November 2010

Lift Your Sole Review

November 30, 2010

Back in early October, I met Jill from Lift Your Sole at the expo for the Army 10 Miler.  I purchased a cord and three charms, but also mentioned to Jill that I’d love to have one with “MCM Mama” on it.  I gave her my business card and promised I’d be in touch.  Well, [...]

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Not Running

November 29, 2010

I haven’t run since my Turkey Trot.  Saturday’s planned 3 miler?  Didn’t happen.  Sunday’s 9 miles?  I didn’t even try.  For the first time in 2010, I won’t be hitting 100 miles for the month.  I’m not thrilled, but I’m getting close to acceptance of it.  In fact, I no longer have any mileage goals [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

November 25, 2010

This morning I ran my local Turkey Trot.  It’s always a fun race, but definitely not a PR kind of race.  I spent the first mile tripping over dogs, strollers, and small children.  I also spent the first mile wondering if my achilles was going to snap.  Umm, yeah, I’m headed to the injured reserve [...]

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Just call me “coach”!

November 24, 2010

I passed my RRCA coaching certification test!  Woohoo!  Now I just need to finish my first aid class in early December and I’m officially a certified coach. I’m really glad that piece of stress is off my plate.  I could have taken it last week and gotten the required 80%, but I’m a little bit [...]

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The good, the bad, and the overwhelming

November 22, 2010

This weekend was a rollercoaster ride.  Some parts were really, really good.  Some parts were really, really bad. The good: I won the new Sugoi Firewall jacket in magenta at Pacers on Sunday morning.  Not only is it an awesome jacket that fits me really well (and the color is even more intense IRL), but [...]

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Top 5 ways to run your slow runs on pace

November 20, 2010

Give blood a few days beforehand. Drink nothing but beer the night before (and a bit too much of that). Drink nothing but coffee that moring. Eat breakfast RIGHT before going out (thereby guaranteeing you’ll alternate between feeling like there is a bowling ball in your tummy and feeling like you might need to stop [...]

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The mouse that broke the camel’s back

November 19, 2010

Back before we had kids when I worked full-time (for pay LOL), I would occasionally take a “mental health day”.  Depending on the job and my mental state, sometimes it was planned, but every once in a while I’d have to do it spur of the moment.  Once we had Jones and I was working [...]

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Instead of running…

November 17, 2010

I gave blood today.  I’m type O negative, which is the universal donor, so I’ve began giving blood on a regular basis as soon as I was old enough.  I realized recently that I hadn’t given since the early part of training for my last marathon.  Since I’ve become a stay at home mom, I [...]

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How far? How fast?

November 16, 2010

No, this is not a blog post about a wonderfully fast speed workout or some kind of amazing long run.  It’s about one of those runs I almost never do any more.  You know, the ones without feedback in the form of garmin. Garmin needed charging, so I headed out on my three mile loop [...]

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2nd Annual Craft Beer Dinner

November 15, 2010

In spring, we donated a “Craft Beer Dinner” to the annual PTA fundraiser/auction at Jones’ school.  Saturday was the first date that all three couples who won could make it.  Each couple paid a pretty penny to come to the dinner, and while I realize they did that mostly to support the school, I felt [...]

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