In 3 days, I’ll be lining up at the start line for the 40th running of the Marine Corps Marathon. I’ll be joined by approximately 40,000 of my closest friends. I’m feeling surprisingly zen about the whole thing. When I originally decided to run MCM, I had a goal of getting a PR. I trained…
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Final Week of Summer
The countdown has begun – the kids have 1 more week off of school and 2 weeks from today, I’ll be lacing up my Altras and stepping up to the start line of the first of 6 half marathons in 6 days. Gah! I think I’m ready. I mean, I need to pack, but I’ve…
Double agent? Ultra? Both or nothing?
Two months from now I’ll be done with the Hansons Marathon Training method. Two months from now I’ll likely be hobbling around the house after the Marine Corps Marathon. My running plans stop there. I have nothing on the horizon – no half marathons, no trips for a race, no grand scheme to moon up…
Runner’s World Half and Festival discount + coffee!
Ok, big news around here – I’ve been invited to the Runner’s World Half and Festival in October. The Runner’s World Half and Festival has been on my to do list for a while now, but fall is a busy time around here and the date never really worked for me. Apparently procrastinating worked and…
Basil parmesan pasta + Hanson’s week #2
Monday again, huh? Even with a 3 day weekend, the weekend wasn’t long enough. I’m counting down the days until vacation… Friday was a holiday around here, so Beer Geek had the day off of work. We both got up early and got out workouts in and then Beer Geek suggested we head to a…