I raced the B&A Trail Half Marathon as my 11th half marathon and this race was my goal race for winter training. My goal was to run an average 8:30 pace and to set a new PR. This race is mostly on the B&A Trail, a rails-to-trail paved trail in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The […]
B&A Training Recap – Post Race Edition
Eek! The race is done and I have great news – I crushed my goal and got a new PR! A full race recap will be up later this week, but a preview is below. Each week during this training cycle, I have shared how my training went and what the week looked like. I did this […]
Race Goals for B&A Trail Half Marathon
Well, after what has felt like a LONG winter of training, race day is just about here. I’ve said this multiple times but I am ready to race. I think I’m well prepared – I’ve run over 460 miles in training over the past few months and I’ve had success at hitting my paces in […]
B&A Training Recap – It’s Race Week!
This time next week I’ll be sharing how I did on my goal race for this winter (technically spring since spring starts on the 20th). Check back later this week for my goals for this race! As you know, each week during this training cycle (I’m training for the B&A Trail Half Marathon – a […]
B&A Training Recap – Two Weeks to Go!
Hi friends. After a hard week, last week, I’m happy to have had a really solid week of running. As I write this, I am just two short weeks out from the race and I feel ready (both for the race and for a break!). As you know, each week during this training cycle (I’m […]
B&A Trail Half Training Recap, Week 11
The weather this week continued on its crazy super cold one day / shorts weather the next pattern but it warmed up in time for the weekend which led to a wonderful weekend of runs – and my second weekend in a row wearing shorts! I can’t believe that I’m just over a month away […]
Phoenix Women’s Half Race Recap
I recently raced the Phoenix Women’s Half Marathon – key word being raced. I wasn’t really planning on racing this one. The whole weekend was a big Oiselle team meetup and since I have my goal race in March, I was just planning on running easy and using the race as a long run. The […]
B&A Half Marathon Training Recap, Two Months In
This was a great week running wise – I skipped a run but PRed big time on Sunday (more about that in a future race recap). Anyway, on the this week’s half marathon training recap. Each week during this training cycle (I’m training for the B&A Trail Half Marathon – a relatively small, rails to trail […]
B&A Trail Half Marathon Training Recap, Week 2
Week two of my B&A Trail Half Marathon training is in the books. This week was fun because I got to experience multiple seasons during my different runs. If you are on the east coast, you know what I mean! Each week during this training cycle, I will share how my training went and what the […]