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2015 Georgetown 5K Race Recap

Told you I had another recap! The Georgetown 5K was a late addition to my race schedule. Brittney at Corral B (she is a Chicago based blogger) spent the summer in Washington, DC for an internship.  We both run about the same pace, so a run together was a must! Unfortunately work got a little hectic so I had to cancel our first planned run. While trying to reschedule, Brittney mentioned she was going to run the Georgetown 5K.  Image: Bishop's Events  Of course it…

2015 Crystal City Twilighter 5K Race Recap

The first of four recaps - woo hoo! About a month ago (Chicago Marathon Training - Week 8 to be exact) I ran my first evening race with Kathryn, Courtney, Emily, and Prianka in Crystal City, Virginia.  We were also celebrating Kathryn's birthday! What a fun idea...I'll have to think of something similar for March :) Image: Pacer's Running Packet Pickup The Crystal City Twilighter 5K is put on by our favorite local running store, Pacers! Similar to their other…

2015 Baltimore Women’s Classic 5K Race Recap

The Baltimore Women's Classic is the second oldest women-only race in the country.  This 5K had been on my radar for awhile  (see my Maryland Race Bucket List here).  I was excited that I could fit it into my schedule this year and saw it coincided with their 40th Anniversary - fun!   My mom also signed up for the race, it was her first 5K! Funny since she has walked several half marathons. Packet Pickup The BWC is managed by Charm City Run.  They offered…

2015 St. Michaels Half Marathon Race Recap

The recap is here!! About 3 weeks ago I ran my 22nd half marathon at the St. Michaels Running Festival.  I actually signed up for this race in 2013, but forgot it was the same weekend as my sister's college graduation (I went to the graduation of course and DNS the race).   Image: St. Michaels Running Festival I was excited to have this half on my schedule because my friend Emily said this was a flat, fast course (it holds her current…

2015 PRR Mother’s Day 4 Miler Race Recap

This past winter I purchased a race pass from Potomac River Running (4 races for $110 or $27/race).  I was looking at the PRR events page and saw they had a Mother's Day 4 Miler on the calendar - perfect! I asked my mom if she would like to participate on Mother's Day morning and she said, "yes".   Image: Potomac River Running I signed us both up (PRR issues you a race pass code upon registration and the same code…

2015 RES1CUE Run 8K Race Recap

One week ago (and some) the 2nd Annual RES1CUE Run 8K was held in Bethesda, Maryland.  This 8K supports the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad - they provide emergency medical, fire, and rescue services in Bethesda, Chevy-Chase and surrounding neighborhoods (even Northwest, DC). Image: Courtesy of the Bethesda Res1cue 8K A little over a month ago my cousin Steph sent an email about the race - I never heard of it! After checking my calendar (she really had to pull my…

2015 Manassas Runway 5K Race Recap

This past Sunday BRATS hosted the Manassas Runway 10K/5K at Manassas Regional Airport.  I first learned about this race from John at Run.Geek.Run(Disney).  A race on a flat runway...sign me up please! Image: Manassas Runway 10K/5K I remember John described their events as "great value for the money" - he was not kidding!  The 5K was $20 for early registration (10K was $35) and it came with a shirt and a medal.  Flat course + medal... I thought this would be a great option…

2015 Cherry Blossom 10 Miler Race Recap

This past weekend was the 43rd annual running of the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run and my fourth time participating in the race (here is my race recap from last year).  Did you know you could look up your past performances on their results page?  I like that I've improved with age :)  I entered the lottery and received the below email in December.  I've entered the lottery 4 times (2010, 2011, 2014, and 2015) and accepted 3 times or…

2015 Crystal City Friday 5K Recap – Race 2/3

Missed Race #1? Recap here. This past Friday was Race #2 of the Crystal City Friday 5K race series.  As you may recall I had some lessons learned from Race #1.  This time I made sure I hydrated all day and ate a banana before the race.  Like last week, the forecast called for rain so I went with a tank top, a thin long sleeved shirt, and capris.  I also wore my New York City Marathon visor for the first…

2015 Crystal City Friday 5K Recap – Race 1/3

The Crystal City Friday 5K is an evening race series held in Crystal City, Virginia (surprise surprise hehe). There are four races and runners can register a la carte for $20/race or register for all four for $60 and receive a free tech tee. This race series was not originally part of my race schedule. I was reminded of the series when Abby mentioned she was participating in something similar in Charleston.  A few week ago Courtney sent a tweet…