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Lum’s Pond 2011: Sprint Tri Turned Mud Run

Natalie — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:19:12 +0000

When my alarm went off at 4:30a.m. there was lightning simultaneously flashing through the window with rolling booms of thunder and the sound of a heavy rain pattering down on the roof and gutters outside. On any other Sunday it would have been perfect conditions for snuggling deeper under the covers. Instead, I deliberated for [...]

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Lum’s Pond 2011: Sprint Tri Turned Mud Run

Hot Weather Running

Natalie — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:50:47 +0000

With the recent and persistent heat waves on the eastern half of North America it seems only natural to not only commiserate about the heat with other runners but also to write about it. I’ve written about running in heat and humidity before and as I thought about this post I went back to read [...]

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Hot Weather Running

Has Anyone Seen My Speed?

Natalie — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:00:51 +0000

I swear I was fast. At least, for me, in my age group, for my distances. I spent a good chunk of time and effort working on speed and got to a very comfortable place this year where my ‘slow, easy’ run was at 8:40, my 5k pace was near 7 minutes and my other [...]

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Has Anyone Seen My Speed?

Two Hours or Bust: Pacing the Zooma Half Marathon

Natalie — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:48:46 +0000

Racing locally, in my opinion is one of the best ways to race. You can sleep in your own bed, you know the tricks to getting around traffic and good parking, you likely know the route of the race and there is the general pride that comes with seeing athletes ready to run in your [...]

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Two Hours or Bust: Pacing the Zooma Half Marathon

Sprint for a Cause: Dragonfly Heart Camp Sprint Triathlon Oct. 16

Natalie — Sun, 22 May 2011 00:59:55 +0000

People race for all kinds of reasons and ones that bubble to the surface are: to compete, to be fit, to challenge themselves, to honor loved ones and to support good causes. Chestertown is a small college town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and it is home to many amazing places, companies, people…and one [...]

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Sprint for a Cause: Dragonfly Heart Camp Sprint Triathlon Oct. 16

Runner’s Feet: The Bad & The Ugly (There is No Good)

Natalie — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:47:34 +0000

I’ve seen a few posts here and there about the “taboo” topics in running and while I don’t feel compelled to touch on all of them I am finally ready to discuss the topic of runner’s feet. And it’s not so much that I want to ‘discuss’ as it is I want to lament, whine [...]

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Runner’s Feet: The Bad & The Ugly (There is No Good)

One Scary Run: Alone & in the Dark

Natalie — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:33:35 +0000

Normally Monday is my ‘off’ day. But on this Monday I had made up my mind to do a quick 4-mile tempo run. As is my usual schedule I was up by 5:30 a.m. rolling right out of bed and into my running gear. I put my shoes on downstairs while the Garmin sits outside [...]

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One Scary Run: Alone & in the Dark

Race Recap: 5k & Marathon Weekend–LPRM

Natalie — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:48:06 +0000

When I found the Lower Potomac River Marathon online the first thing I did was email the race director to make sure there was still room in the field. She wrote me back almost immediately confirming they still had space and I was quickly hitting ‘submit’ on Active.com. This event was featured in the March [...]

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Race Recap: 5k & Marathon Weekend–LPRM

Race Recap: 5k & Marathon Weekend–St. Patrick’s 5k

Natalie — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 12:27:43 +0000

A sure sign that spring is here is when weekends start filling up with races. In my case, it just so happened that I had back-to-back races in one weekend. I have had weekends where each weekend I’m racing but never before I had done one event on Saturday immediately followed by an event on [...]

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Race Recap: 5k & Marathon Weekend–St. Patrick’s 5k

Guest Post: The Torture Never Stops

Natalie — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:22 +0000

It’s probably obvious from my blog that I happen to love running. But not everyone does. The great thing is that even people who hate running–for whatever reason–still run. And I commend those runners. One of them happens to be my friend Dave who is also a writer and currently in law school. His take [...]

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Guest Post: The Torture Never Stops