In addition to traipsing all over Colorado with Beer Geek, a few weeks ago I attended the Skirts Sports Ambassador Retreat, which closes with the Skirt Sports 13er, 10K, and 5K. This was my second time attending and my second time running the 5K. Maybe next year I'll brave the altitude and run the 13er. (Or not, since I love cheering in all of the other runners.) (Photo courtesy of JoAnne Vaughn, Verve Photography) The retreat starts with a cocktail party on Friday night. It's a great time to shop, catch up with old friends, and meet some new ones. It's so awesome to see so many lovely ladies all dressed in Skirt - and to drool over both the vintage items that some wear and the "coming season" that they show us in the fashion show. (I … [Read more...]
School’s out for the summer!
Yes, it really just let out here (actually my middle schooler has a half day today). Yet, somehow I feel like we've been fulfilling our summer plans for a few weeks already. And since today's topic for Tuesdays on the Run is "summer plans", this post will be somewhat retrospective as well as looking to the future. A vacation with Beer Geek in Denver - this trip is already in our rear view mirror. Beer Geek and I hiked all around Denver - hitting Breckenridge, Aspen, Steamboat Springs, Colorado Springs, and Laramie, WY. We hit Pike's Peak, drank at innumerable brewpubs, and survived a crazy hail storm. All in all, it was an amazing vacation together to celebrate 23 years of marriage. Skirt Sports retreat - I had been looking … [Read more...]
It’s better to undertrained than overtrained, right?
In 3 days I'll be hitting the start line of Ragnar Pennsylvania on an ultra team. What's an ultra team? It's a team of 6 instead of 12 - which means you pretty much never have down time and you run twice the number of miles. It seemed like a good idea back when I signed up. And my usual method of running races as training runs was going well. Until it wasn't. I'm honestly still not sure what is going on with my foot and ankle. I've managed to run 7 miles in the last 3 weeks. Seven. I missed 100 miles for the month of May by more than 45 miles and so far in June I've run a 5K. A pain free 5K, thankfully, but only a 5K. I only have to run ten times that between Friday morning and Saturday afternoon - … [Read more...]
Five things every injury prone runner should have
Confession: I've run lots of miles and made lots of stupid running choices for years with minimal issues and almost no injuries. But every once in a while, I do something that lands me on the injured reserve. Luckily, I have all the things to get myself back up and running fairly quickly. Here are the things I recommend every runner have to both prevent and help heal running injuries. Foam Roller - this simple, inexpensive tool is perhaps the most important thing every runner should have in their arsenal. A few minutes spent rolling before and after a run can make all the difference in the world. There are a ton of routines on various running sites, but Amanda at Run to the Finish has a great overview of foam rolling for … [Read more...]
Global Running Day 2018
Global Running Day occurs every year on the first Wednesday in June. That means that Global Running Day is tomorrow and it looks like I may be celebrating with a run. Yep, I ran a 5K in Colorado this weekend at the Skirt Sports 13er with minimal pain, Whoop! I'll also be celebrating by hosting a group run at one of my favorite brewpubs, sponsored by RockNRoll Marathon Series. We'll be going for a short run and then returning to the pub for beer and snacks at happy hour prices. What makes this run "Global Running Day" special??? I have cool swag from RNR and the race director of RNR DC is attending. That's right - here's your chance to ask questions about next year's course, while having a beer and getting swag. If you are … [Read more...]
How do you rate a roller coaster month?
May was... interesting. It's a challenging month to rate as it has had some good and some not so good things. Good things: I ran my 75th half marathon. I celebrated my 10th anniversary of blogging. Beer Geek and I celebrated 23 years of marriage. I'm in Colorado on vacation, hiking and drinking craft beer. Not so good things: My 75th half marathon pretty much sucked. My ankle still hurts and does not seem to be moving towards healing, despite several visits with my chiro and two weeks of not running. This has made the hiking a challenge. We got caught in the craziest hailstorm I've ever seen! We were being pelted by softball sized hail! Thankfully, we were not on the highway, having pulled off … [Read more...]
