fitness
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2025 Richmond Marathon Recap

What a weekend! Another successful Richmond Marathon in the books: I PR’d by 14 minutes! With my recent 50k, that makes two PRs in two weeks. I’m stoked. My previous marathon PR was Richmond last year. I ran 4:38:10 and 4:41:11 for the course (I did not run the tangents, so it came to 26.48 Continue reading
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this week #49
Happy Friday! I am really excited for my weekend ahead. I’ll be running and sleeping and volunteering and our fridge is absolutely full of yummy leftovers. The weather is gorgeous and the trees are turning all shades of orange and yellow and red. Patrick is out of town for the weekend, but I don’t mind Continue reading
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Five Running Tips

Happy Sunday! I hope you are having a relaxing day with glorious fall weather. I sure am. We slept in a bit, and then headed to our local park to get some trail miles in. I was a bit fatigued from my tempo run yesterday so I took it easy, enjoyed the changing leaves, and Continue reading
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this week #46

Life continues to be busy and I am trying to use any extra time I can to get my life together so that I can sleep as much as possible each night! I do not want to fall off of writing here while I’m managing my time and energy, so I am going to stick Continue reading
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this week #45

Good morning and happy Monday! Last week was a busy week. I started my new job, and I got back to running after being sick. Between the two, I was mentally and physically exhausted by the time Friday rolled around. Fortunately, this weekend was extremely fun and restorative (+ we’re getting massages tonight), so I Continue reading
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Summer Running Reflections
This has been a whacky summer of running. I’ve been pretty consistent, but also rolling with the punches and adapting when life takes a turn. It has also been the hottest and most humid summer I can remember since moving to Virginia, which sucks and has made running really hard at times. The first half Continue reading
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this week #38

Let me describe the atmosphere I’m in as I type this: it’s raining (a lot!), my favorite Spotify summer jazz playlist is on softly in the background, and freshly baked chocolate chip zucchini bread is sitting on the stove. I know I’ve complained a lot about the weather this summer – and I do feel Continue reading
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this week #31
How goes it? I’m having a pretty nice week and I am going bowling tomorrow! I am psyched. This weekend is full (and I mean FULL) of running, so I am trying to get my life in order before then. I can’t wait for Patrick to be home soon, too! He’s been off having a Continue reading
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this week #28

Good morning and happy hump day! Today is a busy day for me. I woke up extra early to get my workout in because I have a full day at work and then a John Green book tour event tonight! It’s going to be a great day. My workout this morning was tough, but I Continue reading
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this week #25

Hi! How are you? It’s been a pretty wild few weeks. Do you constantly feel like you’re about to crash out? Is your every conversation about the doom and gloom that is the state of our democracy? Understandable. 100%. But I’m going to hold your hand while I say this: you need to get it Continue reading