2022 Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon
In November, after a disappointing 2021 Boston Marathon, I planned to do a “speed” cycle with the 2022 Rock ‘n’ Roll DC Half Marathon as my goal event.
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Category: Half Marathon
2019 Maryland Half Marathon
I woke up thinking I was running the Lawyers Have Heart 10K but decided to take on a half marathon just three weeks after the 2019 Cleveland Marathon! The early miles were slow because the course was hilly. But, I finally allowed myself to run hard after about eight miles. My time was 1:45:56 (8:06 pace) – 6th woman overall and 1st in my age group!
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2019 Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue The Rock ‘n’ Roll DC Half Marathon starts the racing season in Washington, DC. Since 2008, I’ve run the full or half every year
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2018 Navy-Air Force Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the abridged version. Prologue Going into the race, I’d been training for the 2018 New York City Marathon since July using the 18 week, 55-70 miles per week
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2018 Shamrock Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue Going into the race, I had been training for the 2018 Boston Marathon since January. After lots of slow running training for the 2018
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2017 Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue It took me a while to feel like running again after the Eugene Marathon. I took a week and a half off and then
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2017 Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue Rock ‘n’ Roll DC has a special place in my heart because it’s the largest marathon entirely within the District of Columbia and, in
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2016 Parks Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I’ve been using Hudson Elite Coaching to train for the 2016 New York City Marathon. This training cycle hasn’t been easy. I haven’t been
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2016 Wild Horse Trail Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue I was planning to run the San Diego Half Marathon a few weeks ago, but a friend’s wedding led me to change plans and
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2016 Rock n Roll DC Half Marathon
Scroll all the way down to the end of the post for the tl;dr version. Prologue After completing the California International Marathon (CIM) in December, I started training for the 2016 Boston Marathon a month later. The Rock ‘n’ Roll
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