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Judy Johnson 5k (20:33)

On Saturday, my brother and I drove to Wilmington to run a 5k. We had had a late night before so I wasn’t sure what to expect!  Each race is a workout so I wasn’t too concerned about time but getting...

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Training: Consistency and Bad Races

Consistency is key. Rome was not built in a day. Those are two quotes that have gotten me through the last week of training when things such as bad races got mentally tough. My training this week was...

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Belmar Chase 5k (19:34)

When I choose Belmar for a goal race I hoped it would bring a 5k PR for me. The shortened version the race wasn’t a PR and was exactly one minute slower than my 5k PR.  I’m not surprised and I know it...

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Saucony Zealot Review

The Saucony Zealot is an unusual shoe for me to choose to run in.  As most people know, my shoe preference is maximum cushion.  I like to train in a maximum cushioned shoe to keep me healthy and injury...

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Reflecting on Training

I have been thinking a lot about my training lately. I’ve been thinking about the evolution of my personal running as well as my life. Consistency is key.  We all have good and bad days. Similarly we...

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4 miles of Track and Half Marathons are Hard

  This week was another week at the grind.  I felt good the entire week.  My training schedule has become routine but I think that’s a good thing.  I have talked a lot about staying consistent with my...

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RnR Virginia Beach (1:31.48)

This was the first half marathon I have raced since April 2014. It’s funny because for a long time I was well known to race as many as half marathons as possible.  Now I’m known to race too many 5ks...

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Fall into Training

I guess it’s officially Fall. The season has officially changed and the temperature has become cooler.  It would make sense to have a goal race lined up by now.  The truth is I don’t have a single goal...

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Raining and Training: 64 miles

I’m finally back on track with my training (Track pun intended). I’m slowly getting back to where I was (training wise) before September. September was a weird month for me because I took more rest...

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Adding Track Workouts

I’ve been doing a lot of workouts lately.  While Thinking out loud, track workouts is something fairly new to me, and it is taking my body time to adjust too.  Doing speed workouts is something I’ve...

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Lessons Learned from Running

I’ve been running for about five years now. I’m not a professional; I’m not an expert, and I’m certainly not a coach. Throughout my five years, I’ve learned several lessons both the easy way and the...

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November Training

Month of November Training:  Total miles: 275 Shortest run: 2.5-mile warmup Longest run: 15.1 miles Range of Paces: 5:54-10:45-untimed** Fastest mile since August 2014 Shortest run: 2.5 miles cooldown...

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Resolution Run 5k (18:22)

On New Years Day I ran the Resolution Run in Virginia Beach.  For the last several years the race was called Hair of the Dog. I’ve run it several times (2012, 2013, 2015), but the 2016 race changed...

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Carlsbad Half Marathon (1:22.57)

Last weekend I ran the Carlsbad half marathon.  Since taking a vacation last February (if going to run a marathon counts), I had been eying taking another vacation this winter.  It’s no secret I don’t...

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Training Last Week: November Project and Runner’s World Festival

The majority of last week was spent running easy and getting ready for the Runners World Festival.  While I knew, both courses were difficult, and I’m not in shape to PR yet, I wanted to feel somewhat...

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Training Update: Physical and Mental

Last week was the first time in a while, I had any inclination to run. As I’ve mentioned, the last few weeks have been extremely busy for me (outside of working out).  In anti-runner blogger form, I...

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Training: Unpredicted Changes and First Trail Race

Last week started off well but then so much unexpected happened.  In the middle of the week, my husband and I were supposed to go to NYC, but that didn’t work out.  Then I ended up feeling like garbage...

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May Training Recap

May was a good month.  Not so much a gritty training month, but it was a good month in general.  I mentioned this in my training log last week, while I didn’t “train hard” through May, I did run.  I...

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Training Last Week: Grinding and Racing

Last week felt better than the previous in terms of running.  I was able to add miles in the week and then had a quality race.  Not my fastest time but great for where I am right now.  I don’t think...

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Training and Resting Part 2

Another week of training down.  As most people know I opted to take 2 weeks off.  The first week was nearly complete rest with a couple of walks. This week had a few more walks, a hike, and even a run...

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