MCM Mama Runs for Beer and Bling
This past weekend, I ran the 50th Marine Corps Marathon. When I started this blog, I was training for my very first marathon at the 2008 Marine Corps Marathon. Since that time, I’ve run 92 half marathons in 45 states. I’ve also run 5 more Marine Corps Marathons, the first Marine Corps 50k, and a…
The last time I wrote a post of goals for the year was 2020. Well, we all know how that turned out. Since then, my goals have been more along the lines of just surviving. Last year moved a bit towards a more normal post pandemic life. This year I finally feel that I might…
(AKA how to use adidas to dress to work from home) I no longer work in the race world, where running clothes are the expected dress code. Since long before the pandemic, I’ve managed to work in running clothes (often right after a run). Thankfully, my new job is mostly from home and is casual…
When I started writing this blog, I was training for my first full marathon as a stay at home mom to two young kids. This was back in the days when blogs were basically journals and I chronicled my challenges with training while parenting. While I’ve moved away from talking about my kids much, you…
I haven’t joined Deb and Coco for coffee in a VERY long time. I really lost the desire to write on my blog when I stopped racing and I have struggled to come back. But I need to get my rear in gear for an upcoming half marathon and an Ultra Ragnar, so maybe I…
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend an evening with Des Linden. Pacers Running (the company I work for) hosted the event, so I knew it was coming and bought a VIP ticket immediately. The event did not disappoint. Des Linden recently came out with her book Choosing to Run. I’m…
Sorry, guys, this one is for the girls. I’ve been running for a long time. I ran sporadically during college, as part of a varied workout plan post college and pre kids, and regularly for the last 21 years. As you can imagine, my body has changed a lot in that time (including a 50…
I confess that I’m a bit of a fan girl of women running legends. Not just the fast girls (although Jacqueline was that as well), but of the ladies who came before me who broke the barriers to women in running. Jacqueline Hansen is one of those women. She not only was the first woman…
Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – South CarolinaMarch 27, 20222:47:45 What I wore: hat, tank top, long sleeve quarter zip, capris, and Altra Rivera Location: Seneca, SC (State #41!) Let’s just start out with the truth – this race was the hardest of the races and pretty much sucked. I chose to do the early start…
Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – AlabamaMarch 26, 20222:41:09 What I wore: hat, tank top, a Skirt Sports Lotta Breeze Skirt, compression socks, and Altra Rivera Location: Macon, GA (State #40!) After the race in Alabama, I decided that taking the early start in Georgia made sense. Beer Geek could drop me off and go back…
Apparently I only write coffee posts when I’m in Michigan. I guess my body is hard wired to wake up early, but the college kid has no interest in an early wakeup call. I’d run, but it’s raining and I did not bring the right running clothes, so here I sit. I’m joining Deb and…
Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – AlabamaMarch 25, 20222:38:10 Temp: high 40s-low 50s What I wore: hat, tank top, a Skirt Sports Hover Skirt, compression socks, and Altra Rivera Location: Eufaula, AL I’ve been wanting to run this race for several years, but it used to be a fall series and fall was just too crazy…