This summer has flown by! It’s hard to believe that today is the first day of August. I’m plugging along on the running and the boys have one more month off of school, so for today’s Friday Five with Mar, Courtney, and Cynthia, I’m going to talk about what I love about August (in no…
Category: half marathons
Blog Spotlight: Running Rachel
Finally, I had a decent run yesterday! 6 miles at my goal marathon pace and the only time I felt like I was working hard was when I was running up a half mile long incline… Only need to add 20 miles to that LOL. Today, I’m hitting the streets for my long run (10…
5 Tips for racing in a foreign country
When I read today’s topic “Goals” from Mar, Cynthia, and Courtney, I couldn’t come up with five things that I wan ted to talk about. I mean, I have a few goals right now: Ragnar – finish with a smile on my face, Wisconsin half marathon – finish with a smile on my face, this…
Half Marathon #14 for 2014: Achill Island, Ireland
Achill Island Half Marathon July 5, 2014 2:27:35 Temp: high 50s and sunny, with occasional random sprinkles What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions Race Morning This race did not start until 10:30am, so I slept until about 8 and then had breakfast…
Blog Spotlight: Vegas Mother Runner
If you follow me on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook, you know I arrived home yesterday evening from Ireland. It was an absolutely amazing two weeks, but the flight home was rough (sat on the plane for 2.5 hours before takeoff due to a maintenance issue). I’m totally jetlagged (yes, I did wake up at 4am),…
I heart compression – Tuesdays on the Run
Compression socks, that is! I haven’t ever tried to cram my {ahem} substantial thighs into compression tights. Anyways, for today’s Tuesdays on the Run topic, April, Patty, and I chose “summer clothing”. Since I’ve waxed poetic about my skirts before and I don’t really wear anything special for clothing in the summer (seriously, Champion shirt…
Scott James Jewelry Review
This spring was kind of a big deal for me. I knew I wanted to buy myself something to commemorate the completion of 13 half marathons in 79 days. I don’t expect to do anything quite that big again for a while, so I knew I wanted something special but had no idea what. Enter…
Journey to Venus
A little over a year ago, I decided I wanted to move up a level in Half Fanatics. Much like when I randomly announced I wanted to run a marathon, not a lot of thought went into the decision. Apparently, I’m much more of a jump first, figure it out later kind of girl than…
Half Marathon #13 for 2014: ZOOMA Annapolis Half Marathon
ZOOMA Annapolis Half Marathon May 31, 2014 2:22:35 Welcome to Venus! 13 half marathons in 79 days = FINISHED!!! Temp: high 50s and sunny, definitely warmer at the end What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions Race Morning I got up at 5am…
ZOOMA Annapolis race weekend
I don’t even know where to begin. This past weekend was just AWESOME. So.much.amazingness. In fact, it was so awesome that I’m doing a weekend recap and a race recap. Yes, it was that good. After a 3:30am wakeup to get Jones and Beer Geek off on an orchestra field trip and then a morning…
Lucky 13 Giveaway #12: Fitletic Mini Sport Belt
Half Marathon #12 in 79 days is done! It kind of sucked (ok, it really sucked) but one more down. Today’s giveaway is for a Fitletic Mini Sport Belt! I’ll be honest, I’ve never used this belt. I don’t like anything around my waist. Here’s how it’s described on their website: • Stretchy Lycra pocket…
Half Marathon #12 for 2014: Alexandria Running Festival
Alexandria Running Festival Half Marathon May 25, 2014 2:25:17 Temp: high 50s and sunny to start but quickly warmed from there What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, PROCompression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right – Henry Ford…