MCM Mama Runs for Beer and Bling
When I started writing this blog, I was training for my first full marathon as a stay at home mom to two young kids. This was back in the days when blogs were basically journals and I chronicled my challenges with training while parenting. While I’ve moved away from talking about my kids much, you…
I haven’t joined Deb and Coco for coffee in a VERY long time. I really lost the desire to write on my blog when I stopped racing and I have struggled to come back. But I need to get my rear in gear for an upcoming half marathon and an Ultra Ragnar, so maybe I…
What an amazing place! We recently visited La Paz Waterfalls as part of our Costa Rica trip. We give our kids an international trip as a high school graduation gift, but do it before they actually graduate. (This was super lucky for Jones as we visited New Zealand and Australia before the pandemic. Since he…
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend an evening with Des Linden. Pacers Running (the company I work for) hosted the event, so I knew it was coming and bought a VIP ticket immediately. The event did not disappoint. Des Linden recently came out with her book Choosing to Run. I’m…
Sorry, guys, this one is for the girls. I’ve been running for a long time. I ran sporadically during college, as part of a varied workout plan post college and pre kids, and regularly for the last 21 years. As you can imagine, my body has changed a lot in that time (including a 50…
I confess that I’m a bit of a fan girl of women running legends. Not just the fast girls (although Jacqueline was that as well), but of the ladies who came before me who broke the barriers to women in running. Jacqueline Hansen is one of those women. She not only was the first woman…
Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – South CarolinaMarch 27, 20222:47:45 What I wore: hat, tank top, long sleeve quarter zip, capris, and Altra Rivera Location: Seneca, SC (State #41!) Let’s just start out with the truth – this race was the hardest of the races and pretty much sucked. I chose to do the early start…
Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – AlabamaMarch 26, 20222:41:09 What I wore: hat, tank top, a Skirt Sports Lotta Breeze Skirt, compression socks, and Altra Rivera Location: Macon, GA (State #40!) After the race in Alabama, I decided that taking the early start in Georgia made sense. Beer Geek could drop me off and go back…
Apparently I only write coffee posts when I’m in Michigan. I guess my body is hard wired to wake up early, but the college kid has no interest in an early wakeup call. I’d run, but it’s raining and I did not bring the right running clothes, so here I sit. I’m joining Deb and…
Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – AlabamaMarch 25, 20222:38:10 Temp: high 40s-low 50s What I wore: hat, tank top, a Skirt Sports Hover Skirt, compression socks, and Altra Rivera Location: Eufaula, AL I’ve been wanting to run this race for several years, but it used to be a fall series and fall was just too crazy…
Brrr! March came in like a lamb in Virginia with some warm weather, but I’m up in Michigan getting the kid for spring break and it’s definitely not warm here. I’m currently sitting in my hotel room waiting for classes to be over so we can head home, so I figured I’d join Deb and…
It’s been a long time since I got serious about a training plan and even longer since I prioritized my running goals. From work to kids to Covid, I kept finding excuses to not actually put in the training. I did a decent job of training for the MCM 50k in 2019, but that was…