Barre for Beginners – Tips and Lessons

October 28, 2014  This past month I had the chance to try four barre classes through ClassPass DC. While I am not a barre expert, I thought I would share some tips/lessons I’ve learned the past few weeks that would be useful for my fellow barre newbies (I will be sharing my thoughts about the different barre classes in a separate post). 1. Barre Classes are NOT Created Equal Before I attended my first barre class I thought (a) it…

NYC Marathon Training 10/20-10/26 – Week 19

October 27, 2014 Congrats to all the MCM runners this past weekend (10K and Marathoners). Week 19 is complete and we enter Week 20 - yes!! This week is full on taper time - I think I will enjoy it.  I have a few yoga classes lined up and a stretching session with my trainer.  Monday 10/20 - Rest day  Tuesday 10/21 - Rest day Wednesday 10/22 - Rest day Thursday 10/23 - 6 miles + 60 minutes personal training Friday 10/24 -…

Friday Five – Reasons to Run a Half Marathon

October 24, 2014 Happy Friday!! I am looking forward to this weekend - wedding and birthday celebrations galore! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is “Five Reasons to Run a ________.”  Now did you think I was going to say Marathon? One of my favorite distances is the half marathon - 17 races and counting! Here are Five Reasons to Run a Half Marathon: 1. They are Plentiful! As of April 2014 there were an estimated 2,100…

Throwback Thursday-Marine Corps Marathon

October 23, 2014 A fun Throwback Thursday nod to the Marine Corps Marathon! Below is a picture of me and my cousins Steph and Chris following the 2007 Marine Corps Marathon.  Can’t believe that was 7 years ago! Interestingly enough, MarathonFoto still has my digital images availabe online from 2007.  Based on all the emails we receive from them, I always thought they were deleted after a year or so. Image: MarathonFoto My then 24 year old self did not…

NYC Marathon Countdown – Marathon Fueling

October 22, 2014 Hello Wednesday! We are under the 2 week mark - eeks! Yesterday Tata released the 2014 TSC New York City Marathon Mobile App - so exciting.  On Monday, you may have seen my corral/wave information.  Yes, a 10:55AM start - that is about 3 hours later than a “typical” start time.  Nice that I can sleep in (sort of haha), but what to do about eating? (Courtney noticed this).  So I thought this would be a good…

Running and Racing Potpourri

October 21, 2014 A little over two months until 2015 - woah! Thanks to everyone who suggested Maryland, DC, and Virginia races - your comments were very useful!  Naturally I am planning my race schedule for next year (you can preview a little bit of it here, but I will have a writeup in December once I finalize it a bit). This is a potpourri post - a blend of news and questions. 1. Nike Half Marathon Headed to NYC?…

NYC Marathon Training 10/13-10/19 – Week 18

October 20, 2014 And another week of training is complete.  Fall is flying by! This week I received my bib and corral information for the marathon - this was pretty exciting! Anyone starting with me? Sorry, no bib number listed yet.. trying to prevent the bib-crashing. Monday 10/13 - 1 mile + 60 minutes barre Tuesday 10/14 - 2 miles + 60 minutes personal training Wednesday 10/15 - 60 minutes barre Thursday 10/16 - 1 mile + 60 minutes yogalates + 60 minutes personal…

Friday Five-Marine Corps Marathon Spectators

October 17, 2014 Happy Happy Friday! This week felt particularly long, so glad it is the weekend! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia.  The Marine Corps Marathon, also known as the “People’s Marathon” is 9 days away!  As a DC runner and spectator I thought I would share Five Cheering Spots for Marine Corp Marathon Spectators (mirrors several of the suggestions from the MCM site). 1.  Lincoln Memorial Steps Several DC races take runners past the Lincoln Memorial (runners see …

Montréal/Québec City Vacation Part 3

October 16, 2014 Missed Part 1 or Part 2? After 3 days in Montréal my mom and I headed to our final destination, Québec City.   The city is also known as Ville de Québec to differentiate itself from the province and sits northeast of Montreal.  We took VIA Rail Canada - it was both scenic and quick (the train ride was approximately 3 hours and there was free wifi).  We arrived at the Gare de train Québec (train station) and…

NYC Marathon Countdown – Packing List

October 15, 2014 Happy Wednesday and welcome to another NYC Marathon Countdown post.  Today I am sharing my Marathon Packing List - I love lists!  If you have your own packing list feel free to share you link in the comments - I love crowdsourcing and getting new ideas (I can round them up in next week’s post if you like).  Eventually I’ll figure out how to make this a downloadable list. In related news, NYRR will be posting my…