There was a lot of good in the weekend and thankfully only a little bit bad and ugly. I'm joining Tara over at Running 'n' Reading for my weekend update. So, let me tell you about the good. The biggest good: I've been chosen to be a 2015 Ambassador for Altra Running. I'm pretty excited because I've been sharing the Altra love for a while now. Another good: I ran 10 miles on Friday after running 7 miles on Thursday. Back to back higher mileage for the win. Perhaps it's time to actually decide on my training plan... Saturday was all good. We took the boys to the National Geographic Museum to see the Spinosaurus. It was pretty cool and Jones, my budding paleontologist, was happy we got there. Afterwards, we rode the … [Read more...]
Falling in love again
It's been unusually cool here since I returned from Wisconsin. This has resulted in two things: the campfire smell in my house is diminishing and I'm in love with running again. Know what love means? It means I want to do crazy things like run fast and run hills and run lots of miles. I want to sign up for every.single.race. I want new shoes and new skirts and new socks. Luckily, I'm not completely insane. I'm taking it easy and building slowly. I did 4.2 miles yesterday at a pretty decent pace and didn't think I was going to die! Yes! Time to figure out my training plan. (Did any of us really believe I wouldn't jump back in the saddle at some point?) Some other randomness from my life: Saturday night we were given … [Read more...]
A mile in high heels
Since you asked, here's the end result... I love those shoes. They are one of my favorite pairs. They are absolutely inappropriate for a half mile+ each way walk over brick sidewalks. I've never been so happy to put back on my fleece lined flat boots to wear over to the fraternity to hang out after the party. But I rocked the look at the dinner! Running news: Yesterday's run should have been awful. My toes hurt - even comfy heels hurt with too much walking My calves were cramping from wearing high heels - I guess they are used to minimalist shoes LOL I was exhausted - I actually got to see 1:59 twice on my cell phone on Saturday night I was a bit dehydrated - I didn't actually drink a lot on Saturday, but … [Read more...]
Good things Friday
I was exhausted when I woke up this morning, thanks to a very intense thunderstorm last night that kept me up past midnight. My tummy was less than happy for some reason. The typical Virginia humidity had returned. My legs are still a bit sore/tired. Needless to say, when I met up with my running friends/clients, I was not exactly in the best of moods. But I got out there and tucked myself into the back of the pack and just ran. And I'm sure it will come as no surprise to any of you that I was much happier when I was done and able to focus on the cool stuff that's going on in my life.Some of you already know, but I found out on Wednesday night that I've been chosen as a Fitfluential Ambassador for … [Read more...]
Thirteen Things Thursday: The Beer Geek Edition
15 years ago today, I married my best friend. Even after all this time, he's still the first person I want to tell about my day and my favorite person to drink a beer with. So, here are 13 random things about him/us and some pictures taken over our years together. (I apologize for the quality of some of the pics. Maybe in the next 15 years, he'll teach me how to use the scanner). We'd never have gotten together if there had been enough seats on the couch that evening. I may be laid back, but even I won't sit on the floor of a fraternity house. Good thing there was a lap available. ;o) Beer Geek proposed to me late one night as we were walking back from a 7-11. The conversation went something like this: Beer Geek: "So, are you … [Read more...]
