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Ultimate Runner 2026

June 29, 2026 By Vanessa Vila 2 Comments

Ultimate Runner 2026

Guess who's back? (back again... Nessa's back... tell a friend! lol) I am back at the blog!! It's been over a year and a half (oof!) Boy I sometimes miss the simpler days of Covid when I had so much more time to write. Or rather, I was easily able to make so much more time … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 5K, Running, Track & Field

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

Mistletoe Half Marathon {2023}

December 6, 2023 By Vanessa Vila 2 Comments

Mistletoe Half Marathon {2023}

My 21st half marathon, and one to remember! The Fab-YULE-ous Ridge Runners in our wreath sweaters for the team challenge The lead up / Training: I’ve been working with Coach Jess for over a year and a half, and I feel like my running has gone from good to great! This year … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Half Marathon

Hiking Kings Peak, Utah

September 21, 2023 By Vanessa Vila 4 Comments

Hiking Kings Peak, Utah

I have not done a good job at keeping up-to-date on my blog. But here's hoping I can catch up a little :) Since running Berlin last September, I have ran many more races and hiked many highpoints--but haven't written about any of them between family, work, travel baseball, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Highpointing, Hiking, Trip Report

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...]

Filed Under: Running, Trip Report

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