Racing

13 May 2013

Run Me Home 5K, Leesburg, VA: Race Recap & Review

Race Name: Run Me Home 5K Race Location: Leesburg, VA Race Date: 4.27.13 Race Website: http://www.runmehome.com/ Results: http://prracing.racebx.com/files/results/4d9205ce-7a0c-46c1-8929-4f56c0a86522/5109864b-99b4-4ca8-9140-1841c0a86524/2013%20Run%20Me%20Home%20overall.htm Parking: Plenty of parking located at Catoctin Elementary or Loudoun County Highschool Photos: Free photos from a couple of different local photographers Eric and I decided race morning to sign up for this local 5K. My mother-in-law [...]

Categories: Race Review, Races, Racing, Uncategorized Tags: 5K, Leesburg, Racing, Run Me Home 5K, Virginia

13 May 2013

Mother’s Day 4 Miler, Reston, VA: Race Review & Recap

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Race Name: Mother’s Day 4 Miler Race Location: Reston, VA Race Date: 5.12.13 Potomac River Running Race Website: http://prracing.racebx.com/events/ Results: http://prracing.racebx.com/files/results/4d9205ce-7a0c-46c1-8929-4f56c0a86522/50bd6e7c-6de0-4a16-b533-523ac0a86524/2013%20Devotion%20Overall.htm Parking: Plenty of parking located at Browns Chapel Park, short walk to race start. Stroller recommended if you have small children. Photos: Free photos {this is an awesome perk of all PR Race Series [...]

Categories: 4 Miler, Potomac River Running Races, Race Review, Races, Racing Tags: 4 miler, Mother's Day 4 Miler, Potomac River Running Store, Racing, Reston, Virginia

30 Apr 2013

Health Update & More Running

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Though I feel like my body and I are still at war, slowly but surely I am figuring out what is going on. My iron was a 14 and while my doctor {that I don’t care for and am no longer going to} believes this is perfectly normal because the range of normal is 10 – 291, I believe {through [...]

Categories: Protein, Racing, Uncategorized Tags: Health Issues, Iron, Morning Running, Progesterone, Racing, Run Me Home 5K

26 Apr 2013

This Just Happened!!: A Chat With Kara Goucher {Courage To Believe}

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I literally just got off the phone with Kara Goucher and I’m smiling from ear to ear. Pinch me. Did that really just happen? Kara is in Nashville this weekend for the Rock N Roll Nashville Marathon. She had a few moments to spare before a shake out run with around 400 Nissan employees {who [...]

Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Boston Marathon, Colton, Colton Goucher, Doubt Demons, Innovation For Endurance, Kara Goucher, Marathon, Marathoner, Nissan, Racing

09 Dec 2012

Run With Santa 5K Race Review – Reston, VA

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I wasn’t sure last night when I went to bed whether I would be racing today or attempting to run long. Rock N Roll Vegas Marathon had been a last minute decision, one that I hadn’t made when I decided to sign up for Potomac River Running’s Run With Santa 5K. I love racing. I [...]

Categories: Potomac River Running, Race Review, Racing, Reston Tags: Kinvara Trail, Potomac River Running, Race Review, Racing, Run With Santa 5K

09 Oct 2012

Bad Long Runs: Marathon Training

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What happens after you have a bad long run? Do you automatically start to doubt your ability on race day or do you move on and chalk it up to training? I’ve done both. 9 years ago when I first started training for marathons a bad long run would get me down for weeks. I [...]

Categories: Long Run, Marathon Training, Marathoner, New York Marathon Tags: Long Run, Marathon Training, Racing