I ran the Charlotte Racefest Half Marathon on April 18 to pace a longtime client and friend in her first half marathon and had the best day out there! 2026 CHARLOTTE RACEFEST HALF MARATHON This was half marathon number 12 for me and a really fun, enjoyable and rewarding one! I started training my friend [...]
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Huntersville Half Marathon Race Recap
December 16, 2024 { 5 comments }I ran a half marathon on Saturday! (That I signed up for on Friday afternoon – I love a go-time race decision.) HUNTERSVILLE HALF MARATHON I ran the Huntersville Half Marathon for the first time and it was a great race! I’d had this race on my radar since before the Every Woman’s Marathon but [...]
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Half Marathon Recovery + Week In The Life
April 27, 2024 { 6 comments }Hello and happy Saturday. I’m easing my way into the day with some quiet time and a cup of coffee while Finn is still snoozing. We have an active weekend ahead so we’ll be off to the races in a bit! Before I jump into the post, I wanted to let you guys know about [...]
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2024 Winston-Salem Craft Half Marathon Race Recap
April 21, 2024 { 8 comments }This weekend I ran my 10th half marathon and my first half marathon since 2017…and it was amazing!!! WINSTON-SALEM CRAFT HALF MARATHON I was invited by Visit Winston-Salem to run the Craft Half Marathon and to enjoy a weekend exploring this charming mid-sized southern city. I’ll have a full overview of what I did in [...]
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2017 Charlotte Half Marathon Race Recap: Second Trimester Half Marathon
November 12, 2017 { 15 comments }I ran the Novant Health Charlotte Half Marathon yesterday at 14 weeks and 4 days pregnant and had a great race experience! During the race I was trying to count how many half marathons I’ve run in my head and thought it was somewhere around 9-10. I was hoping it was my 10th but it turns [...]
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Wild Friday Faves
November 10, 2017 { 5 comments }Happy Friday! I want to start this post out by with a big Veteran’s Day shout out to everyone who has served in the Armed Forces. THANK YOU for your sacrifice and service. My mom worked for the VA for many, many years in various capacities surrounding mental health and I am grateful that it [...]
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3 Days a Week Half Marathon Training Plans + Fall Group Training Info
August 18, 2017 { 5 comments }Happy Friday! A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the upcoming fall running and racing season. I’m looking forward to it and it sounds like many of you are too! I wanted to follow up today with training plans and information on group training. As part of my ambassadorship with the Charlotte [...]
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An Unexpected Half Marathon: Corporate Cup Race Recap
March 5, 2017 { 19 comments }I ran a half marathon on Saturday morning! For the past few weeks I have been emailing back and forth with one of the event organizers for the BB&T Corporate Cup Half Marathon & 5K about how I could help them with a final push for registration. Since this race supports our Center City YMCAs, [...]
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Let’s Chat About Running: Newton Ambassador + Half Marathon? (And a giveaway!)
February 23, 2017 { 22 comments }Hey, hey! I hope you guys had a great Thursday. My day was long but really good. I kicked it off with teaching at 6 a.m. and then spent the day working on various projects for the studio and my blog. I also met my friend Virginia for a run and did some fun errands. [...]
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2016 Charlotte Half Marathon: Race Recap
November 12, 2016 { 18 comments }I ran the Charlotte Half Marathon this morning and I have to say that the Charlotte Marathon Weekend just keeps getting better and better. I think this was my fourth time running the half. It’s my favorite hometown race and this year’s event was definitely the best yet! Today’s race was significant because it marked [...]
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Rocktoberfest Half Marathon Race Recap: My Best Half Yet
October 16, 2016 { 38 comments }I ran the Rocktoberfest Half Marathon in Charlotte yesterday and it was the best half marathon experience I have ever had. My great race had nothing to do with PRs or the course but rather about how I felt during and after the race…which was very strong and extremely grateful. As I shared in my [...]
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Train for a Half Marathon with Me: Fall Online Training Group!
August 2, 2016 { 19 comments }A few months ago I announced that I was serving as an ambassador for the 2016 Charlotte Marathon and today I have a super fun way for you to get involved too! For the first time ever, I’m organizing a FREE 12-week online half-marathon training group for Peanut Butter Runner readers! My hope is that [...]
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First Half Marathon Training Long Run + Weekly Workouts
September 27, 2015 { 14 comments }Hi! I hope y’all had a great weekend. I spent my weekend at the beach in Isle of Palms for our Core Desire Yoga retreat. It was such an amazing weekend. Full recap to come tomorrow. Thanks much for your support in my announcement that I’m going to tackle 13.1 yet again. After taking a [...]
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Goodbye Summer + Fall Race Plans + Giveaway
September 22, 2015 { 113 comments }Today officially marks the last day of summer. I am a summer girl through and through. I love everything about the long, sun-drenched days, outdoor dinners, beach trips, summer produce and 90 degree temperatures that mean I don’t have to wear a jacket, scarf or boots for months on end. It’s wonderful. My running joke [...]
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Thunder Road Half Marathon Race Recap {PR + Sub-1:45}
November 15, 2014 { 38 comments }It’s a happy Saturday over here. I ran my first half marathon in four years this morning and not only PR’d but went sub-1:45 with a finishing time of 1:44:25. It was a seven and a half minute PR from my last half marathon in 2010 where I ran the same race I did today, [...]
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Last Week’s Workouts: A Little Over Half Marathon Training
November 3, 2014 { 35 comments }Hi everyone! Sorry things were quiet around here yesterday but I was instructed to keep my hands off the blog while my website guru worked his magic. I kept myself busy with things like teaching yoga, a girl’s brunch and my long run. Let’s talk about running. My half marathon is less than two weeks away [...]
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#notrunning. And it feels good!
October 24, 2013 { 41 comments }I ran five miles this afternoon. I’m pretty sure this was my longest run since April when I struggled through five miles and had to stop for walking breaks every mile. The difference was that today’s run felt 100% perfect, empowering, relaxing and right. For so long a huge part of my identity was “runner.” [...]
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Born To Run?
August 8, 2011 { 143 comments }This is a difficult post for me to write but it is something that has been on my mind recently. I am not so sure that my body was made for running, especially distance running. This is not something that is easy to admit, much less accept, but all signs clearly point in this direction. [...]
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Thunder Road Half Marathon Race Recap
December 11, 2010 { 35 comments }The Thunder Road Half Marathon completely surprised me today. Despite my lack of training and preparation, I still managed a 5 minute PR. I am so excited and in disbelief that I had such a great race. All the signs leading up to the race were pointing to a lackluster performance but once I got [...]
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Am I really running a half tomorrow?
December 10, 2010 { 6 comments }Preparations are underway for the Thunder Road half marathon. I am seriously in disbelief that I’m running a half tomorrow. I know I mentioned this in yesterday’s post but after Marine Corps, Thunder Road seemed so far away. I thought it would be easy to PR but now that’s not seeming so likely. My current [...]
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Sara’s Story – A New Start
December 6, 2010 { 9 comments }I’m very excited about today’s topic and it’s the first ever guest post on Peanut Butter Runner. I received some great responses to last week’s “Why Wait?” and as soon as I read Sara’s comment about her weight loss journey, I knew I had to ask her to guest post. Lucky for me (and all [...]
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A Cold 10 Miles
December 4, 2010 { 6 comments }I think it was a pretty even split between the white v. colored Christmas lights debate. We’ve compromised here and have colored on the tree in the house and are doing white outside. I’ve been busy, busy the last couple days. Friday morning started with an early hot vinyasa yoga class before work. I had [...]
