Ashley Barlow | Adventures with Ashley

Rock ‘n’ Roll DC Half Marathon

June 6, 2017 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

My first Half Marathon for the 2017 year and probably one of the coldest half marathons I’ve ever run! This was my second time running the Rock n’ Roll DC Half Marathon and I enjoyed last year’s race so I came back again this year! Packet Pick up was located at the same location at the DC Armory. I did not stay very long and briefly walked through everywhere. I was eager to get back home to make sure I…

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Cotopaxi Questival 24 Hour Adventure Race

March 25, 2017 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

My first Questival race located in Durham, North Carolina! This was my first time visiting the Triangle region of North Carolina and I had so much fun exploring the area running around all over town as part of Cotopaxi’s Questival: 24 hours, 240+ challenges, 6 secret challenges, and lots and lots of silly videos and pictures. This was definitely a great team bonding race and I had so much fun doing the most random task trying to get as many…

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Greek Peak Winter Spartan Sprint

March 14, 2017 Ashley Barlow Comments 7 comments

The First ever US Spartan Winter Sprint! and boy was it a cold one!! I could not believe that Spartan decided to do a Winter race and I am glad I was able to participate in the first winter event! This race took place on March 4th at the Greek Peak Mountain Resort in upstate New York, located near Cortland. I carpooled with friends the day prior and finally learned the definition of a ‘snow squall’. You don’t see these very…

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Savage Race Maryland

January 9, 2017 Ashley Barlow Comments 13 comments

Savage Race Maryland! An OCR (obstacle course race) unlike any other race I’ve done! I have grown to love OCR’s and wanted to branch out to see what other obstacle course races had to offer. I had just recently placed as 4th overall female in the DC Spartan Sprint competitive division and was eager to compete in another OCR! A friend told me about Savage Race so I signed up for the pro division. Savage Race features 25+ obstacles with…

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Massive Medal Half Marathon and CNU Alumni 5k

November 30, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 1 comment

My second year running the Massive Medal Half Marathon! Last year’s race went really well and as a huge medal fanatic, I just had to come back for another massive medal! This time I signed up for the Captains Challenge which is running the Massive Medal Half Marathon and then the CNU Alumni 5k for a whopping 16.2 miles! It was very frigid out that morning. This was my first race this year that I ever ran in long sleeves and I…

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Ragnar Relay Washington D.C.

October 13, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

Oh Ragnar we meet again! This was my third Ragnar race of the year! I had the pleasure of running Ragnar Trail Richmond along with Ragnar Trail Appalachians West Virginia, but this was my first road relay race! For those of you who have not heard of this race, Ragnar is the largest relay series in the Unites States consisting of both trail and road relays. Each road relay race is around 200ish miles (320km) and is a two day and one night event. There are…

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon

September 22, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 0 Comment

Virginia Beach it’s good to be back! It has been a yearly tradition to have this race during Labor day weekend. I ran the Rock ‘N’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon last year and was so frustrated that this race put me in crutches, so I made it a goal to come back this year injury free! (and thankfully I did just that!) I had just run the DC Spartan Sprint the weekend prior which was one of my best…

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Mount Rogers

September 19, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 2 comments

Mount Rogers is most famous for being the highest point in Virginia with a height of 5,729 feet (1,746 m) above sea level! There are a few different trail options you can take leading to the summit. This includes the Elk Garden Trailhead which approaches Mount Rogers from the west and is a 9 mile round trip hike. The Mount Rogers Trail approaches the summit from the north and is 12 miles round trip. The most popular hiking route to the summit is from…

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DC Spartan Sprint

September 9, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 1 comment

Oh Spartan, I have fallen in love with obstacle course racing and have become quite addicted! This was my second year doing the DC Spartan Sprint and my first time ever competing in the competitive division. The DC Spartan Sprint is a 4+ miles run with 24 different obstacles. This year’s event came out for 2 days instead of just the one day compared to last year. Pictured below is a map of the course. I decided to volunteer the…

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Ragnar Trail Appalachians West Virginia

August 31, 2016 Ashley Barlow Comments 2 comments

My second time running a Ragnar Trail race! I originally was not planning on doing this race, but there were a few last minute drop outs and I was offered a spot on a team so I joined! I had a really good time running Ragnar Trail Richmond back in April so I was excited to see what West Virginia had in store for us! Let me reiterate a little from my last Ragnar post for those who have not…

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