Running
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this week #54

Good morning, and happy Sunday! I’m writing to you from the couch. After I finished my run last night, I noticed my throat felt a little sore, but I chalked it up to running in the cold. I tossed and turned all night and woke up feeling extremely blah. My throat was still sore, and Continue reading
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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 #51

Good morning, and hello from a freezing cold Arlington! Let me check the weather app… Yep, it’s currently 31 degrees, feels like 15. I have today off, so we had planned to go out to our section of the Tuscarora Trail to do some maintenance, but I think you can understand why we opted to Continue reading
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this week #50

Hello, and happy Monday! I am so tired. I ran a 50k yesterday and then was up early today and daylight savings happened so it’s dark already and whine whine whine. I’m planning to go to the gym this evening to do an easy spin, but I truly think I could fall asleep on the 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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this week #43

Hi! Three posts in three days! I guess I’ve just had a lot on my mind. I am trying to soak up the rest of summer before I start my new job after Labor Day. Oh, yeah! Surprise! I am starting a new job soon 🙂 Long story short, I was offered an opportunity 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