Tag Archives: Firecracker 5K

2015 Year in Review

Posted on December 23, 2015 by

What a year 2015 has been!  At this time a year ago, I never imagined how much my life would change over the course of a year, let alone that I’d be sitting here writing my year end blog post … Continue reading →

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15 in 2015 Update #2

Posted on October 27, 2015 by

You may recall that my big fitness goal for the year is to complete 15 races.  So far this year I’ve crossed the finish line of 13 races: St. Patrick’s Day Double (5k followed by 10k) Shamrock 8k Shamrock Half … Continue reading →

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2015 Firecracker 5k Recap

Posted on July 9, 2015 by

Just like Preston and I have for the past two years, we kicked off 4th of July by running the Firecracker 5k, which is sponsored by Potomac River Running, a local running store chain.  And just like in years past, … Continue reading →

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon Training Log – Week 9

Posted on July 6, 2015 by

Am I really halfway through my current half marathon training cycle?!?  Its really hard to believe just how quickly time is flying by!  Before I know it, it’ll be September 6th and I’ll be crossing the start line of my … Continue reading →

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Friday Five – Potpourri v. 3

Posted on July 3, 2015 by

Happy early Fourth of July everybody!  Anybody have any big plans for celebrating our nation’s birthday?  Preston and I will be spending the holiday with friends, first with dinner followed by us all going to see the fireworks together.  Its … Continue reading →

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My Goals for Saturday’s Firecracker 5k

Posted on July 2, 2015 by

I’ve been going back and forth as to whether or not I should continue to set race goals for myself while I’m pregnant.  I’ve been having this debate with myself for a couple of weeks now.  However, last night I … Continue reading →

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15 in 2015 Update

Posted on June 30, 2015 by

Its hard to believe that today is the last day of June.  This year is just flying by!  With this being the halfway point of the year, I wanted to take time to reflect on my big goal for 2015: … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Posts of 2014

Posted on December 29, 2014 by

Surprise, its another blog post today!  With having taken last week off from blogging and there being so much I still want to recap from 2014 with only three days left in the year, I decided that its now or never! I’ve … Continue reading →

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2014 Firecracker 5k Recap

Posted on July 10, 2014 by

Last Friday, I ran my seventh race of the year, and my second repeat race.  Just like last year, Preston and I ran the Firecracker 5k with Team RWB on the 4th of July as a way to help raise funds for … Continue reading →

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My Goals for Friday’s Firecracker 5k

Posted on July 2, 2014 by

Call us crazy, but Preston and I will be running a race Friday morning.  Why yes, we’re scheduled to close on our new house this afternoon, but we can’t pass up the opportunity to kick off the July 4th holiday with … Continue reading →

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