Tales and Tips from a Running Mom
Last Thursday, my husband asked me if I wanted to run in a 5K in our neighborhood on Saturday. My immediate answer was “Hell no, I’m too slow for a 5K.” I’ve been wanting to hold off on running a 5K until I can improve my pace a little. I haven’t run an official 5K [Read On]
On Sunday, April 14, I ran the NYRR More Magazine/Fitness Magazine Half Marathon in Central Park – my first post-baby #2 race at almost 4 months postpartum. I knew I was in for a tough race because of the fact I’d only run 3 times in the 2 weeks prior to the race because of [Read On]
On Thanksgiving morning, hubby, Zain and I made the long quarter of a mile trek to the meeting spot of our neighborhood informal Turkey Trot 5K. Since I assumed we’d just be walking, I figured, why not sip some hot coffee along the way? When we arrived at the starting area, I was really impressed [Read On]
On Saturday, hubby and 2 of his cousins ran the Warrior Dash in southern Maryland. This was my third weekend in a row of being a race spectator; I didn’t mind sitting this race out since it meant not getting muddy. It took us about an hour and a half to get to the race [Read On]
This is not a race recap. It’s a spectator recap. I decided to be smart and not run the race given my foot pain. I’m 99% sure that what I have is peroneal tendonitis. The peroneal tendons run from the bottom of the outer foot up behind the ankle bone. My pain started in my [Read On]
One of my goals for 2012 was to run a sub-2 hour half marathon. The Iron Girl Columbia Half Marathon was the race where I had hoped to do just that. As race day approached, I didn’t know if it was going to happen. I was doubting my abilities and if I really had it [Read On]
On Sunday morning, I ran my first ever 10K. For some reason, I am drawn to the longer races – marathons and half marathons. I have been neglecting the shorter ones. I’ve only run a handful of 5Ks and never a 10K. I was pretty stoked for an automatic PR, but I also had another [Read On]
On Sunday, hubby and I ran the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run in Washington, DC. I had no goals going into this race. I knew I could try to push my pace and “race,” but I didn’t want to. I wanted to run alongside my husband and enjoy the scenery in beautiful downtown DC. I [Read On]
Every race is a learning experience for me – usually because I make a lot of ridiculous mistakes. The best thing I can do is identify where I went wrong and make sure I don’t do the same thing next time. For the Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Marathon, I took into account all of the [Read On]
Big mistake number 1 happened before the race even started. Upon arriving in DC on Saturday morning, I realized I forgot something. I knew I would forget something that I needed to bring with me. Of course, I had to forget something I really needed: my KT Tape for my knee. I started to panic [Read On]
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