Sometime before I officially moved to Colorado I was invited to run a Ragnar trail relay in Utah with my friend Tiff and 6 of her friends. I had only been to Utah once before when I visited Zion National Park with a friend in 2013. I've always wanted to go back and explore more… Continue reading Exploring Utah & Ragnar Zion Trail Relay
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Freedom 4 miler
This race recap is late but you know what they say, better late than never. Last Monday was one of my favorite days of the year, 4th of July. I love this day for a bunch of reasons but mostly because the community aspect of running is magnified at this particular race. It was amazing to… Continue reading Freedom 4 miler
Throwback Thursday–The breakthrough race
It is not a secret that I struggled to run decently during college and that I never reached my athletic potential. When I transferred from community college to a four year school I had a hard time adjusting to a new team, a new coach, and a whole new school. My first xc season after transferring was… Continue reading Throwback Thursday–The breakthrough race
USATFNJ XC8k race recap (WARNING!!! Gross feet photos included)
I can not even recap this race with words. This picture says it all. This is the back of my heel. This happened while I was racing due to the $8 spikes I've been bragging about. DO NOT BUY $8 SPIKES no matter how tempting of a deal it sounds like. I wore these spikes… Continue reading USATFNJ XC8k race recap (WARNING!!! Gross feet photos included)
Throwback Thursday–falling
Yesterday I saw this picture on one of my teammate Lauren's social media pages. Seeing this reminded me of another Throwback Thursday story. If you have ever been a high school runner in NJ I'm sure you are familiar with running at Holmdel. You may even remember that when you get up the bowl(for non-NJ… Continue reading Throwback Thursday–falling
Race down broad street 5k
Saturday night I ran the race down broad street 5k in Woodbury, NJ. I hadn't advertised I was doing this race because I didn't want to stress myself out with unnecessary pressure. I just wanted to see what would happen. What happened was I got very sick last weekend with some type of flu and… Continue reading Race down broad street 5k
Saturated Saturday–9 facts about XC races in the rain
It is supposed to rain all day here in New Jersey and the surrounding areas which makes cross country dangerous and more challenging but don't fret it is possible to have an awesome race anyway! 9 facts about XC in the rain 1. Time is irrelevant for once. Everyone is only focusing on place. No… Continue reading Saturated Saturday–9 facts about XC races in the rain
Why we have bad races
Every runner knows that there are good races and bad races. Every runner knows that when bad races happen they can push you to the brink of insanity. Having a bad race is the worst feeling I've ever experienced and that is because bad races are only the fault of the runner running them. We… Continue reading Why we have bad races
Throwback Thursday–the time I hated running
There was once a time when I was petrified to race--super scared. I mentioned this last week but there is more to it. I use to cry before every race and I also use to count how many more races I had left before I would graduate from high school. I hated racing. HATED it.… Continue reading Throwback Thursday–the time I hated running
The Road Less Run 