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Friday Five – Food/Fuel I Want to Try

Happy Friday! I am enroute from DC (warm) to Jacksonville (warm).  This week is the Gate River Run 15k - eeks!  Of course I'm coming down with a cough, so we'll see how Saturday goes.  Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is food and drink. I thought I would share five food/fuel items I would like try while training this year.  1. Honey Stinger Energy and Protein Bars Image: Honey Stinger Energy Bar  I…

Friday Five – Fitness Lately

Happy Fri-Yay!! Double cheers as I return from my unplanned hiatus - in that time I renewed my PMP certification, worked worked worked, and visited New York and Florida.  I have loads to share and they are queued for next week :) Thanks to everyone who reached out to make sure I was okay, in hindsight I should have written a quick catch up post last month.  Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and sharing my Fitness Lately…

Friday Five – Upcoming Fall Activities

Happy Friday! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week’s theme is Favorite Fall Activities.  I thought it would be nice to share some upcoming fall activities. 1. Visiting Boston/Plymouth My sister is getting married next weekend so we'll be heading to Boston and Plymouth for a long weekend.  I have to run 10 miles that weekend - any recommendations? We'll be staying in Back Bay before heading to Plymouth.  I'm ready for some New England Clam…

Friday Five – Reasons to Run the Annapolis Running Classic

Happy Friday!! Who is ready for a long weekend?  Today I am back with a Friday Five post and linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia.  This week’s theme is Fall Races, so as an  Annapolis Running Classic Ambassador I thought it would be the perfect time to share Five Reasons to Run the Annapolis Running Classic.  1. Beautiful State Capitol Course I ran the 2013 Annapolis Running Classic Half Marathon (recap here).  The course starts at the Navy Marine Corp Memorial Stadium and takes you through historic/downtown…

Friday Five – Favorite Race Swag

Another Friday! How is it the middle of July already?  We were all just celebrating Independence Day.  Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week's Friday Five theme is Favorite Race Swag.  Fun, right?! 1. 2014 New York City Marathon (Recaps Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) This is definitely a sentimental favorite! Nothing out of the ordinary - we received a nice long sleeved technical shirt. One of my favorite medals EVER! The option…

Friday Five – Fitness Trends I Will/Will Not Try

Woo hoo for Friday! This week I've been super wiped out and going to sleep at 8:30PM (not sure why).  This weekend I look forward to catching up on some household items, answering comments, and going through my blog reader.  Oh yeah...there is the 12-13 mile long run too! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is Five Fitness Trends I Will Not Try.  Bonus - I thought it would be fun to also list Five…

Friday Five – Things Ten Years Ago

Yayyy for Friday! This weekend I will be running the Baltimore Women's Classic 5K with the madre...I think this will be her first 5K haha. Will I see you there this weekend?  Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and the theme is "Five Things I was Doing Ten Years Ago".  I was pretty stoked about this theme - I immediately dug into my email archive, old photos, and Kodak Gallery album to piece together what I was doing…

Friday Five – Favorite Things at the Moment IV

Hello Friday and hello heat!  Tomorrow I will be try to wake up early (5:30-6:00AM) for my long run (5-8 miles).  I think I will spend the rest of the weekend indoors or at the pool (got to get my swim on).    Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and sharing Five Favorite Things at the Moment IV (looking forward to reading all of your summer activity posts - maybe I will get some new ideas).  In no particular order:  1. Nathan VaporMax…

Friday Five – Scenes from National Running Day

This week actually went by quickly - love when that happens! Did you know today is National Donut (or Doughnut) Day? USA Today had a fun article featuring stats.  Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and sharing Five Scenes from National Running Day. 1. Constitution Gardens First stop! You may remember the name when I ran here  this past spring.  I miss the Cherry Blossoms! 2. Vietnam Memorial Beautiful and tons of school groups visiting. 3. Washington Monument It was…

Friday Five – Things I’m Looking Forward to in June

Even though this was a short week...it felt sooo long for some reason...yay for Friday! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and sharing Five Things I'm Looking Forward to in June. 1. Marathon Training The Chicago Marathon is a little over 4 months away (134 days to be exact).  This weekend I'll be tweaking my marathon plan (more about this next week) and excited to up my mileage over the next few months.  Am I excited about the humidity, combating…