August 2010

Guess what I got!

August 31, 2010

Aren’t they pretty?  LOL I’m not 100% sure I’m going to keep them, but they happened to have my size at the store where I needed to buy Jones’ scout uniform.  And they happened to offer a 10% discount because I was buying said scout uniform.  So, I just happend to buy them.  So far, [...]

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“Mama Goes Masters” Virtual Race Winners!

August 30, 2010

First off, you are ALL winners! Every single one of you got out there and pushed yourselves to the best of your ability. The fact that you were willing to do it in honor of someone you’ve never met was just awesome! Sadly, I can’t afford something for everyone, so I had to pick a [...]

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"Mama Goes Masters" Virtual Race Winners!

August 30, 2010

First off, you are ALL winners! Every single one of you got out there and pushed yourselves to the best of your ability. The fact that you were willing to do it in honor of someone you’ve never met was just awesome! Sadly, I can’t afford something for everyone, so I had to pick a [...]

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I NEED Fall

August 29, 2010

Ok, I know I spend a lot of time whining about hot weather and not liking summer, but that isn’t the real issue today. Today’s issue is that I really need to do a long run and my only option is to do it today. I loathe doing long runs on the weekend. It totally [...]

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Holy Over-Committment, Batman!

August 27, 2010

Last fall was really insane around here. Between soccer, races, and birthdays, we had a lot going on. This year looks to be even worse. I planned to do less this year, but as far as I can tell the only thing I’m not doing this year that I did last year is room mom [...]

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Three Things Thursday: MissZippy, MGMVR report #2, and race update

August 26, 2010

1. A huge shout out to MissZippy! There’s a guest post up by her over at Metro DC Mom. She was kind enough to write up a review for me on a local event that I haven’t attended, so go show her a little love there or at her blog. 2. “Mama Goes Masters” viritual [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Happy Birthday to me!

August 25, 2010

And for more amusement, check out Metro DC Mom today.

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Heading home

August 24, 2010

I can’t believe my two week vacation in Wisconsin is over.  It’s been a really good two weeks.  The boys have had a great time with my parents and I’ve gotten some good “me time”.    Even more importantly, I’ve gotten some good “run time”. One of the best things about visiting home is that [...]

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“Mama Goes Masters” Race Report #1

August 23, 2010

Yesterday I set out to run my 8.25 race as part of my 11 mile training run.  (I plan to run 4 miles on my actual birthday.  I will not be doing 40k, unless you want to add all my miles for the week together LOL) It was supposed to be 63 degrees at 6:30 [...]

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"Mama Goes Masters" Race Report #1

August 23, 2010

Yesterday I set out to run my 8.25 race as part of my 11 mile training run.  (I plan to run 4 miles on my actual birthday.  I will not be doing 40k, unless you want to add all my miles for the week together LOL) It was supposed to be 63 degrees at 6:30 [...]

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