Quick Updates

Tropical Storm Fay is a pain and has prevented me from running this week…boo   Hopefully I can make it out to the track tomorrow
EXCITING NEWS!!!!  I got the statistics from Sunday’s 5k and I placed 7th in my age group (out of 55) that is awesome, I have never placed that high!!!
I have [...]

Romanian Mother, 38, Takes Gold in Marathon, Deena Kastor Unfortunate DNF

USA marathon runner Kastor breaks foot
08/17 07:43:18 ET

Beijing, China (Sports Network) – American Deena Kastor broke her right foot during the Olympic women’s marathon.
Kastor, the 2004 bronze medalist, said she felt a pop in her foot before pulling up at the five-kilometer mark.
“My foot has been sore for [...]

New 5k PR!!!

This morning was the first 5k of the race season, the Track Shack Celebration of Running 5k.  I have been really pumped about this race for the past few weeks since I have been amping up my workouts over the past month and a half since I joined the Y/Run Club and I was anxious [...]

Running on the road: Old Town Alexandria

For my second installment of running on the road I visited Old Town Alexandria in Virginia.
My cousin Kate got married in Georgetown over the weekend at a beautiful historic church and estate home and I was so thankful I could make the journey up there as the last time I visited DC was in the [...]