Last night I discovered two things: 1. Spike heels and brick walkways are a dangerous combination. 2. I’m way too old to stay up until 3am. That extra hour we got this morning was not nearly enough after seeing 1:59am on my phone twice in the same night. ;o) And the winner of the Blue…
Category: Blue Ridge Marathon
America’s Toughest Road Marathon Giveaway
Maybe you’ve heard of the Blue Ridge Marathon… Maybe you read my race report from running the half last year… Maybe you like a little challenge… Ok, maybe it’s more than a little challenge! There might be a few hills mountains. From the official Blue Ridge Marathon website: Local runners have crafted one of the…
The good, the bad, and the thirsty
It’s been a crazy first week back at school. The boys are adapting ok, not great, but ok. Both of them get really emotional when changes take place, so the drama has been pretty high up in here. Thankfully they both have awesome teachers, so they’ll settle in soon. Me? I may have to clone…
Blue Ridge Half Marathon Race Report
The Blue Ridge Marathon bills itself as “American’s Toughest Marathon.” I’m here to tell you that the half marathon is no joke either. It was definitely the hardest race course I’ve ever run on. Short story: I finished in 2:20:48 (my slowest half where I wasn’t pacing someone), 13th in my age group and darned…
Is this taper madness?
This has been a really weird “training cycle” for me. I use “training” loosely as I haven’t actually followed a plan. I knew loosely what I wanted to accomplish as far as long runs went, but I was pretty laid back about it. So laid back in fact, that I never really planned things on…
America’s Toughest Road Marathon Entry Giveaway
Do you have what it takes? Can you not only run a marathon, but run one that will.kick.your.butt? Or maybe your quads LOL? If so, then this is the marathon for you! (In interest of full disclosure, I’m not sure I’m tough enough and have not decided if I’ll run it!) Wanna know more? Check…