Category Archives: Race Recap

Things I See While Running

Posted on June 27, 2013 by scoopsontherun

I was going to write a nice little race recap of the Get Out on Governors Island 10k (GOGI10k) but I’m not very good at writing race recaps. I just can’t seem to get interested in writing about how fast, … Continue reading →

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The Mini 10k and Some Streaking

Posted on June 11, 2013 by scoopsontherun

The NYRR Mini 10k is the oldest women’s race in the United States and that alone makes this one of my all-time favorite races. Whenever I talk about this race to non-New York runners there is some explaining to do. … Continue reading →

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The Negative Stuff

Posted on May 27, 2013 by scoopsontherun

I am the Queen of the Positive Split and am actually a little proud of that. After all it takes a special mentality to be able to handle that no matter how slow you start out you are only going … 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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NYC Half Marathon

Posted on March 17, 2013 by scoopsontherun

It was pretty darn cold this morning but running gets you warm right? Well maybe six miles into it. This was going to be a tough for me no matter what the temperature was. Three half marathons each within three … 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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NYCRuns Central Park 10 Miler

Posted on January 13, 2013 by scoopsontherun

Because of that pesky calf injury I haven’t been running as consistently as I would have liked. With Miami two weeks away it was starting to worry me a bit. This week was my peak week in training and I … Continue reading →

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Joe K 10k

Posted on January 6, 2013 by scoopsontherun

I don’t like winter and running in the winter is not one of my favorite things in the world, although I am learning to appreciate it. When I first started running my introduction to winter running was the Joe Kleinerman … Continue reading →

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The PR Hat Trick

Posted on December 15, 2012 by scoopsontherun

Somehow, I managed to get a PR during today’s NYRR Ted Corbitt 15k in Central Park. This makes three races in a row with a PR. I had hoped I would get this PR but I wasn’t sure it would … Continue reading →

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Loving the Unexpected

Posted on November 18, 2012 by scoopsontherun

For the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed that my usual runs have been a lot faster and that I have been feeling comfortable at those fast paces. While these fast times were happening during my daily runs it would … Continue reading →

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