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Race Recap: Fred Lebow XC Championships 5K (2014)

November 16, 2014 · by rachelonandon | tagged cross country, goals, NYRR, PRs, race day strategy, race recap, races, Van Cortlandt Park | Leave a comment

Today I ran the Fred Lebow XC 5k in Van Cortlandt Park.  It was my second time racing the course, and since I performed so well last time, my only goal for the day was to improve.  I didn’t have a particular pace in mind, or anything else.  I merely hoped to improve upon my […]

Race Recap: Kurt Steiner Cross Country 5K (2014)

September 28, 2014 · by rachelonandon | tagged autumn, cross country, foam roller, NYRR, post-race, race day strategy, race recap, races | Leave a comment

Last Sunday I did something that I had been looking forward to for a very long time. I ran my first cross country race in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. I love running off-road whenever I can, so running a trail race was something high up on my list of things to do when […]

Race Recap: Fifth Avenue Mile (2014)

September 22, 2014 · by rachelonandon | tagged asthma, Fifth Avenue Mile, NYRR, race day strategy, race prep, race recap, races, the mile | Leave a comment

A few months ago, I wrote a post about how I was choosing the Fifth Avenue Mile as my fall goal race. I ran it a little over a week ago, on September 13th. I have struggled to write a recap since because, well, it’s a pretty short race and I wasn’t too sure what […]

Race Recap: Take Your Base 5K

July 2, 2014 · by rachelonandon | tagged getting ready for race day, race day outfits, race day strategy, race recap, races | 1 Comment

I always find it a little tough to write a race recap for a non-goal race. I didn’t really train for this race by following any sort of prescribed plan.  I had no real goal time.  I had never raced the distance before, and frankly, had no idea what to expect. I was supposed to […]

Race Recap: 2013 NYC Half

March 20, 2013 · by rachelonandon | tagged fuel, gear, half marathon training, motivation, NYC Half, Power Bar Energy Gel, race day strategy, race recap, races, running, SPIbelt | 7 Comments

Alternate title:  All You Have to do is Run I had set my alarm for 5:20, but woke at 5:19. I shut my alarm before it went off, and set about getting ready.  I checked the weather one last time to find that it was going to be pretty cold at the start.  I settled […]

Building Race Day Strategies on the Long Run

March 1, 2013 · by rachelonandon | tagged half marathon training, lessons learned, long run, motivation, race day strategy, running | 3 Comments

Many people view the “long run” as a dress rehearsal for an upcoming race. In some ways it is.  It offers a fantastic opportunity to run a significant portion of your race course, and test out gear and fueling methods. In other ways it is not.  Running a long training run at race pace isn’t […]

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