
Tag: Race Recaps


Race Recap: New York City Marathon
After weeks of preparation and months of anticipation, I am on the other side of the race of a lifetime with so much to say, and yet I don’t know where to begin. So I will start from the very beginning. Continue reading “Race Recap: New York City Marathon”

Race Recap: Race 13.1 Roanoke Half-Marathon

After pacing the Coastal Delaware Half-Marathon in April (for which I did not write a review because it didn’t seem fair since I did not run as a paying customer), I decided that I wanted at least one more half-marathon for the spring. I’ve been focusing on building strength and keeping mileage under 20 miles each week, so I needed a way to test whether I was strong enough to start marathon-training. I know I am, but I needed to prove that I am. Coming back from an injury is a major mental mind block and it’s really hard to push past it when you’re finally able to return to running. Even though I had run numerous times and quite successfully, I needed something to show that I was back. Continue reading “Race Recap: Race 13.1 Roanoke Half-Marathon”