Half Marathon #3 in 79 days is done! I’ll do a full recap later this week, but the race can pretty much be summed up in two word: hills and ouch. I’m so sore today that I can barely walk. Given my heavy mileage, I should not be this sore from a race I didn’t…
Category: half marathons
Half Marathon #2 for 2014: Caesar Rodney
Caesar Rodney Half Marathon March 23, 2014 2:14:38 Temp: 40 degrees and windy What I wore: hat, tank top, Champion Half Zip, Brooks Essential jacket, Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and (of course) my trusty AltraRunning Intuitions I’ve run this race before. It was one of my first half marathons. So, I knew the course: …
Half Marathon #1 for 2014: RnR USA
RnR USA Half Marathon 3/15/2014 2:13:20 Before the race: I had on YMX arm sleeves under my Target sweatshirt. The good: I felt AWESOME during this race. I ran hard and I felt strong the entire time. My fastest mile in the entire race was mile 13 – 9:37. I saw Moms Run This…
5 for Friday: Off to the Races!
OK, the first one is kind of a big deal! I’m racing 13 half marathons in less than 12 weeks. I start tomorrow with RNR USA and finish with ZOOMA Annapolis on May 31. After each race, I will do a giveaway. That’s right: 13 races, 13 giveways. If you’ve heard me talk about loving…
Running Weatherman’s predictions for RNR
Are you obsessed about the weather for the Rock’n’Roll USA marathon and half marathon this weekend? Are you stalking every weather resource you can, to try and figure out what to wear? Do you have two complete outfits set out, ranging from shorts to fleece lined tights? Well, look no further for information! I got…
I’m owning busy
I live in the land of the Type A personality. Everyone here works a zillion hours and has their kids in 5000 activities. OK, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but only a bit. In fact, around here, it’s almost a badge of honor to proclaim how busy you are. And as one of…
#beautifulrun and Treadmill Tell-All
Yesterday, I ran a half marathon. Not a race. Not even a virtual race. I just ran 13.1 miles because I could and because the sun was shining. In fact, the sun was shining so nicely and the temp was so balmy that I was horribly overdressed. Until mile 9 when the cold front started…
One run won’t matter
I am deep into my training for the five half marathons in five days. I’m beginning to hit the kind of mileage I only hit when I’m training for a marathon or back to back half marathons. The week started off great with an unplanned 10 mile run. Usually I run my longest run on…
Rungry and Hangry
I admit, I’m not one of those runners who increases their mileage and can eat anything they want. Instead, as soon as I begin to approach 40 miles a week, my body becomes super efficient at using every calorie that comes it’s way. I gained weight when I trained for my first marathon. Did it…
Zooma Annapolis Ambassador!!!
Today started as one of those “no good, very bad” days. I woke up with a headache again (so over this cold). Beer Geek yanked the clock out of my stove, which left me with live wires sticking out. (Long story). School started on time, which meant walking to school on sidewalks that resemble a…
Awesome friends + training update
One of the hardest things about reaching for Venus as well as doing 14+ races next year is trying to minimize the costs involved. We have a lot of big things on the horizon, so money needs to be managed carefully if I want to accomplish these goals. I’ve been taking every chance I can…
Wrap-up: 13 half marathons in 2013
When I originally decided to do 13 in 2013, my goal was to do 13 races of any distance, virtual and IRL combined. Then I missed my first race of the season due to injury and decided that I’d do all half marathons. I still planned to do a mix of virtual and real…