As I indicated previously, I volunteered to do music and take photos of the Team In Training Virginia runners during the Shamrock Marathon a few weeks ago. We had an absolute blast, despite the chilly weather along the course. It would have been MUCH warmer running! Team In Training is a great organization with wonderful...
For the first time in quite a few years, I sat out the Shamrock Marathon. I DID run the 8K. After running full marathons and half marathons though, an 8K is kind of like kissing your sister. (*bleck*) I was a volunteer the day of the Marathon though, playing music and taking pictures at 44th...
As the Marine Corps Marathon approaches day by day, so does our mileage to prepare to run that distance (without becoming a patient of the EMS and Hospital systems of Washington DC). So, this Sunday morning, I was asked to do the water stops for the runners doing the 6:30AM run on this side of...
It’s been incredibly hot the past few weeks, yet I’ve been doing my runs and logging all my miles religiously anyway. (I guess that would make me a religious zealot in the running realm) Past experience with running marathons has taught me that not adequately training = feeling like 26.2 miles of BAD ROAD after...
