Author: MCM Mama

I ran an incredibly hard 20 miles today. I ran downhill to the start of the Marine Corps Marathon. After running the first hill of the marathon, instead of turning and continuing the marathon route, I kept going straight, which meant 2-3 miles of uphill. Then I merged with my usual route, which has some…

Usually running is my stress release. When I’m feeling down or stressed or just plain overwhelmed by life, a nice run will straighten me out. It’s not often that I find that not running is a better idea. Wednesday I had reached a low that I hadn’t in a long time. I was tired, stressed,…

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. The day was… eh. The only true positive to the day was that I got my five mile run in and did it at an average of 9:33 per mile (47:45) I ran the first two miles really fast as I was desperately in need of some endorphins. Today…

Today’s my birthday. I told Jones that all I wanted for my birthday was for him to not fight with his brother. His response? “Mom, I’ll give you anything else you want.” LOL I’m hoping to get a five mile run in at some point today, but I’m not sure when. And I can’t decide…

This post will be mostly (entirely?) non-running related, so stop now if all you care about is running ;o) I’m on the product testing panel for a company that makes torture devices, umm, I mean “body shapers” and “slimming undergarments”. I’ve gotten some cool items in the past to try and one or two have…

I “ran” 17 miles today. I feel like I’m using that term rather loosely. It took me 3:09:41 to finish, which is an average pace of 11:10 (if you remove my 6ish minute potty break/bottle refill, it works out to 10:50 average). It was so humid today that the first 12 miles felt like I…

So, I guess not every run can be a good one. Today, 30 seconds into my run, my Garmin beeped “low battery”. I figured, no big deal, it usually lasts an hour after that and I was only doing 4 miles. At about three quarters of a mile, it died. I started my stop watch…

I apparently should run my races in Wisconsin. I’ve been really running well here. Not sure if it’s because it’s cooler out or there are fewer hills or what, but I’ve been having some nice runs. Today was an 8 mile run. I did the same loop I did earlier in the visit, but in…

I ran four fast miles this morning. I finished in 35:43, (9:23, 8:57, 8:52, 8:31). I’ve been really taking it easy as far as speed goes lately and have been pretty unhappy with my times because of that. Higdon recommends not really doing speed work while training for your first marathon, so I’ve done very…

I did 11 miles this morning. It’s amazing when 11 sounds like an “easy” run. LOL. I had to do them by myself as dad tripped and bruised his toe yesterday. :o( We had planned that he would join me for the last four as he’s not been training, but I managed to do it…

you go visit your parents’ house and, in addition to the toothbrush, contact solution and other toiletries you keep there, you find a Gu, running clothes, and three! pairs of running shoes. Yesterday, dad and I went out for an awesome 7 mile run. I finished in 1:08:48, which is an average of a 9:50…

I REALLY needed a break today. The boys started fighting the minute they woke up and Jones’ swim instructor didn’t show up for his 8 am class. By 9:30 am, I’d had it. The sitter arrived at 2:30 and I headed out for an easy 4 mile run. I didn’t even take Garmin along. I…