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11 Miles Before the Storm
We're getting a hurricane (Irene) on Sunday so I knew if I wanted to run long this weekend if was going to have to be on Friday afternoon. It was a beautiful, sunny day; about 80 degrees with a bit of … [Read More...]
3 Miles on Matinicus Island
We went on vacation last week to the beautiful island of Matinicus. We had friends of ours from Chicago come and stay with us. A wonderful couple with children about the same ages as ours. It was a … [Read More...]
Race Report: Beach to Beacon 10K
Every year the Beach to Beacon 10K gets more and more popular. This year the entries sold out online in 8 minutes. I was lucky enough to snag one of them, along with my husband, sister-in-law, … [Read More...]
Assessing the Damage of Time Off
I'm trying really hard to not beat myself up for taking time off from running and eating mindfully in order to focus on a few short term/high stress projects in my life. Between May 1 and July 15 … [Read More...]
Friday Long Run – 8 miles
It was an overcast 72 degrees today so the runner in me said "perfect, I'm gonna run long". My employer encourages half days on Fridays in the summer so I changed my clothes and headed out for a run … [Read More...]
Races
Race Report: Beach to Beacon 10K
Every year the Beach to Beacon 10K gets more and more popular. This year the entries sold out online in 8 minutes. I was lucky enough to snag one of them, along with my husband, sister-in-law, father-in-law and several friends. We all ran the … [Read More...]
Race Report: Race the Runways Half Marathon
Saturday April 2nd, was the Race the Runways Half Marathon on the Naval Air Base in Brunswick, Maine. This was the first year for this race, and it featured a course that included a few miles on the runways. It snowed on Friday, which was April … [Read More...]
10 Mile Race…Canceled
On my list of races I intended to run, the first race, a 10 miler, was scheduled for February 6th. There was too much snow piled up on the side of the road that weekend so they canceled the race that day and postponed it to tomorrow, February … [Read More...]
Day 311 | Bookending the Pregnancy Saga
I decided on Friday that no matter what, I was going to run the Maine Coast Half Marathon today. There were many reasons why I should run, and lots of reasons why I could have stayed home. But in the end, I believe what it came down to was that I … [Read More...]
Day 276 | Maine Marathon Relay
So I did get talked into running a leg of the Maine Marathon today. I didn't want to run today because I was in a wedding yesterday. It was quite the party. There was lots of eating, drinking and dancing involved. I only thought about having to … [Read More...]
Day 261 | Achieving the Goal
Today was the day. The half-marathon. I set this goal at the beginning of the year. I had no idea when I set that goal that I was going to have any other obstacles in my way other than have to train my body to be able to run 13.1 miles. What I … [Read More...]
Day 95 | 3 Minutes off My Personal Best
I ran the first road race of the year. It was a 5K and I didn't do any preparation in advance of the race. I just woke up on Saturday and ran. The crazy thing is, I ran 3 full minutes faster than I ever have before. 3 minutes, that's nearly a … [Read More...]
About Me
About me
RunningItOff.com was started appropriately enough on January 1, 2010 as an attempt to chronicle my weight loss journey achieved through running. My name is Laura. I am 40 years old and live in New England. I have carried this weight around, more or less, since college. I have had my thin moments...only 20 pounds overweight at my wedding, and my fat moments...after two pregnancies in two years. So, here I am. It's not going to be any easier than it is today. It will only get harder as I get older to lose this extra weight. My … [Read More...]
