GW Parkway Classic April 23, 2017 1:36:13 Temp: High 40s to low 50s What I wore: visor, tank top, a half zip, a Skirt Sports Happy Girl, compression socks, and Altra Ones This was my goal race for the season. I knew I wouldn’t PR, but I wanted to run a sub-10 pace. I worked hard in February and…
Tag: 10 miler
GW Parkway 10 miler training begins
This weekend was, umm, interesting. Living near DC, we are always affected by the Inauguration. Add in the Women’s March and the whole area was in a bit of an uproar. For the moment, I am continuing my personal choice of keeping politics off my blog and social media, but it was a pretty amazing weekend…
Skirt Sports 10 on 10!
We all know how much I love Skirt Sports! I wear the Happy Girl skirt at nearly every race I run. So, I’m really excited to celebrate their 10 year anniversary. But, I’m not nearly as excited as they are! To celebrate, they are holding another virtual run. This is their 10 on 10 virtual…
Race Envy
Yesterday was the sign up for the Army 10 Miler. Judging by my Facebook feed, it was an absolute nightmare to sign up AND it sold out in a record amount of time. I didn’t sign up. In fact, my conversation with Beer Geek went something like this: Me: You should be proud of me….
State #11: Alaska!
In addition to my 11th state race report, this is my “Half minus a Half” race report for G and my snapshot of my run for Tonia. Short story: 1:30:42 on a 9.65 mile course (9:24 average pace) Long story (grab your lunch before you start): Once we set our dates for our Alaska trip,…
GW Parkway 10 miler race report
Short story: I finished in 1:31:03 and PR’d by at least three minutes. I was around 1400 out of 4000 runners and finished in the top 25% for women and for my age group. The rest of the story: The GW Parkway race begins at Mount Vernon and ends in Old Town Alexandria. Like many…