Have races become so passe that I really would let one go by without blogging a race report that day? No. But it’s 11:50 pm right now, so I almost let that happen. 9 months ago when visiting my brother…
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All Women’s Race Report
by Pattie Reaves • November 5, 2012 • 0 Comments
Source: shareasimage.com via Pattie on Pinterest This was my Runners’ World Quote of the Day and I thought it was summed up my weekend so beautifully. I did the All Women and One Lucky Guy Half Marathon in Newburyport, Mass. for…
MDI Marathon race report
by Pattie Reaves • October 14, 2012 • 6 Comments
I woke up this morning and I just didn’t have my game face on. Or race face on. Whatever. I knew before I even started that I did not have it in me today to really push myself. It was…
Lake Auburn Half Marathon race report
by Pattie Reaves • September 9, 2012 • 1 Comment
I think every half-marathon should start with a 7-mile warm-up. OK, maybe that’s crazy talk. But the pre-race jitters I usually have? I had NONE of them this morning. And while it was not my best half-marathon ever … or…
The blood, the sweat and the beers
by Pattie Reaves • July 22, 2012 • 0 Comments
Oh, so much to say. If the last post seemed better … composed … than the usual blog post, it’s because I was also writing it to run in the paper. Have I mentioned that I have the best job…
Tough Mountain Challenge Race Report
by Pattie Reaves • July 21, 2012 • 0 Comments
You don’t know the draw of an obstacle course race until you’ve done one. I certainly didn’t before Saturday’s Tough Mountain Challenge. I got into running a few years ago and have done a dozen road races since. Other races…
Bands on the Run Half Marathon race report
by Pattie Reaves • June 24, 2012 • 8 Comments
So this was my fifth half-marathon. Two years ago, I did the event that was the predecessor to this event, the L-A Duathalon, and arguably that was the genesis of my road racing. So it was a special day for…
Race the Runways 2012 report
by Pattie Reaves • April 7, 2012 • 2 Comments
Race report coming to you live from the drive home! My goal — nailed it! I dared for a sub-2-hour marathon and I did (according to my watch) 1:55:12. (Edit: Official race time is 1:56:04. That’s gun time.) That is around…
Laura’s first race — in Japan!
by Pattie Reaves • February 28, 2012 • 0 Comments
My friend Laura is living in Japan teaching English right now, and she ran her first ever road race last weekend. She wrote a race report on her blog, Kawaii Love You. My first ever race report: Rora and the…
Mid-Winter Classic 10-miler race report
by Pattie Reaves • February 5, 2012 • 3 Comments
I am happy to report that this was a totally awesome race. My goal was 1:35; my time was 1:30:31! That’s the 6-second video Tony recorded of me crossing the finish line. Backing up … My little sister by 7…