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The Road to Boston

April 22, 2015 By Vanessa Vila 2 Comments

The Road to Boston

Yesterday was Patriots Day, also known as Marathon Monday, also known as the best foot race / marathon in the world, the Boston Marathon. I've long thought that I would someday try to qualify.  Well, I made my goal public yesterday on Facebook, after seeing the oodles of … [Read more...]

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Raleigh Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon | Race Report

April 17, 2015 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Raleigh Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon | Race Report

This past weekend, I celebrated my 30th birthday... by running my 6th half marathon.  It was the first half I've run competitively since Germany four years ago, when I ran my best time of 1:57 (with little bitty Gabe in my belly).  I was really hoping to keep up my streak of PR's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Half Marathon, Running, Travel

Easter Weekend

April 5, 2015 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Easter Weekend

I wish I could say that we had a wonderful weekend, planting flowers that we bought at the Farmer's Market, and a fun trip with the kids to the Greensboro Children's Museum... but life had other plans for us.  I sure am thankful to be feeling better, because the past 4 days have … [Read more...]

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St. Leo 10K Race Report

March 22, 2015 By Vanessa Vila 7 Comments

St. Leo 10K Race Report

As per usual, starting writing this on Saturday but got interrupted one bazillion times by Gabe & Asher, so it's now Sunday. Today's race was glorious.  Not because I got a PR (50:22, whoop!), and not because I got 1st in my age group--although that felt amazing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 10K, Family, Running

High Standards… Let it Go

March 22, 2015 By Vanessa Vila 2 Comments

High Standards… Let it Go

...Don’t let them in, don’t let them see Be the good girl you always have to be Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know Well now they know Let it go, let it go Can’t hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go Turn away and slam the door I don’t care what they’re going … [Read more...]

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