I’ve done a few “year in review” posts so far this month and it appears that my year was pretty amazing. But I haven’t looked back at my goals since June, so it’s time to take a quick look and see which ones I met, which ones I missed, and which ones I completely forgot…
Category: Mainly Marathons
The marathon training that wasn’t
I have a huge runfession to make. Huge. I really don’t want to run any more long runs. I’m just over it. A month from now, I’ll be lining up at the start line for the 40th running of the Marine Corps Marathon. When I decided to run it, I was riding high on my…
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon Day #5 – Nebraska
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – Nebraska September 18, 2015 2:43:32 Temp: low 40s, rainy, and windy What I wore: hat, tank top, Brooks jacket, Skirt Sports Happy Girl Skirt(this is an affiliate link), compression socks, and Altra Running One 2 (affiliate link). Sometimes you go into a race expecting the worst and end up having an awesome time….
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon Day #4 – Wyoming
Today is Tuesdays on the Run, but due to crazy busy lives (or just plain lack of cell service for an entire week), April, Patty, and I decided to go with a “free topic” week. Feel free to link up any running related post! Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – Wyoming September 17,…
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon Day #3 – South Dakota
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – South Dakota September 16, 2015 2:21:20 Temp: Low 50s-low 60s and sunny What I wore: hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Happy Girl Skirt(this is an affiliate link), PROCompression socks, and Altra Running One^2 (affiliate link). There was a lot to love about this day’s course. It was only 6 laps,…
Center of the Nation Series Day 2 – North Dakota
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – North Dakota September 15, 2015 2:22:05 Temp: 57+ at the start, warm (82*) and sunny at the end What I wore: hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Gym Girl Ultra(this is an affiliate link), PROCompression socks, and Altra Running One^2 (affiliate link). This course was much better than the previous day’s…
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – Montana
Center of the Nation Series Half Marathon – Montana September 14, 2015 2:27:30 Temp: 57+ at the start, not much warmer, super windy, and cloudy at the end What I wore: hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt(this is an affiliate link), PROCompression socks, and Altra Running One^2 (affiliate link). I was really excited to…
Skirt Sports visit, big sky country, and reader’s choice giveaway
We are here! Today I am running the first of 6 half marathons that are part of the Mainly Marathons’ Center of the Nations series, starting in beautiful Baker, Montana. We’ve had a busy but fun trip so far. We got up at stupid early on Saturday morning and got to the airport by 5:30am. YAWN!…
Five Flat Mamas Friday
With a little bonus Wonder Woman. T-24 hours until it’s go time and I have a to do list longer than the astronauts check list. I know I’ll have a great time once I’m on vacation, but getting from here to there is a bit daunting. Thankfully, I have a packing list. I created one…
Thinking Out Loud Thursday : Overscheduled
How is it only Thursday? I feel like I’ve been through two weeks at least in the last two days since school started. I thought I was supposed to have free time once the kids went back to school? Ha! Anyways, it’s Thursday and I’m doing a bit of a mind dump AKA Thinking Out…
The week I forgot to run
OK, maybe I didn’t forget to run. Maybe it was more that life and my body wanted me to taper. Remember last Monday when I ran 9 miles and hit 200 miles for the month of August? Well, as of today, I’ve run 9.5 miles in September. I do plan to run today and tomorrow…
Ultimate Coffee Date – Labor Day edition
Happy Saturday! Hope you have some fun plans this Labor Day weekend! We are busy busy getting ready for school (finally)! I’m joining up with my friends Deborah, Coco, and Lynda for a virtual coffee date. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you I hardly ran at all last week. We had a huge return to…