Yesterday I ran the Outer Banks Marathon. It was a beautiful point-to-point course that started in historic Kitty Hawk. It's advertised as mostly flat, with two "significant" points of elevation. The first was in the Nags Head Woods Preserve around mile 12 and the second was crossing the Washington-Baum Bridge leading to Roanoke Island at mile 23. Let me start at the beginning. Travel: At Continue Reading
Fitting Remarks: Marathon Packing List
I have started getting my things together for our trip to North Carolina for the Outer Banks Marathon. I am always worried that I'll forget something, so I put together a destination marathon packing list (though it could work for any distance race). This is my list for the OBX marathon, but if you were doing a colder race, you would need to pack much warmer clothes. In your carry-on Continue Reading
Weekly Recap: Low Mileage and Supporting my Philly Marathon Friends
Welcome to November..and #Movember too! Are you sporting some new facial hair this month? This guy is! If you're new to the Right Fits, on Sundays, I like to share a weekly recap of what's happening in Fitness and Fitness Fashion. If you read this post, you know that I am well into the taper for the OBX Marathon (which is a week from today!) Therefore, fitness this past week was pretty Continue Reading