Happy Friday! When we chose Five Fall Races for this theme, I did not anticipate that I’d actually be running five races within two months this fall, but what do ya know, I am! Works out perfectly for today’s theme. I’m looking forward to seeing what races you all have on your radar or calendar […]
St. Charles Running Festival
Did you not make it into the Cherry Blossom lottery? Are you interested in running ten miles for CHEAP? AND then eating some crabs at a crab festival? Yeah, I know, that sounds pretty awesome to me too. So when the St. Charles Running Festival asked me to share a few facts with y’all about […]
Bucket List Races
After spectating Marine Corps last weekend, I’ve got races on the brain. I’ve talked before about races I’d love to run but I’ve distilled the list down a bit and wanted to share! Marine Corps Marathon. This is my hometown marathon and I definitely will run it someday soon – hopefully next year! I’d love nothing […]
Friday Five: Five Fitness Goals
Happy Friday! Per usual, I’m linking up with my girls Mar and Cynthia and this week we are sharing five fitness goals! I can’t wait to hear about what everyone is gearing up for. Personally, I have some goals that are more long term and some that are short term. Make sure to check out some of the posts in this […]
Friday Five: Off to the Races!
Happy Friday! As y’all know it’s marathon week here at Eat Pray Run DC and today is no different! This week’s Friday Five theme is “off to the races” and for this gal, there’s only one race on my mind right now: Shamrock Marathon! Five Four Reasons I Chose Shamrock Marathon for Marathon #2 […]
Shamrock Marathon Preparation
Well here we are. My marathon is just a few days away and I’m going over my packing list and making all final arraignments. One thing I’m not doing this time around is using a playlist since I decided to run this marathon without music. As I wrote, I will have my phone with me […]
Friday Five Spring Forward!
Happy Friday, peeps! Can you believe that we are springing forward this weekend?? I am looking forward to the warmer weather that has to be coming, right? This week, Mar, Cynthia and I (otherwise known as your DC Trifecta) decided to celebrate spring’s soon to be arrival with a Spring Forward Friday Five. Maybe this will help […]
A new PR to start a New Year
On January 1, I ran my first race of 2014! I had signed up for the DC Road Runners Predictions and Resolutions 5k. The race was $5 and part of the DC Road Runners low key race series. The race had a 12pm start, so I knew I could sleep in a bit and still […]
The Second Time Around
I began training for my second marathon (Shamrock in Virginia Beach in March) a few weeks ago, and I’ve gotten some questions about my training plan. I thought I’d share a bit of the plan with you all who may be curious. Week of DTP Full B/I DTP Full B/I DTP Full B/I Weekend Track […]
Top Five Races of 2013
This year I ran. A lot. Without really thinking about it, I ran 13 races in 2013. I had some good races, some great races and a few not so great races, but I’m proud of them all. Without further ado, here are my top five races in 2013: Nike Women’s 1/2 Marathon. I loved […]