Runfession: I need more endorphins
I must runfess that I haven't run in over a week. Yeah, I'm not even going to preface that runfession with anything because it pretty much says it all. I've been using my exercise bike and lifting weights and *some* walking - all of which means I'm fit and strong. It also means I'm about to lose my mind. I'm thankful that I don't have anything too stressful going on (just normal life crap like a cat with a UTI and too many end of year activities), because I'm pretty sure I'd just have to run through the pain otherwise. I must runfess that to take my mind off of not running, I'm starting to pack for my trip to Colorado and it's 90% Skirt Sports. Yeah, my trip involves the Skirt Sports Retreat, but it also involves hiking and brewpubs. … [Read more...]
You might be Mother Runner if… (Part 2)
Today's topic for Tuesdays on the Run with Marcia and Patty is "Mother's Day". I became a runner when I became a mom, so the two are closely linked together in my mind. This post is a continuation of a last year's post... you've ever checked a breast pump at gear check at a race. you paid more for your running stroller than your first car. you've ever picked up a kid from school in sweaty running clothes. you've ever had to run back to your car before you could pick up a sick kid from school. you get excited when your kids get bigger than you because every sweatshirt they outgrow is a potential race throwaway. you make your child get all of his service hours for middle school by volunteering at races. you've ever … [Read more...]
Time for coffee with some friends
Coffee time! I don't often make it for a coffee date with friends these days, but I'm trying to be better about being social. So, I'm joining up with Deborah and Coco for a virtual coffee date. I managed to get a run in with Deborah recently and ran into Coco at an event, so I'm even doing some real life socializing! I’m also linking up with Running on Happy and Fairytales and Fitness for Friday Five 2.0. If we were having coffee, I'd tell you that I went from no races to a huge number of races in a flash this spring. I didn't mean to, but somehow it just happened! Somehow I've run 17.75, a timed trail race, and two half marathon that I did not have on my race calendar. This weekend I'm finally running the Frederick Half Marathon - … [Read more...]
Race photos: so bad you have to love them
Today's topic for Tuesdays on the Run is Best/Worst Race photos. I am the queen of bad race photos. I apparently run most of my races with my eyes closed and my feet never leaving the ground. But I do have a few pictures that are so bad that they are good and a few that I love. Before I share those though, I have to share a bit about my weekend. Somehow, in my whole "let me just go with the flow" plan for the year, I did not pay close attention when I started saying yes to things. You know what happens when you do that? You end up with two volunteer gigs and a race in the same weekend. Yep. Saturday started off with a 2am alarm. I was quickly out the door to get to the North Face Endurance Challenge by 3:30am. I spent the next 4 … [Read more...]
So many runfessions, so little time
How is it the end of April? I'm pretty sure that this month was only 3 days long. Or at least only 3 days of spring weather. Something like that. I must runfess that running events have taken over my life this month. Every weekend I've either run a race or volunteered at one. This coming weekend I'm volunteering at two events and running a half marathon. I'm still not quite sure how that happened. But if I'm truly going to come clean, I'd also runfess that I've run very few miles outside of the half marathons I've been running. Lots of very short warm up and cool down runs for weight lifting and not a whole lot else. I currently have 4 days to run 25 miles. Guess it's a good thing I'm running a half on Sunday. If you need me … [Read more...]
Rating April: #oopsanotherrace
At the beginning of the year, I set up one big scary goal: Take each day as it comes. Roll with the punches and keep on moving forward with a smile on my face. I've struggled with accepting that. The planner in me wanted everything on paper (yes, I still use a bullet journal - writing things by hand works for me), but I have so many balls in the air that I had to pencil it all in. And I'm glad I did. Life had some ups and downs and twists and turns this month, but if it could not have worked out better if I'd planned it in January. The month started with some wacky weather that threw us all into a tizzy. I was going to run RNR Raleigh, but there were too many unknowns and Beer Geek cancelled his trip, so we all ended up staying … [Read more...]
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