Tag: half marthons

  • Recapping 2018, Saying hello to 2019!

    Recapping 2018, Saying hello to 2019!

    Hello, friends. Happy New Year!

    And happy first full week after the holidays!

    What a year 2018 was. Apologies for being MIA the second half of it. It’s been a little crazy around here, but in a good way.

    There was a lot of travel in 2018 — for races, for weddings, for family visits, and for just fun.

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  • Hatfield-McCoy Double Half Marathon Training – Week 1: And so it begins… again

    Hatfield-McCoy Double Half Marathon Training – Week 1: And so it begins… again

    I’m heading for the hills of Kentucky and West Virginia this June for the Hatfield-McCoy Double Half Marathon. The races take runners through the historic sites following the Hatfield-McCoy feud in Goody, Kentucky and Matewan, West Virginia.

    Because the halves are back-to-back, I’ve decided to do a full marathon training program. It’s an 18-week program, which means week 1 started last week. It totally snuck up on me. Wintry weather here in the DC area + car issues made it difficult to get most of my runs in this week.

    So yeah. Basically, I am off to a great start so far…

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