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Richmond Marathon 2024 Race Report

November 21, 2024 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Richmond Marathon 2024 Race Report

The lead-up / training: I've been rocking the training this year, thanks to my coach (Jess at Pace of Me), an additional focus on strength training, recovery, nutrition, and largely staying healthy. As I look at my training log for this year, I had some setbacks for sure (the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marathon, Running, Travel

Berlin Marathon 2022 Race Report

October 8, 2022 By Vanessa Vila 6 Comments

Berlin Marathon 2022 Race Report

Training: I began this training block for the Berlin Marathon in April, after a short rest period following the Craft Half Marathon. I began to work with Jess from Team Pace of Me, and it quickly became obvious to me that I should have started working with a coach sooner! Jess is … [Read more...]

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2020: Year in Review

January 6, 2021 By Vanessa Vila 2 Comments

2020: Year in Review

Whew... 2020 was quite a year, right?! February, the last month of normalcy, seems like a distant memory. I won't list all the travails we have been through... with COVID, civil unrest, the 2020 election, etc, it was a dramatic year, with plenty of challenges. Instead, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Running, Travel

My review of GlowbodyPT’s Ten Minute Plan

August 27, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

My review of GlowbodyPT’s Ten Minute Plan

It's not a secret that I love running... but I have, in recent years, fallen out of love with strength-training. In high school, I absolutely LOVED strength training, and got really freakin strong (I can remember squatting 180 lbs as a 3-rep max when I was 17... now I'm right … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health, Product Review, Running

Silver Linings – 5 Random Things

April 24, 2020 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Silver Linings – 5 Random Things

Things are undoubtedly dismal in the world right now, with the whole range of issues due to COVID-19 pandemic/job losses/stuck at home/political drama, etc. I'm going to ignore all the bad for a few minutes, and I hope you'll join me. I'm choosing to focus on the good, so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Photography, Running

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