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2014 NYRR Brooklyn Half Marathon Race Recap

May 27, 2014 10 days ago I ran my 15th half marathon (I realized I’ve been miscounting my half total the entire year - oops) and 10th race of the year. The Brooklyn Half Marathon is a New York Road Runners (NYRR) event - the same organization that runs the New York City Marathon.  While this was not my fastest half, it was certainly memorable!  Packet Pickup/Expo The Brooklyn Half Pre-Party was open to runner’s the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday…

Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Half Marathon Race Recap

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! This past weekend I ran my 12th half marathon! I originally did not have this race on my 2014 schedule because there was a chance I would be out of town and RNR races tend to be on the pricier side (I ran RNR Philly in 2011).  It ended up I would not go on vacation (had to stay in the area for my project) and Rock ‘n’ Roll USA had a $99 sale during President’s…

Friday Five: Race Recovery Routine

March 14, 2014 Hello Friday! Can’t believe March is already half way over! Today I am linking up with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia and this week’s theme is “races” - open ended and perfect! There are so many spring races coming up and I thought I would share my race recovery routine. As you may all know, I run quite a lot of half marathons.  When I ran my first half I was sore for days!  After years of tinkering,…

Virginia is for Lovers 14K Race Recap

February 17, 2014 Happy Monday and President’s Day! This past weekend my old friends Em, Tasha and I headed to Virginia Beach, VA for the Virginia is for Lovers 14K.  We grew up in the same neighborhood and were on swim team together (Go Marlins)! I do not recall why exactly we chose this race (we decided sometime last fall), but it was a good excuse for a girls getaway. The race was suppose to fall on Saturday February 15th,…

Miami Half Marathon Race Recap -Part 2

February 4, 2014 Another half complete! Missed Part 1? Race Goals (“A” least probable and “C” most probable) Version 1 - two weeks prior to the half  I’ve had pretty good training runs as of late - easy 11-11.5 minute miles, which is how I came to my “A” goal (assuming ideal weather conditions). I arrived at my “B” goal by factoring in the heat, adding a minute to each mile.  A - PR by 10 minutes  B - PR…

Miami Half Marathon Race Recap – Part 1

February 4, 2014 Cute beach pic from my friend Emily!  When my friend Em asked if I would join her for the Lifetime Miami Half Marathon (formerly the ING Miami Half Marathon and Marathon), I thought Florida in January? Yes please! Okay, I wish I made decisions that quickly…it went more like the below: I already ran hobbled the 2012 Miami Half (I experienced horrible blisters early on in the race) Although Florida is not too far away, I was not…

Friday Five – Days of Fitness (in photos)

January 31, 2014  The last day of January already?!? Loving today’s “Friday Five” theme: Five Days of Fitness (in photos).  In keeping with the theme, I’ll try to stay lite on the words :)  1. Spinning @ Ride DC (Check out my review here)  2. Running on my Favorite Treadmill (yes I have a favorite, do you?) 3. Foam Rolling (and catching up on some blogs)  4. Tough BUT Awesome Training Session with Nicole (no fun picture here, I was a bit…