We’ve all seen them. We’ve all snickered a few times during a race. Sometimes they are just what we need to get us through the hardest portion of a race. What’s that? The signs held by awesome race spectators on the side of the course. That’s today’s Tuesdays on the Run topic. Share your favorites…
Category: crazy
Thinking out loud Thursday: Marathon Musings
Or, more accurately “How crazy is she and how many races marathons will she run?” I’m joining up with Amanda at Running with Spoons for Thinking Out Loud because I need to do a mind dump and today is as good any. 1. My *A* race this year is Marine Corps Marathon. Barring something stupid (aka not…
Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
I’ve mentioned before that, as a military brat, I was used to moving every three years, sometimes more often or for short periods of time. I really think that created a need in me to constantly have BIG.CHANGES on the horizon. We bought our current house 16 years ago and have no intention of moving…
Stuck in a Rut
When I became a stay at home mom, I went from a crazy job to a crazy life at home. Jones and I had plans nearly every day plus I volunteered with a large local moms group as the treasurer plus I crammed in running wherever I could. Then Shoo came along and we added…
A day in the life of MCM Mama
6:05 am – alarm goes off. Why 6:05 and not 6 or 6:15. I have no idea, but it is what it is. The next little while is a blur of coffee drinking, lunch packing, kid waking, finance checking, laundry starting activity. My coffee follows me everywhere (and gets reheated multiple times). Finally, both…
Wordless Wednesday
Rainy. Feels like 33. Running anyways.
A hell of a lot of miles
OK, I’ll preface this by saying I know a lot of you run a lot more miles than I do/will. But, holy cow! I sat down tonight and roughed out the minimum miles I’d like to get in between now and my 5in5 races. It’s a very different plan from my typical training. Usually, if…