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Covered Bridges Half Training Week 2-3/28-4/3

Woah, how is it April already?! This week was filled with loads of runs and fun.  Image: Covered Bridges Half Marathon  One of the highlights....if you click on the left picture I made the Meb Selfie!    Great turn out to my pre @CUCB appearance @PRRunning. Stayed an extra hour to meet everyone after the Q&A. Thanks! pic.twitter.com/nT41g8h4qi — meb keflezighi (@runmeb) April 1, 2016 Monday 3/28 - 5 miles | 12:40 min/mile + 6 x 100 meter strides Downtown DC…

Covered Bridges Half Training Week 1-3/21-3/27

Made it outside this week! I do have the occasional cough, but it so nice not to be sick.  This June I will be running the Covered Bridges Half Marathon in Vermont.  The Berlin Marathon is now six months away (what?!) so this race will be a nice way to assess my overall fitness as marathon training picks up.   Image: Covered Bridges Half Marathon  Monday 3/21 - 5 miles | 12:43 min/mile My usual downtown route at an average 12:43 min/mile…

Friday Five – Cherry Blossom 10M/5K Tips

The cherry blossoms are here! Your social media feeds have probably been filled with all the pink/white puffy goodness.  Next weekend is the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler/5K run. This will be my fifth time participating in the event, but first time running the 5K.  My 2014 and 2015 race recaps are HERE and HERE. Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and sharing five tips for cherry blossom runners and spectators. 1. Metro Fare Cards If you…

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…