Last week was EPIC. For months, Coach Jen and I have been training our rebels for the Seattle Rock-n-Roll half marathon, and last week was racecation week! It was a trip full of fun, food (Coach Jen cooked up a STORM), shopping, and running. We kicked everything off on Thursday with dinner and a relaxing […]
Philly Hot Chocolate 15K Race Report – Making It Easy
This year marked a first for me – running two longer distance events in the space of a week: the Philly Love Run half marathon on March 29th followed by the Philly Hot Chocolate 15K on April 4th. I spent several weeks leading up to these events feeling a lot of anxiety about being undertrained and […]
Philadelphia Half Marathon Race Report
Last weekend was Philadelphia Marathon Weekend, and for me, the culmination of 6 months of training. I ran the half again this year, and it was a blast as usual! Many, many thanks to Enell for sponsoring me to run this year, and especially for offering a discount to my readers – from December 1-7, use the code RWC14 […]
Runner’s World 10K Race Report
Two weekends ago, I had the pleasure of running an incredibly fun race in Bethlehem, PA – a gorgeous town in the Pocono Mountains, about 10 miles away from the Runner’s World headquarters (not coincidentally, the host of the event). But it wasn’t just a race – it was a weekend-long running festival, with a 5K, […]
IronGirl Columbia Triathlon Race Report
This past Sunday I completed the Columbia IronGirl Triathlon, and it was SO. MUCH. FUN! I did the event with one of my personal training clients, Nikki. Earlier this year she was looking for a fitness challenge, and I suggested she pick a triathlon to do. She was a little unsure of whether she could do […]
