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Brooklyn Half Marathon Race Report

May 19, 2013

This past weekend, Todd and I went up to Brooklyn, NY to visit our friends, Nick and Katelynn.  On Saturday, Katelynn and I ran the Brooklyn Half Marathon.  Katelynn ran cross country in high school and is recently getting back into running.  This was her first half marathon and she did amazing.  She cruised right [...]

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Mary’s 2013 Broad Street 10-miler Recap

May 7, 2013

Last Sunday was the Broad Street 10 mile Run.  Christina wrote her recap already, but I wanted to give my two cents as well.  This was my fourth time running Broad Street.  It is a very well organized race  especially considering the 40,000+ participants.  I have looked forward to this race for the past four [...]

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35 minute Treadmill Interval Workout

February 8, 2013

  The forecast for the weekend isn’t  looking great for most folks on the east coast.  Most of you will be stuck inside this weekend so I thought I would share a great interval treadmill workout.   Youll get that heart rate up, burn calories, challenge your body in a new way, and get a [...]

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How NOT to Run a Marathon

January 14, 2013

mile 20 street marker of the Philadelphia Marathon in Manayunk About a month and a half ago now, I completed my 5th marathon. I honestly never imagined in a million years I would run ONE let alone FIVE marathons.  My first marathon was when I was a Junior in college (2009); I ran Philadelphia with [...]

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Running Recovery

July 23, 2012

As I’m getting back into marathon training, I’m also starting to think about recovery.  When you are training almost everyday it is important to recover as quickly as possible.  I read an article on Running Times website, Post-Run Recovery Tips, that offered some great advice that I’ll outline below.   Keys to Recovery Structure your [...]

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Broad Street Run 2012

May 12, 2012

On Sunday, May 6th, I ran the Broad Street Run for the third year in a row.  I ran, along with a lot of my friends…Christina, Harry, Lauren, Pat, Brittany, Kevan, Lindsey, Stef, Hannah, Mikey & Todd!  Broad Street is such a fun event and I look forward to it every Spring.  I headed to [...]

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2012 Boston Marathon Recap

April 17, 2012

This past Monday I ran the Boston Marathon for the third time in a row and my older sister, Danielle, ran Boston for her first time!  This time around was much different than the other two times that I have ran Boston.  This was definitely the most challenging marathon I have run to date due [...]

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2011 Philadelphia Marathon Race Report

November 20, 2011

Today I ran my 7th marathon and my 4th Philadelphia Marathon.  Philadelphia is a special marathon for me because it is what I consider home and I also ran my first marathon here. Today’s weather was perfect.  It was unusually warm and while I was okay in what I wore (short sleeves and capris), I [...]

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Yvonne Stewart Memorial Run 7/24/11

July 31, 2011

As most of you may know, we have spent the last year or so planning a charity run in honor of our Grandmother, Yvonne Stewart.  After a ton of work, the inaugural Yvonne Stewart Memorial Run took place Sunday, July 24, 2011 on the Atlantic City Boardwalk.  This was the first run and event that [...]

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Down & Dirty Mud Run

July 19, 2011

Good morning!  Hope your week is off to a good start so far!  Yesterday was one of those days that everything seemed to work against me….itt was a crappy day to say the least.  It was also Day 1 of Marathon Training and I almost skipped my run because I was so spent by the [...]

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