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Winter Flight 8K

February 5, 2017 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

Winter Flight 8K

On Sunday, I ran the Winter Flight 8K for the first time.  I first heard about it from a local runner/blogger, Molly Nunn, who happened to take 1st place (great job, girl!)  I had an amazing time, beating my goal of 40 minutes by over a minute, with a finish time of 38:32.  I … [Read more...]

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2016 Running Recap

January 7, 2017 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

2016 Running Recap

Another trip around the sun, and another wonderful year of running (with some swimming and biking thrown in--not to mention yoga!) 2016 was my best yet for running.  I improved in all distances from last year.  I even checked a few races off my Bucket List of Races.  I’m going … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 10K, 5K, Half Marathon, Running, Travel

Mistletoe Half Marathon {2016}

December 9, 2016 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Mistletoe Half Marathon {2016}

Here's my race report/recap from Saturday's Mistletoe (official results here).  This was my "A" race for the fall, so I followed an 11 week customized plan from Runner's World--slightly less running than the Hal Higdon plan from the springtime.  Last year, I ran with my friend … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Half Marathon, Running

Richmond Half Marathon {race report}

November 15, 2016 By Vanessa Vila 1 Comment

Richmond Half Marathon {race report}

Saturday, 11/12/16, I ran (and walked… spoiler alert) the Richmond half marathon.  It was a race I had looked at all year, debated doing the full until the summer heat set in, and didn’t commit until about a month ago.  My girlfriends and I decided to throw together a “Girls … [Read more...]

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The Army Ten Miler 2016 {race report}

October 24, 2016 By Vanessa Vila Leave a Comment

The Army Ten Miler 2016 {race report}

On Sunday (10/9/2016) I checked a race off my Bucket List of Races… The Army Ten Miler, in Washington, DC! I first ran it in 2008 while I was deployed to Iraq.  They did a “Shadow Run” (not the real thing, but a shadow of the real thing) at our base in Al Asad, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family, Running, Travel, Trip Report

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