Category Archives: Race Recap

Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe & Rugged Maniac Race Photos!

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I went to the cutest restaurant last night in Chapel Hill with my friend Jackie! I just have to share: I don’t think I ever would have found this place, called Vimala’s Curryblossom Cafe, on my own – it’s on Franklin Street (the main street in Chapel Hill), but hidden in a …

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Rugged Maniac 5k: “Run Like Crazy and Try Not to Die”

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Ohmygod. This morning’s Rugged Maniac 5k race was SO insane! And totally awesome. Here I am with Tina and fellow NC blogger Heather just after finishing the race. Yep, we’re totally soaked, ha. I’ve definitely never been that dirty before in my entire life ;)

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Half Marathon Race Photos & A Brussels Sprouts Packed Lunch

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Happy April Fools Day! Anyone have any good pranks planned? :) No pranks from me today, but I will give you a good laugh by showing you my official race photos from the D.C. National Half Marathon last weekend! Actually, the official photos from this race weren’t all that bad – wayyy better than …

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D.C. National Half Marathon Race Recap!

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D.C. National Half Marathon success!!!!!!!!! My new half marathon PR? 1:51:47!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Can you believe that’s nearly 13 minutes faster than I ran my first half marathon less than a year ago (my time was 2:04:03)?! BAM! I am so proud of myself and all my grad school …

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My Second Half Marathon Training Plan

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Hello, hello! As you all know, a few weeks ago I signed up for my second half marathon – the D.C. National Half Marathon in March! About a bazillion of my friends, both grad school and blogging-related, are also running it, so it should be a blast! I’m excited to …

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Washington D.C. Jingle All the Way 10k!

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Success!! I officially have a new 10k race PR (personal record)!!! Read on to see what it is ;) As you guys know, this morning I ran the Jingle All the Way 10k here in Washington, D.C. It was raining, freezing cold, and generally disgusting weather for a …

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A New PR – Kind of?!

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Well… I ran my fastest race EVER this morning!!! But… it was a really small race, and the whole big group of us in the front took a wrong turn since the course wasn’t marked well and ended up finishing in only 2.84 miles. What a bummer :(

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