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Finding the Right Fuel

Natalie — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:31:44 +0000

When I first started getting into distance running I struggled to get through runs more than eight or 10 miles and after 13 mile runs I was tired and essentially useless for the rest of the day. After lamenting over this to a running mentor, I got my first insight into proper fuel and wrote [...]

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Finding the Right Fuel

Richmond Marathon Recap

Natalie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:44 +0000

I was recently at my first T3 event, the happy hours organized by the Annapolis Triathlon Club of which I am now a member, and I was talking to a new friend who asked me how long the buzz lasted from a marathon. He was convinced that triathlons leave a longer lasting buzz with athletes [...]

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Richmond Marathon Recap

The Treadmill Ten

Natalie — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:17:40 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of running on treadmills. It’s also not something I’m good at which makes me like it even less. But when it’s 45 degrees outside and there is a steady, heavy, cold rain, I have to admit I’d rather run on the treadmill than in that weather. The trouble is that [...]

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The Treadmill Ten

Long Slow Distance Lessons

Natalie — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:15:21 +0000

At the Annapolis 10-Miler this year I was behind a couple girls with t-shirts that read on the back “Trained on LSD and Speed” and as a runner I thought that was cute and a clever play on those two words. It wasn’t until days after the race that I started to really consider how [...]

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Long Slow Distance Lessons

A10 Traditions & Highlights

Natalie — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:21:15 +0000

Have you run the Annapolis 10-mile race before? Runner’s World rated it one of the top six 10-milers to run in the country. This year was the 34th annual event which is put on by the Annapolis Striders who hosted something like 5,300 runners and managed an enormous number of amazing volunteers who were integral [...]

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A10 Traditions & Highlights

Gracie’s Gear at Annapolis 10-Miler Expo

Natalie — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:50:00 +0000

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to volunteer for the ZOOMA Annapolis Half Marathon and 10K because it was not a race that I was ready to run. This coming weekend is one of my favorite Annapolis races put on by the Annapolis Striders, the A10. Unfortunately I missed registration and learned too late [...]

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Gracie’s Gear at Annapolis 10-Miler Expo

Gracie’s Gear Review: The Bottoms

Natalie — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:00:20 +0000

When I first started running I used whatever sports shorts I happened to own at the time, and at the time what I had were baggy old gym shorts, some with the elastic thinning out. In college I was lucky enough to inherit from my roommate a pair of blue Nike running shorts. They were [...]

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Gracie’s Gear Review: The Bottoms

ZOOMA, Thunder, & Chocolate

Natalie — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:00:12 +0000

Most runs start pretty early in the morning and the ZOOMA Annapolis race had a start time of 7 a.m. for runners of the 10K and half marathon course. This means that volunteers had to be there long before the sun was even up to ensure that water stations, information centers, parking lots, exhibitor areas, [...]

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ZOOMA, Thunder, & Chocolate

Gracie’s Gear Review: The Tops

Natalie — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:00:09 +0000

If you were to dig through my drawer of running gear, you’d either be shocked, disgusted, or entertained by the variety of sports bras in the drawer. I played volleyball in high school and wore only cotton Columbia sports bras probably because that is the only brand I knew of at the time and there [...]

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Gracie’s Gear Review: The Tops

Am I a Weekend Warrior?

Natalie — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:44:54 +0000

A few weeks ago I joined the online group for my local trail running club because I decided that once I get back into training (starting tomorrow as a matter of fact!) I’d like to mix up my normal street runs with some trails. I have always loved the North Face ad that stares at [...]

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Am I a Weekend Warrior?