Lynette Pettinicchi

For 2025, I knew I wanted to add another sprint, which I raced in the Adirondacks, and even snagged a second-place age group award! I was also already signed up for Challenge NJ Olympic in July [recaps on Tinman and Challenge to come]. Earlier in the year, I toyed with Musselman, but timing just didn’t work. Then, on a whim in early July, I pulled the trigger for Jones Beach.

Now that I've hopped on [and off] a plane to LAX (sorry) for the Nike LA After Dark Half Marathon, here’s some of what I used during training, from tried-and-true staples to new products I tested along the way.

It's race week! While I'll be heading to Chattanooga for IRONMAN 70.3 with Adrienne Bunn , a majority of my running friends, including my...