If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll remember that last year I decided to run 13 half marathons in 79 days. It wasn’t just an arbitrary goal – I wanted to reach Venus level with the Half Fanatics. OK, well maybe that is arbitrary LOL. Of course, that got me 13…
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Half Marathon #17 for 2014: Jacksonville Bank Half Marathon
Jacksonville Bank Half Marathon December 28, 2014 2:17:04 Temp: high 50s/low 60s with clouds and then fog What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my Altra Intuitions I went into this race with very low expectations. I had only done 4 double digit runs since JUNE! and…
Tuesdays on the Run: Will Run for Bling!
Obviously, running for bling is a topic near and dear to my heart. After all, my blog is called “MCM Mama runs for beer and bling.” And since I wrote about beer (cupcakes) yesterday, today is a good day to talk about bling with Patty and April and all of our awesome #TuesdaysontheRun participants. [Tweet…
Half Marathon #16 for 2014: Appalachian Series – West Virginia
Appalachian Series – West Virginia October 11, 2014 2:35:55 Temp: high 50s and POURING at the start What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, Brooks Essential Run jacket, and my Altra Intuitions As I mentioned, I was absolutely not trained for this race. I hadn’t run longer than…
Half Marathon #15 for 2014: Madison Mini Marathon
Madison Mini Marathon August 16, 2014 2:27:11 Temp: mid 60ss and crazy humid (something close to 90%) What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions (my very first pair, which I have now retired from racing) Friday Evening Kim arrived in Wisconsin and my…
Half Marathon #14 for 2014: Achill Island, Ireland
Achill Island Half Marathon July 5, 2014 2:27:35 Temp: high 50s and sunny, with occasional random sprinkles What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions Race Morning This race did not start until 10:30am, so I slept until about 8 and then had breakfast…
Blog Spotlight: Vegas Mother Runner
If you follow me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, you know I arrived home yesterday evening from Ireland. It was an absolutely amazing two weeks, but the flight home was rough (sat on the plane for 2.5 hours before takeoff due to a maintenance issue). I’m totally jetlagged (yes, I did wake up at 4am),…
Scott James Jewelry Review
This spring was kind of a big deal for me. I knew I wanted to buy myself something to commemorate the completion of 13 half marathons in 79 days. I don’t expect to do anything quite that big again for a while, so I knew I wanted something special but had no idea what. Enter…
Journey to Venus
A little over a year ago, I decided I wanted to move up a level in Half Fanatics. Much like when I randomly announced I wanted to run a marathon, not a lot of thought went into the decision. Apparently, I’m much more of a jump first, figure it out later kind of girl than…
Half Marathon #13 for 2014: ZOOMA Annapolis Half Marathon
ZOOMA Annapolis Half Marathon May 31, 2014 2:22:35 Welcome to Venus! 13 half marathons in 79 days = FINISHED!!! Temp: high 50s and sunny, definitely warmer at the end What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions Race Morning I got up at 5am…
ZOOMA Annapolis race weekend
I don’t even know where to begin. This past weekend was just AWESOME. So.much.amazingness. In fact, it was so awesome that I’m doing a weekend recap and a race recap. Yes, it was that good. After a 3:30am wakeup to get Jones and Beer Geek off on an orchestra field trip and then a morning…
Lucky 13 Giveaway #12: Fitletic Mini Sport Belt
Half Marathon #12 in 79 days is done! It kind of sucked (ok, it really sucked) but one more down. Today’s giveaway is for a Fitletic Mini Sport Belt! I’ll be honest, I’ve never used this belt. I don’t like anything around my waist. Here’s how it’s described on their website: • Stretchy Lycra pocket…