Tag Archives: racing

Shoe House 5 Miler

Posted on July 5, 2020 by Tracy

As Covid-19 cases began to spread across the United States earlier this year race directors began to cancel and postpone races or turn them into virtual ones. Many runners began to wonder when they would ever race in person again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged 5 miler, Covid 19, hot weather running, July 4th, racing, Running, Shoe House, Shoe House 5 Miler, Springettsbury 10k, US Road Running | 13 Comments

Random Thoughts

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Tracy

Life continues to be a balancing act between keeping in the know with current events, most notably the Covid 19 pandemic and the protests that have followed the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police office, and enjoying as … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Random Thoughts | Tagged cops, Covid 19, current events, Friends and family, George Floyd, historical events, mental health, NASM, news, pandemic, peace, personal training, protests, racing, randomness, vaccine, videos | 5 Comments

Pacing People

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Tracy

In a “normal world” yesterday my dad and running buddy Armand would’ve been racing in the Pocono Marathon in an attempt to qualify for the Boston marathon, something Armand has done several times and which my dad still hopes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged Covid 19, goals, long distance running, marathon, pacers, pacing, racing, Running, running buddies, running routes, training, York Rail Trail | 6 Comments

2020 – 1st Quarter Fitness Summary

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Tracy

While Covid-19 may be disrupting “normal” life one thing hasn’t changed and that’s my passion for fitness. It’s time to summarize the first 3 months of the year. January featured two winter series races. The first, the John Rudy 5 … Continue reading →

Posted in Health and Wellness, Personal Life, Running | Tagged Covid 19, DailyBurn, DailyBurn Live to Fail, fitness, goals, Indian Rock 10k, Jacobus 5 miler, John Rudy 5 miler, karate, mileage, Northeastern 5k, racing, Running, Springettsbury 10k, strength, strength training, training, working out, workouts, York Winter Series | 2 Comments

How I Ran a 24 Second PR

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Tracy

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 Tracy

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 | 9 Comments

A Race’s Outcome

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Tracy

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 Tracy

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 | 6 Comments

My Running Saves vs Splurges

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Tracy

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 Tracy

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 | 5 Comments