Since the topic that Cynthia, Mar, and Courtney chose for this week’s Friday Five, Fall Favorite Activities, is one I’ve already written about, I thought I’d share with you five things I learned from running my first Ragnar. (Yes, I promise that I’ll stop talking about Ragnar. Soon. But I may already have a second…
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Ragnar DC Recap: Post Leg 2 through Leg 3 (Runner 7)
Ragnar DC Relay: Leg 31 September 13, 2014 2 miles at 11:38am Temp: low 70s and cloudy with rain threatening What I wore: hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, and Altra Intuitions After Leg 19 Because I was the first runner out of South Mountain Creamery, I chose not to have one of…
Tuesdays on the Run: Taking it off road
Do you run obstacle races? Or maybe you are a fan of Color Runs? Or do you break up your running with other sports and do triathlons? Today’s topic on Tuesdays on the Run is “Adventure”. Patty, April, and I want to know how you shake things up and step out of the road running…
Ragnar Relay: Post-Leg 1through Leg 2 (Runner 7)
Ragnar DC Relay: Leg 19 September 13, 2014 49.miles at 12:38am Temp: low 60s and a dark this city girl never sees What I wore: hat, short sleeve shirt, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, compression socks, arm sleeves, knuckle lights, safety vest, flashing LED, head lamp and Altra Intuitions After Leg 7 When last we…
Five favorite things I used at Ragnar
I promise legs 2 and 3 are coming soon, but this has been a rough week with two back to school nights. I’m just plain wiped out at this point. (Case in point – I overslept this morning for the first time in ages. Thankfully Beer Geek woke me up before I slept past when…
Ragnar DC Relay: Pre-race through Leg 1 (Runner 7)
Ragnar DC Relay: Leg 7 September 12, 2014 7.9 miles in 1:29:35 Temp: mid 70s and super sunny What I wore: hat, Skirt Sports tank, Skirt Sports Happy Girl skirt, compression socks, and my trusty Altra Intuitions Pre-race My morning started with the chaos of getting two kids out the door to school in time…
What I ate (at Ragnar) Wednesday
I have been struggling with my eating for a while now. I used to be able to get away with a decent amount of indulgence on the weekends because I ate well during the week and ran lots of miles. Somehow, eating poorly has become the norm on most weekdays and I don’t even want…
Ragnar DC: Team Moms Do It All Night Long
I’m off! I won’t be running until mid-day as I’m in van 2, but by the time this publishes, I’ll be heading my way to the start. Follow me on Instagram or Twitter if you want to watch the journey live! Looking for some other fun Ragnar reading? Here are my posts about it: Ragnar…
Packing for Ragnar DC in 10 easy steps
I’m not going to give you a packing list. Honestly, I’d just be repeating all the awesome lists I pulled together in my Ragnar roundup. Instead, I’m giving you my packing process in steps. (I did take the standard packing list and the lists on the blogs and create a spreadsheet, so if you want…
It’s Ragnar Week!!!
We had a super busy weekend this past weekend with our beer dinner and then my last pre-Ragnar meeting. I promise I’ll write about the beer dinner next week, but this week is going to be Ragnar, Ragnar, Ragnar. I will tell you that the surprise (not to me) hit of the dinner was this…
Ultimate Coffee Date #2
This has been a crazy week. Usually the first week of school is filled with coffee with other moms and running and chores that didn’t get done over the summer and maybe a few fun things for myself. This week was not like that, so I’m going to join Jill, Nikki, and Lynda at the…
Ragnar Roundup with a slight emphasis on Ragnar DC!
I only have one big event this fall, but it’s a BIG one. In less than two weeks, I’m going to be running Ragnar Relay DC. source 200ish miles from Cumberland, MD to Washington DC. I’m not quite the nervous mess I was before I got switched to Runner 7, but I’m still overly focused…