As I mentioned last week, we just got back from a trip to Grand Rapids, MI for a week. We had a lovely week and one of the things that made it lovelier was renting a house through AirBNB. This was our first time using AirBNB for a whole house, but I’ve stayed at another AirBNB…
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TOTR: Goals for 2016
Here we are again at the beginning of a new year. I’ve been mulling over my goals for 2016 for a while. Last year, Shoo threw a wild card into my life by making a travel soccer team. This has made racing a lot more difficult and travel out of the area complicated. I’d like to…
Five Dream Race Vacations
Traveling is my jam. Before we had kids, Beer Geek and I traveled to a fair number of foreign countries: Germany, Belgium (multiple times), Iceland, Scotland, Australia, the Netherlands, and the Azores (Portuguese Islands) in our first 6 years of marriage. Since kids, most of our vacations have been in the US (often in less…
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon Day #5 – Nebraska
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – Nebraska September 18, 2015 2:43:32 Temp: low 40s, rainy, and windy What I wore: hat, tank top, Brooks jacket, Skirt Sports Happy Girl Skirt(this is an affiliate link), compression socks, and Altra Running One 2 (affiliate link). Sometimes you go into a race expecting the worst and end up having an awesome time….
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon Day #4 – Wyoming
Today is Tuesdays on the Run, but due to crazy busy lives (or just plain lack of cell service for an entire week), April, Patty, and I decided to go with a “free topic” week. Feel free to link up any running related post! Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – Wyoming September 17,…
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon Day #3 – South Dakota
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – South Dakota September 16, 2015 2:21:20 Temp: Low 50s-low 60s and sunny What I wore: hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Happy Girl Skirt(this is an affiliate link), PROCompression socks, and Altra Running One^2 (affiliate link). There was a lot to love about this day’s course. It was only 6 laps,…
Center of the Nation photos
We have awful internet connection tonight (but my phone did regain 4G literally as we crossed the border into Nebraska!), so I’m just sharing a few of my favorite photos from our trip. Thursday’s race was not my favorite, but I have 4 done! Here are my recaps for Montana and North Dakota. I hope…
Center of the Nation Series Day 2 – North Dakota
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – North Dakota September 15, 2015 2:22:05 Temp: 57+ at the start, warm (82*) and sunny at the end What I wore: hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Gym Girl Ultra(this is an affiliate link), PROCompression socks, and Altra Running One^2 (affiliate link). This course was much better than the previous day’s…
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – Montana
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – Montana September 14, 2015 2:27:30 Temp: 57+ at the start, not much warmer, super windy, and cloudy at the end What I wore: hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt(this is an affiliate link), PROCompression socks, and Altra Running One^2 (affiliate link). I was really excited to…
TOTR: Phoning it in
Or would if I actually had any cell coverage out here. I’m pretty sure I’m going through withdrawal, since the only time I have internet access is before a race at 5am or in the evening, by which point I’m pretty much too tired to think. In fact, it’s 8:15 pm as I write this…
Ultimate Coffee Date – Labor Day edition
Happy Saturday! Hope you have some fun plans this Labor Day weekend! We are busy busy getting ready for school (finally)! I’m joining up with my friends Deborah, Coco, and Lynda for a virtual coffee date. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you I hardly ran at all last week. We had a huge return to…
52.4 miles and one heck of a weekend
Short story: I did successfully complete 2 full marathons this weekend. Just in case you are wondering, I have no desire to run two in a weekend ever again.