Putting in a few miles out on the roads or trails is a Thanksgiving tradition for many runners. Some of us head out to local Turkey Trots and race with friends and family, and others run a few solitary miles to burn off some calories in preparation for the feast to come later in the day. This year, the dailymile Team has put together what we are calling the Feed the Turkey Virtual Turkey Trot. Whether you are running an organized event or running …

Yesterday I had the honor of running the Laurel Riverfest 5k with my dad – he’s been training super-hard and he really wanted to break 30:00 in his first 5k. I am home for the weekend (it’s fall break at UVA, which basically means “Let’s trick the students into thinking they have a weekend off, but really we just assign tons of homework” *evil laugh*) so of course I signed up to run the 5k with him!
The race started at 9:00, so we headed out at 8:00 with my mom …

Marathons:

The Big Sur International Marathon
One look at the photos from this race and you can’t help but want to run it. Participants wind their way along Highway One between Big Sur and Carmel, along the Pacific Ocean. It’s gorgeous. Bart Yasso said that “If we were told that we could run only one marathon in our lifetime, Big Sur would have to be it.”
The New York Marathon
A no-brainer! I’ll definitely be entering the lottery again this year, assuming marathon #1 doesn’t cause me to swear off running forever. One …

This week I’m cutting back my mileage to recover a little and recharge, so I’ve been using the time to look back on my past races and look forward to races that are coming up and my long-term goals.
Past Races:
5/16/2009 – Piney Orchard 5k  – PR @ 26:22
5/31/2009 – Zooma Annapolis 10k – PR @ 1:00:01
9/26/2009 – Virginia 10 Miler – PR @ 1:34:25
Upcoming Races (Registered):
10/24/2009 – Charlottesville Fall Classic 10k

I’ll be happy with anything under an hour, but I’ll be ecstatic if I could make it in 58 minutes …

This past Saturday I joined a friend of mine in driving to Lynchburg to run in the Virginia 10 Miler. It was really short notice – on Thursday she told me that her roommate had bailed on her (apparently visiting a boyfriend is more important than running! The horror!) and she really didn’t want to go alone. So on Saturday the 26th of September I woke up at 4:30 am and became Rose Wilken for the day.
The drive there was dark. Lynchburg is about an hour South of Charlottesville, so …