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Beat the Heat 5K race report

August 14, 2016 By Vanessa Vila 2 Comments

Beat the Heat 5K race report

On Saturday (July 23rd--yes, once again, I'm way behind the times!) I ran the Beat the Heat 5K for the first time. It’s put on by my running club, the Twin City Track Club, and my overall assessment was Great Race!  However, the heat made it nearly unbearable for me, so I’m … [Read more...]

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Ultimate Runner 2016

July 8, 2016 By Vanessa Vila 2 Comments

Ultimate Runner 2016

In my post-race haze/shock/high/fatigue, I failed to write this race report in a timely manner.  So, here we are nearly two weeks later.  Sorry if you've been anxiously awaiting it! :) After last year's Ultimate Runner, I vowed to train harder and smarter.  I actually used the … [Read more...]

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May Run-Down

June 26, 2016 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

May Run-Down

May was nearly 4 weeks ago and I haven't done the run-down... such is my life right now :)  May always ends up being busy, with yard work to do, birthdays, our anniversary, and this year, another job change. May passed by in a flash!  I ended my employment with Honda Aircraft … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Photography, Running, Travel

Spring Folly 5K {First trophy ever!} + Mother’s Day

May 16, 2016 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Spring Folly 5K {First trophy ever!} + Mother’s Day

Last weekend I ran the Kernersville Spring Folly 5K for the first time.  Last year I had missed it, because I didn't know about it.  So when I showed up to the Y that day, they were packing up the race site, and I thought darn! Next year!  And so it came around again... and while … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 5K, Running

Carolina Brewsfest Half Marathon | Race Report

May 1, 2016 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Carolina Brewsfest Half Marathon | Race Report

Today my hard work and training paid off, in a big way.  After 12 weeks of following Hal Higdon's intermediate half marathon training plan, this race was my "A" race this spring. Several races were part of my build-up, including St. Leo's and the Raleigh Rock 'n' Roll half … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Half Marathon, Running Tagged With: featured

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