Category Archives: Half Marathons

The Scene of the Crime

Posted on January 22, 2014 by scoopsontherun

I registered for the Brooklyn Half today. The same event that just happens to be the scene of me hitting rock bottom in my running last year. I am hoping that this year will be different. I had made last … Continue reading →

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Didn’t I Just Do This?

Posted on December 26, 2013 by scoopsontherun

Well, marathon training has started again. It’s hard to believe that it was only this past July that I started training for the NYC Marathon and now six months later I’m started this whole thing over again for the New … Continue reading →

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So That Happened

Posted on October 14, 2013 by scoopsontherun

This weekend was just supposed to be about my 20 mile long run. Get through that 20 miler and then my taper can begin. The one problem was that I also had to run the Staten Island Half Marathon in … Continue reading →

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Shattered

Posted on October 12, 2013 by scoopsontherun

For those of you who have been following my blog for a while you know that I one of my goals for the past year and half has been to get a new PR for the half marathon. There huge … Continue reading →

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Chasing That PR

Posted on June 3, 2013 by scoopsontherun

I admit that I am on the verge of becoming a crazed lunatic and obsessing over four digits that will bring me a new PR (personal record for my non-running readers) for the half marathon. If you are a regular … Continue reading →

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Oh Brooklyn

Posted on May 21, 2013 by scoopsontherun

There was so much I wanted this half marathon to be. It was, after all, my 15th half marathon and that’s a pretty big milestone. After not coming any where near a PR in Miami I had set my sights … Continue reading →

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Getting My Andy Pettitte On

Posted on March 24, 2013 by scoopsontherun

Remember shortly after my marathon that didn’t happen (thanks Hurricane Sandy) and I had all that newfound speed? Well my body forgot all about it and has no idea where we put it. Yeah, technically I know it’s still in … Continue reading →

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How Far Will You Go?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by scoopsontherun

NYCRUNS posted this question on their Facebook page today, “Finding your optimal distance is crucial to racing your best. What’s yours, and how did you find it?” I think for me it is the half marathon. It’s a nice long … Continue reading →

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Get Over It

Posted on March 3, 2013 by scoopsontherun

I still haven’t exactly found my running mojo and that has gotten me a little angry. I had two weeks of not so great race results. The Central Park Half Marathon last week and the Coogan’s Salsa, Blues, and Shamrocks … Continue reading →

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On the Lanai

Posted on January 28, 2013 by scoopsontherun

How many of you learned what a lanai was from watching the Golden Girls? It’s ok to admit that, we didn’t have lanai’s in Texas. That’s where I was sitting at my hotel when I had every intention of writing … Continue reading →

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