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 Ridge Marathon Entry is... a Rafflecopter giveaway Debby, shoot me an email at mcmmamaruns at gmail.com and I'll get a code to you. Congratulations! … [Read more...]
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 most challenging and beautiful marathons on the east coast. In 2010 the full marathon course included 3,076 feet of total elevation gain and 6,140 feet of total elevation change, but that just wasn’t enough. The 2012 course includes 3,620 feet of total elevation gain and 7,234 feet of total elevation change. Kind of gives new meaning to runner’s high. The uphill portions will test each runner’s … [Read more...]
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 myself to make it to every event that is now on our schedule. Welcome to September. Sigh. The Good I've been selected as a Sweat Pink Ambassador! I'm pretty excited! I haven't had time to get super involved yet, but it seems like an awesome group of supportive women. I can't wait to figure out who's local and hopefully meet up with some at races this fall. I've also been selected to be an official Blogger for the Blue Ridge … [Read more...]
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 proud of my finish. At the end, I felt like I'd run a full marathon, not a half. Long story: I caught a ride down to Roanoke with some runner friends. We stopped at a brewpub for lunch and a couple more for tastings. Thanks to small country roads (and the stops), it took us 6 hours instead of 4, but we finally got there. They dropped me off at my hotel where I immediately met up with T and R. We quickly picked up our … [Read more...]
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 a calendar and suddenly I'm just 9 days out from the race. How did that happen? I was planning 13 miles today, but I've decided that with my crabby calf, I'm not going to risk it. I'm going to put in a nice easy 8 or so and call it good. But that means my last long run (all 12 miles of it) will be three weeks out from the race. Who tapers for three weeks for a half marathon? Sheesh! The funny part is that I'm really unconcerned. I'm not shooting to … [Read more...]
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 out this video...Blue Ridge Marathon: America's Toughest Road Marathon from Pete Eshelman on Vimeo.Or go to their website: Blue Ridge MarathonStill think you have what it takes? Then leave me a comment to enter the giveaway!Think you can really rock this thing? Here are some ways to get some extra entries:Follow MCM Mama. Leave a comment.Follow Blue Ridge Marathon on twitter. Leave a comment.Tweet about it. Leave … [Read more...]
