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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

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

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

Planting the Volunteer Seed

Natalie — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:00:13 +0000

Every time I do a run I am forever grateful to the volunteers who line the course at the water stops, the start and finish line, the packet pick-up, the gear check–they seem to be everywhere. I’ve never really stopped long enough to think about where all the volunteers come from, or what happens behind [...]

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Planting the Volunteer Seed

The Influence of Women

Natalie — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:24:23 +0000

Women. We are daughters, sisters, mothers, wives, friends, best friends, teachers, mentors, multi-taskers, hopers, achievers, thinkers, and influencers. This was the point made by Brae Blackley, founder of ZOOMA Women’s Race Series at this morning’s kick-off event at the local Annapolis Fleet Feet store. Women have an amazing power to influence and it is one [...]

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The Influence of Women