Tag Archives: Running

Pride and Joy

Posted on April 14, 2013 by scoopsontherun

On Saturday I had the wonderful opportunity to run with some of the women in my running club’s beginners running clinic. All of the women had their reasons for wanting to run but there was one who struck a chord … Continue reading →

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The RunChat Hunt

Posted on March 31, 2013 by scoopsontherun

On Friday I learned about the #RunChat Scavenger Hunt that they were holding and this seemed like a fun thing to do to help me make this week’s long run a little more fun. When I get into the nine … 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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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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The Snow Took My Mojo

Posted on February 9, 2013 by scoopsontherun

Remember a couple of weeks ago when I was in Miami? Yeah, me too. I want to be back there — now. Where I live in New York, we got hit with just about a foot of snow. It was … 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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Pre-Packing

Posted on January 21, 2013 by scoopsontherun

I invented that term but since I am so nice I will let you use it, for free, in the future. Pre-packing is what I call putting stuff you want to pack in a suitcase in a pile until you … Continue reading →

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One More Week

Posted on January 19, 2013 by scoopsontherun

Whew, I’m in the final week before the Miami. I’m always amazed at how far away these things seem when you first start the training and then all of a sudden race week is here. Overall though I felt I … 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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