The Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon is a part of the Wine Country Half Marathon series, which travels to different wine regions across North America. The Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon starts and finishes at Doukenie Winery in Purcellville, Virginia. The Expo and packet pickup took place at Lansdowne Resort in Leesburg, Virginia. Lansdowne Resort is… Continue reading Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon
The Devil Dog Double is a part of the Marine Corps Historic Half Weekend in Fredericksburg, Virginia. DDD runners participate in both the five mile Semper 5ive and the Historic Half Marathon in the same morning and run the infamous Hospital Hill twice. We drove down to Fredericksburg on Saturday morning for the Healthy Lifestyle… Continue reading Devil Dog Double
The third annual Redskins Draft Day Day 5k took place on Saturday, April 29th. The race started at 10:30AM at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. The late start time was great since it was about an hour to drive to the stadium. Parking was in Lot A at the stadium. We parked pretty quickly and took… Continue reading Redskins Draft Day Dash 5k
The LoCo Challenge is 2 races in 2 days totaling 18 miles (18.07 to be exact!). Runners complete both the 8k on Saturday and the half marathon on Sunday. I definitely was not prepared for these races since I was diagnosed with strep throat on Thursday (2 days before the first race). It hurt to swallow,… Continue reading LoCo Challenge
Yesterday, I participated in "The Runner's Rite of Spring". This was my fourth year in a row running in the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run... it is my absolute favorite race! I always try to go to the expo on Friday, but my busy schedule wouldn't allow it this year. My boyfriend and I went to… Continue reading Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
I ran the Rock 'n' Roll half marathon in DC yesterday morning and my boyfriend ran the 5k. It was our first Rock 'n' Roll event. I took the day off work on Friday to go to the Health & Fitness Expo at the DC Armory in Washington, DC. We arrived around 1PM and the lines… Continue reading Rock ‘n’ Roll DC
The Dopey challenge is dopey. 48.6 miles in 4 days is no joke. Here are 12 tips to help you survive: Get the miles in: Training through the winter sucks, especially during the holidays, but it is important to get the miles in if you want to be standing after the marathon. Make sure you include back-to-back runs… Continue reading Tips for Disney’s Dopey Challenge
