Tag Archives: racing

How I Ran a 24 Second PR

Posted on March 17, 2020 by TracyNicole

I covered some of this in my last post, but breaking a 5k PR after so many years and by such a significant amount seemed to merit its own post of reflections on just how exactly I achieved that goal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged 5k, active recovery, DailyBurn, dead butt syndrome, drive, glute work, goal, goals, group run, mental toughness, motivation, muscle weakness, Northeastern 5k, personal record, PR, racing, Running, running injury, self confidence, training, water, York Winter Series | 10 Comments

A PR Almost 16 Years in the Making

Posted on March 10, 2020 by TracyNicole

On October 21, 2004 I ran in the YAIAA county meet at John Rudy County Park as a senior on Eastern York’s cross country team. I honestly don’t remember any details of the race though I still recall the course … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged 5k, age group award, fast, goal, long distance running, mental toughness, Northeastern 5k, pacing, personal record, PR, racing, Running, Running with Jason, self confidence, speed, strength, wind, York Winter Series | 8 Comments

A Race’s Outcome

Posted on March 2, 2020 by TracyNicole

This morning I read a Runner’s World article detailing the results of the women’s Olympic marathon trials from this past weekend. Jason and I watched a good portion of the race on TV and saw the men finish, but had … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Random Thoughts, Running | Tagged fast, goals, marathon trials, Olympic trials, race course, race variables, racing, Running, strong, Tokyo 2020 | 2 Comments

Pee Problems and Head Winds

Posted on February 25, 2020 by TracyNicole

Saturday was the Springettsbury 10k, the next to last race in the York Winter Series this year. It is a race I enjoy because of its back roads and rolling hills. After tanking during the Indian Rock 10k I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged 10k, cold weather running, goals, head winds, hills, long distance running, pee problems, racing, Running, Running with Jason, Springettsbury 10k, wind, York Winter Series | 4 Comments

My Running Saves vs Splurges

Posted on February 18, 2020 by TracyNicole

It could be argued that to be a runner one need only lace up a half decent pair of sneakers and go run. I remember as a high school runner I got a new pair of sneakers each season and … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged C9, cold weather running, DailyBurn, Garmin, half marathon, massage, massage therapy, racing, Running, running clothes, running gear, running with music, saving money, Under Armour, workouts, York Winter Series | 11 Comments

Jacobus 5 Miler

Posted on February 9, 2020 by TracyNicole

The past two years that I’ve ran the York Winter Series I’ve missed out on running the Jacobus 5 miler due to taking my track kids to an indoor meet. Going into the race yesterday I was excited to finally … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged goals, hills, Jacobus 5 miler, long distance running, racing, Running, Running with Jason, York Winter Series | 4 Comments

Rail Trail Fail (Kinda)

Posted on January 26, 2020 by TracyNicole

I’ll start by saying I love rhyming titles or ones that use alliteration. That’s the main reason for titling this post using the word “fail”, but in some ways just showing up to run the Indian Rock 10k yesterday was … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged bad race, bad weather, Indian Rock 10k, negativity, racing, rail trail, rainy run, Running, Running with Jason, York Rail Trail, York Winter Series | 17 Comments