Comments on: Race Recap: Cranford Jaycees Firecracker 4-Miler http://thefinalforty.com/race-recap-cranford-jaycees-firecracker-4-miler/ Losing weight, one mile at a time Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: Race Recap: Woodbridge Run for Pizza http://thefinalforty.com/race-recap-cranford-jaycees-firecracker-4-miler/#comment-667 Race Recap: Woodbridge Run for Pizza Thu, 11 Jul 2013 16:03:23 +0000 http://thefinalforty.com/?p=2551#comment-667 [...] and the fact that it was a night race and a hilly course — and that my finish time for the 4-miler I ran on July 4th was 38:38 — I was just fine with it. I then proceeded to drench myself in an open fire [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://thefinalforty.com/race-recap-cranford-jaycees-firecracker-4-miler/#comment-643 Jennifer Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:27:51 +0000 http://thefinalforty.com/?p=2551#comment-643 Hi Kristina! Thanks so much, I appreciate it. AGREED — I think the Garmin is awesome, but sometimes, I’ve found it best to ignore it and just focus on running by feel (I’m definitely doing a lot more of that in the summer!)

]]> By: Jennifer http://thefinalforty.com/race-recap-cranford-jaycees-firecracker-4-miler/#comment-642 Jennifer Mon, 08 Jul 2013 23:26:42 +0000 http://thefinalforty.com/?p=2551#comment-642 Hey, Lauren! Thanks so much. I agree COMPLETELY…I know better than to expect PRs in the summer. ;-D

]]> By: Lauren http://thefinalforty.com/race-recap-cranford-jaycees-firecracker-4-miler/#comment-634 Lauren Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:25:52 +0000 http://thefinalforty.com/?p=2551#comment-634 Great job!! I know it’s not a PR, but summertime = not good PR weather (at least for me) lol. Also, cramps suck; they need to stay away especially during races!

]]> By: Weekly Workouts and My New Blog Design! http://thefinalforty.com/race-recap-cranford-jaycees-firecracker-4-miler/#comment-631 Weekly Workouts and My New Blog Design! Mon, 08 Jul 2013 18:01:33 +0000 http://thefinalforty.com/?p=2551#comment-631 [...] Thursday, July 4:  Cranford Jaycees Firecracker 4-Miler (RECAP HERE) [...]

]]> By: Kristina @ Blog About Running http://thefinalforty.com/race-recap-cranford-jaycees-firecracker-4-miler/#comment-627 Kristina @ Blog About Running Sun, 07 Jul 2013 15:56:56 +0000 http://thefinalforty.com/?p=2551#comment-627 I think your finish time is AWESOME especially in the heat/humidity and having to weave around slower runners at the start!!

I couldn’t agree with you more about running being more about PRs. Whenever I’m having a bad run I always ignore my Garmin and just go with the flow. I’m usually able to get into a groove that way and eventually go back to checking the Garmin before the end of the run.

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