#RWHalf Festival Part 3: Five & Dime And A Pasta Party

#RWHalf Festival Part 3: Five & Dime And A Pasta Party

If you are looking to play catch-up, here's days 1 and 2 of #RWHalf weekend.

At this point in time we are 3.8+ miles of running in, 464792 selfies and countless laughs into the trip, but it was time for the big day: the Five & Dime.

What the heck is the Five & Dime you ask? Well it is when slightly sleep-deprived folks get up and run a 5k at 8am and a 10k at 9:30am. 

Normal right?

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*RECAP* Race To The Row 5k

*RECAP* Race To The Row 5k

Note: I was given a complimentary entry for the race, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Ain't nobody got time for lyin'!

How can you pass up participating in a race that is literally across the street from your neighborhood? I mean the commute alone is a huge PRO! ;)

2015 marked the third year of the Race To The Row 5k at Assembly Row in Somerville and the third different course. Haha. There has been a lot of change to the area (improvements) so the course had to adjust as well.

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Rock 'n' Roll San Diego 5k Recap = Selfies For Days Plus A Celebrity Photo-Op

Rock 'n' Roll San Diego 5k Recap = Selfies For Days Plus A Celebrity Photo-Op

I don't always run a 5k the day before a marathon, but when I do I make sure it has:

1) Tons of Friends
2) A Celebrity Photo-Op
3) The #WeRunSocial Crew
4) Sweet Medal 

Do you know where I found all of the above? The Rock 'n' Roll San Diego 5k baby!

 

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Freedom Run 5k Recap: PR City Baby

Freedom Run 5k Recap: PR City Baby

Ahhhh I gave away the whole story in the headline of this post, but I just can't contain my excitement!!!! So yes yes yes - I did get a PR at the Cambridge 5k Freedom Run 5k on Sunday, June 7.

But you HAVE to continue reading to find out how it happened... :)

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*RECAP* 2015 Herring Run 5k... Running For The Fishes

*RECAP* 2015 Herring Run 5k... Running For The Fishes

Ever want to wake up, roll out of bed and be at the Start Line of the race in a matter of 8 minutes?

I had the pleasure of doing that very thing this morning! My BFF Sarah, my Tedy's Team teammate and friend Page and I took part in the 19th Annual Herring Run 5k... which happened to take place at the end of my street.

Oh yeah you read that right. Talk about accessibility!

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That Time I Came Within 3 Seconds Of PRing... MOMs Run 5k Recap

That Time I Came Within 3 Seconds Of PRing... MOMs Run 5k Recap

Do you have one of those can't miss local races? I have a few, but one of the tops is definitely the M.O.Ms Run 5k on Mother's Day in Somerville.

The wife and I have run in this race every year since moving back to Boston from Chicago. Now I wanted to make sure 2015 would be no different. 

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