We all know how much I love Skirt Sports! I wear the Happy Girl skirt at nearly every race I run. So, I’m really excited to celebrate their 10 year anniversary. But, I’m not nearly as excited as they are! To celebrate, they are holding another virtual run. This is their 10 on 10 virtual…
Category: running
Let’s talk injuries (Tuesdays on the Run)
Sometimes it feels like “runner” is synonymous with “injury”. I mean, how often do you open up a blog post to read and find out that one of your favorite running bloggers is dealing with an injury of some sort? Shin splints, plantar fasciitis, stress fractures, achilles tendonitis – which one do YOU have? But…
Head to head competition: Bia versus Garmin
I recently got my Bia Sport watch in the mail. I was so excited to FINALLY receive it. I immediately plugged in the Go Stick and charged it so I could wear it to my race last weekend. Unfortunately, I was one of the “lucky” ones and it wouldn’t connect to GPS. (Sidenote: Bia’s customer…
Race Envy
Yesterday was the sign up for the Army 10 Miler. Judging by my Facebook feed, it was an absolute nightmare to sign up AND it sold out in a record amount of time. I didn’t sign up. In fact, my conversation with Beer Geek went something like this: Me: You should be proud of me….
ZOOMA Fun Run + WIAW
Last week, Sue from This Mama Runs for Cupcakes and I hosted a ZOOMA fun run, presentation and swag giveaway for some of the local Moms Run This Town chapters. We scheduled a mid-morning weekday run and the weather was sunny and lovely, so quite a few moms brought their running strollers. We started at…
Friday Five: Favorite Fitness Activities
When the ladies of the DC Trifecta (Mar, Cynthia, and Courtney) suggested “Five favorite fitness activities” as the topic for today, my initial response was “I only run”. And, well, that may be true right at the moment, but it wasn’t always that way. I mean, running will be my number one love as long…
#IfEverybodyRan
Mizuno posed this question and had the University of North Carolina Business School do an analysis of studies that were already out there. Obviously, there were some assumptions made and some leaps of faith taken, but the conclusions were interesting. Here are some of the interesting findings: 29.3 million happier marriages 48.1 million fewer cigarettes…
Five for Friday: All about me
I know you want to know more about me. After all, isn’t blogging all about me, me, me? (Ok, maybe there’s a bit more to it than that…) But today, I’m joining in with three local gals (who are all Zooma Annapolis ambassadors with me) to talk about myself. ;o) 1. I consider myself a…
3 March Challenges: 200 miles, #ZOOMAphotoaday, #happyfitMarch
I am *SO* done with winter. *SO* done. Winter doesn’t seem to be quite done with us yet, but I see spring just over the horizon. I.can.not.wait! (Nevermind that then we’ll be dealing with allergies. I’ve spent the entire winter stuffed up from colds. I’m used to breathing being a challenge in and of itself.)…
Shoe Justification
It’s no secret that I not only have a lot of shoes, but that I have a love for a lot of different shoes. If you look in my closet, you’ll find Saucony, Brooks, Mizuno, Altra, Skora, Vibrams, etc. and often more than one style from a brand. If it’s on the more minimalist end…
5K Dreams
I don’t run a lot of 5Ks. One, they are hella uncomfortable. Two, I prefer to spend my race dollars to run long and slow. Yeah, if I’m going to pay to run, I want a good 2 hours of torture LOL. But I got offered two free entries to the Cupid Run 5K AND…
Five for Friday: Closing out January
January was a rough month. The weather was mostly awful, with a few days of beautiful thrown in. My kids had days off and delays and snow days and holidays… I seriously felt like they were with me more than at school this month. It’s not that I don’t love my children, but I get…