOU should join me next time (and nobody…
30 states and 30 half marathons
Unfortunately not 30 half marathons in 30 states… With the completion of the Riverboat Series, I have now finished races in 30 states! I’m really excited to hit 30 states, but, umm, I changed the rules (and convinced Beer Geek to go along with it) – I now want to do half marathons in every…
Half Marathon #5 for 2014: Riverboat Series Day 2 – Tennessee
Riverboat Series Half Marathon – Tennessee April 13, 2014 2:18:41 Temp: mid-60s, humid, and windy What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and (sadly) a new pair of Brooks Pure Flow 2 This race was everything that the first one wasn’t. It was all paved, the hills were…
Crazy day and what I intend to eat
Why is it that kids just keep growing??? Suddenly my boys are in capris and 3/4 length shirts and it.just.won’t.warm.up. So, I spent my morning running around trying to find Jones some pants to wear. Sigh. While I was at it, I also bought myself some undies. Why? Because I apparently have enough running bras…
Half Marathon #3: Charlottesville Half Marathon
Charlottesville Half Marathon April 5, 2014 2:20:55 Temp: 49 degrees and windy What I wore: hat, Champion short sleeve shirt, Sugoi arm sleeves, Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and (of course) my trusty AltraRunning Intuitions I’m not going to lie: this was one of the hardest races I’ve ever run. I had nothing left at…