June 4th, 2011 – Sterling, Virginia (Algonkian Regional Park, Great Falls Park and the Potomac Heritage Trail) My cell phone alarm went off at 3:30 A.M. and I quickly got out of bed. I was ready and excited for my first 50K and my first technical trail race. With 19 road marathons under my belt [...]
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Betty’s Boston Marathon Recap
On Monday, April 18th I finished the 115th Annual Boston Marathon. I am happy to say that I didn’t fall, twist my ankle or experience any crazy incidents along the way (whew) and thoroughly enjoyed the near-perfect weather. My goal going into the race was to run 3:35. I was on pace until about Cleveland Circle (Mile 23) when [...]
The Game Plan – Holly
Posted by Holly Hurley My friend Kat and I work at City Sports on Comm. Ave together. We both work thep register, love to run and are personal trainers in our “other” lives. Along with Keli, our one-time Store Manager, we’ve motivated each other through a challenging New England winter to get ready the spring [...]
The Game Plan – Alex
Posted by Alex Eld With ice, snow, cold, strong winds, and the occasional bout of thunder snow hammering Boston for the last few months, establishing a clear training path to Boston has not been an easy task. After looking at calendars and mapping out training runs on Map My Run.com, I have gone the most [...]
The Game Plan – Rachelle
Posted by Rachelle Grey When it finally sunk in that I would be running Boston and not the National Marathon I realized that I had to adjust my training a bit. I was previously fusing a training plan my friend Mike provided to me and the plan Runner’s World’s Smart Coach tool outlined for me. [...]