Multi-day race events are becoming increasingly popular. They range from high mileage multiple day races like the Mainly Marathons races and Disney’s Dopey to two day lower mileage options like the Frederick Nut Job (5k/half marathon) and the Shamrock marathon’s Dolphin and Whale challenges (8k/half or full marathon). Since I’ve now run 5 half marathons…
Category: 5 in 5
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…
How to run a race undertrained
So, I’m running a half marathon this weekend. Or maybe swimming it. Depends on how you read the weather forecast. As I mentioned recently, I, umm, haven’t been running a lot. Other than a half marathon in Ireland in July and a half in Wisconsin in August plus Ragnar, I haven’t run more than 7…
Lucky 13 Giveaway #9: Lift Your Sole charm/necklace
Half Marathon #9 in 79 days is done! It wasn’t my best race ever, but it’s done. Today’s giveaway is for a “Live Love Run” charm and leather cord from Lift Your Sole . I first met Jill from Lift Your Sole back 2010. I love her jewelry and I had the pleasure of meeting…
5 reasons to run a Mainly Marathons series
I know that many of you think I’m certifiably crazy. After all, I chose, not once, but twice to run five half marathons in five days. (Spoiler alert: Center of the Nation 2015, I’m there.) But, if I’m crazy, I had plenty of company and I think YOU should join me next time (and nobody…
Eat all the things Wednesday
AKA What I ate Wednesday… Last week, I ran 68.5 miles. I’m pretty sure that’s my highest mileage week EVER. Five half marathons + a 3 mile recovery run = a lot of running. It also equaled a lot of eating. Like constant eating. Here’s how I came home weighing exactly what I did…
Running in circles
I think the question/comment that came up most after my five half marathons in five days was “How do you stand the loops?” My answer may come as a bit of a shock: I LOVED THEM! No, really, I did. And here’s why: Have you ever run a small race on a point to point…
#BostonStrong, recovery day and Lucky 13 winners
Today is the Boston Marathon. Today, runners will line up at the start line to take back the race that ended in such a horrific way last year. Today, runners across the nation will wear their running shoes to work and run miles to dedicate to Boston. Today, I will be cheering from afar as…
Half Marathon #8 for 2014: Riverboat Series Day 5 – Louisiana
Riverboat Series Half Marathon – Louisiana April 16, 2014 2:13:06 (Yes, this is a PR!!) Temp: high 30s, but sunny What I wore: hat, Bondi band, short sleeve shirt, Champion half zip, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, Brooks Essential Run jacket, gloves, and my trusty Altra Intuitions I ROCKED this race! ROCKED.IT! It…
Half Marathon #7 for 2014: Riverboat Series Day 4 – Mississippi
Riverboat Series Half Marathon -Mississippi April 15, 2014 2:17:19 Temp: low 40s and windy What I wore: hat, Bondi band, short sleeve shirt, YMX arm sleeves, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, Brooks Essential Run jacket, gloves, and my trusty Altra Intuitions Once again, the weather decided to throw us for a loop. It…
Half Marathon #6 for 2014: Riverboat Series Day 3 – Arkansas
Riverboat Series Half Marathon -Arkansas April 14, 2014 2:24:22 Temp: low 60s and damp at the start, torrential downpours at the end What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions How shall I describe this race? Never.a.dull.moment. We started the day by following Google…
Half Marathon #5 for 2014: Riverboat Series Day 2 – Tennessee
Riverboat Series Half Marathon – Tennessee April 13, 2014 2:18:41 Temp: mid-60s, humid, and windy What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and (sadly) a new pair of Brooks Pure Flow 2 This race was everything that the first one wasn’t. It was all paved, the hills were…