Tag Archives: running routes

The Gift of Running

Posted on December 22, 2019 by TracyNicole

On Thursday Jason had an appointment so we worked a half day. After the appointment we came home to change clothes and go running. I decided instead of running south on the rail trail from Brillhart, I wanted to change … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged Christmas, economic inequality, gifts, grateful, gratitude, holidays, homeless, humble, long distance running, Running, running routes, Running with Jason, training, York Rail Trail | 4 Comments

Hill Training

Posted on December 9, 2019 by TracyNicole

I didn’t intend to make this past week’s workouts hill dominated, but it seems that’s what happened. Sunday I ran the Spring Valley 4 mile race which is one of the most torturous short races ever no thanks to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged hills, mileage, racing, Running, running routes, running with dad, speed, Spring Valley 4 Miler, strength training, stretching, track, training, workouts | 7 Comments

Running Scared

Posted on November 24, 2019 by TracyNicole

I rarely use my blog to get up on a soapbox. It’s one of the reasons I quit Facebook two years ago. I was tired of reading people’s posts who felt it necessary to preach their views about everything and … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Random Thoughts, Running | Tagged articles, female runners, magazine, male runners, opinion piece, rant, Runner's World, Running, running articles, running fears, running routes, running safety, running stories | 10 Comments

A Few Running Firsts

Posted on August 5, 2019 by TracyNicole

This past week I was reminded of the children’s book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie“. If you’re not familiar with the book, it’s a cause and effect story that begins with a mouse receiving a cookie which makes … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged Garmin, goal setting, goals, long distance running, Running, running injury, running routes, skunk, trail run, training | 11 Comments

Double Digit Week

Posted on July 21, 2019 by TracyNicole

The week of April 21st I ran more than 10 total miles. From that point my mileage declined until I ran the Turkey Hill Country Classic 10k and was forced to take two weeks off from running due a mild … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged Brooks Ghost, double digit miles, hamstring strain, hot weather, long distance running, morning run, Running, running injury, running routes, training | 8 Comments

Northeastern 5k – Year 2

Posted on March 3, 2019 by TracyNicole

I was very motivated for the final race of the York Winter Series yesterday, the Northeastern 5k. Going into the race I was tied for 2nd overall in my age group and I felt confident I could beat the girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Running | Tagged 2nd place, 5k, cold weather running, goals, long distance running, Northeastern 5k, racing, Running, running routes, Snow, Under Armour, winter, York Winter Series | 7 Comments

Running Q & A

Posted on February 3, 2019 by TracyNicole

In an effort to get to know more about fellow runners who follow my blog as well as divulge more about myself as a runner I’m posing the following questions with my answers. Feel free to copy any/all the questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal Life, Random Thoughts, Running | Tagged blogging, eating, firsts, Garmin, half marathon, long distance running, Q&A, racing, Running, running community, running routes, running stories, training | 6 Comments