Tag Archives: Hands on House half marathon

Racing Strategy

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Tracy

With less than a week to go until the Hellbender half marathon my mind is starting to work on a race strategy. This is the first I’ve actually planned a strategy that includes pace goals for a half marathon. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged Blue-Gray half marathon, D&H Distance Run, goal setting, goals, half marathon, half marathon training, Hands on House half marathon, Hellbender half marathon, hot weather running, long distance running, pacing, race strategy, racing, Running, taper week, training | 13 Comments

2018 – Finding New in the Old

Posted on January 6, 2019 by Tracy

The weekend before Christmas through New Year’s Day seemed to pass so quickly. Making new recipes, spending time with family, Jason and I each battling the stomach virus and racing the John Rudy 5 Miler meant I didn’t really take … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Random Thoughts, Running, Travel | Tagged 2018, 2019, Anthony Bourdain, Berlin Maryland, books, Damien Echols, EBACC 5k, George Carlin, goal setting, goals, half marathon training, Hands on House half marathon, Lake Tobias Wildlife Park, life after death, Lititz, long distance running, New Year, New Year's resolutions, Ocean City Maryland, Quarterback Club 5k, racing, Reading, reflection, Reflection on 2018, Running, self confidence, strength, strong, tiny house, Travel, Under Armour, White Rose 5 Miler, York Winter Series | 5 Comments

Life Randoms

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Tracy

Whenever I feel like I’ve gotten behind on blogging and don’t feel like playing catch up writing individual entries on each topic, I find it just easier to do a quick sum up of each item. Here we go… Chicago … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Random Thoughts, Running, Travel | Tagged 5k, Chicago, fitness, Glow in the Grove 5k, Hands on House half marathon, personal training, racing, randomness, track athletes, track season, Travel, volleyball | 9 Comments

Running Reflections

Posted on October 5, 2018 by Tracy

Tomorrow will be one week since I ran the Hands on House Half Marathon. I think I can finally say I’ve fully mentally decompressed since the race. That was somewhat of an odd process for me to go through as typically I … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged Blue-Gray half marathon, half marathon, Hands on House half marathon, lessons, long distance running, massage, massage therapy, mental challenge, personal struggle, reflection, Running, running community, running stories | 13 Comments

Hands on House Half Marathon

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Tracy

This past Saturday I ran the Hands on House Half Marathon in Lancaster. I had talked my running buddy, Armand, into running it as well because my dad had plans and Todd was running a marathon in New Hampshire the … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged age group award, Blue-Gray half marathon, country roads, half marathon, Hands on House half marathon, long distance running, Running, running buddies, running routes | 18 Comments

Panic Week

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Tracy

The Hands on House half marathon I’m running is on Sept. 29th. That makes next week my taper week. In turn this week became “Panic Week”. Let’s start off with the fact that I ran 10 miles on Sunday following … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged half marathon, half marathon training, Hands on House half marathon, knee pain, long distance running, panic week, racing, Running, yoga | 6 Comments

Running Randoms

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Tracy

With not blogging in two weeks I figured I’d just summarize some running related randomness going on lately. -I am officially signed up for 3 races in September. When I ran the EBACC 5k I discovered that if I ran … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Random Thoughts, Running | Tagged cross country, EBACC 5k, food cravings, half marathon training, Hands on House half marathon, hills, long distance running, massage, racing, rail trail, Running, track season, yoga | 7 Comments