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…
Author: MCM Mama
Training for Back to Back to Back Half Marathons
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…
Runfessions of a Really Cold Runner
This month has both been about a million years long AND flown by at the same time. I really meant to write more often this month (and actually wrote some posts in my head, which I had not done in a long time), but I never seemed to find time to write. But I have…
Kicking off the year with coffee!
I can’t believe we are a week into the new year already. Last week was a minute and a million years long at the same time. I’m still not hanging out with people in person, so I’m joining Deb and Coco for virtual coffee again. My thoughts on when I might have coffee WITH someone…
Wrapping up 2021: a roller coaster year
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 2 years since Covid became a virus “of interest”. It was a few more weeks before we started hearing about it and a little over two months before the US shutdown, but the growth had already begun. 2020 went from a year with amazing plans to a year…
Half Marathon #82: Probility Ann Arbor Half Marathon
Probility Ann Arbor Half MarathonOctober 24, 20212:34:56 Temp: high 30s What I wore: hat, tank top, quarter zip, a Skirt Sports Lotta Breeze Skirt, compression socks, and Altra Rivera Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan When I decided that I wanted to visit my son at college this fall, it occurred to me that I could finally…
More coffee, please!
Apparently my blog has been reduced to a coffee break. Oh well, that’s where I am in life right now and I’m just going to own it. I’m joining Deb and Coco for another virtual coffee. Someday I’ll get to have coffee with friends again. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that I…
Where has the summer gone?
I can’t believe that the last time I wrote a post was in late May. My older kid was home, having survived a semester away at school but taking online classes, but the younger one was still in the final (painful) weeks of online school. I honestly don’t think I’d given that much as a…
May Runfessions: A Slow Return to Normal
It’s been a minute since I even remembered I have a blog. Lately I’ve found myself on Instagram and Facebook more because, quite frankly, forming more than a couple of sentences at a time has been beyond me. It’s not that I’m necessarily busier than normal, it’s more that my attention span is spread over…
Five Home Gym Favorites
A few years before the pandemic, I decided I wanted to build a home gym. For the first time in year, I had space for one – the kids no longer had “toys”, preferring instead to be on electronics or out with friends. I was tired of paying for a gym membership, and even though…
A little coffee with friends
It’s been a long time since I had coffee in person with someone. Even thought it was never a regular thing for me, I miss it. But I’ll settle for virtual coffee today with Deb and Coco and my friends inside the computer. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that I miss my…
February Runfessions: The Longest Short Month Ever
You know how short weeks at work often feel longer than a normal week, just because you still need to do the same amount of work in fewer days? Well, February always feels that way for me and this February was no exception. It’s been… a month. I’m joining Marcia to runfess my sins (and…