How is it the end of August? Wasn’t the beginning of the summer just yesterday? Back in June I thought that this summer would be a laid back, time to get things done, plenty of time to run summer. Somehow it wasn’t, which has definitely lead to some runfessions for August. I’m heading into the…
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Ragnar Minnesota Recap: Team FOMO
At the beginning of the year, I took a look at the Ragnar calendar and realized I only had one race that really fit my calendar and budget: Ragnar Minnesota. Everything else was going to be difficult to squeeze in or involved expensive flights. So, I started reaching out to old teammates, close friends, and…
Runfessions of running all the miles
I can’t believe we are nearing the end of July. I feel like all I’ve been doing is running, drinking beer, and taking my kids places. Jones and I are currently on another college trip – this time to Ohio. In four days we are hitting four colleges, 2 zoos, an aquarium, and an aviary….
Tips for a successful long run in the summer
Every spring, my FOMO overrides my common sense and I end up signing up for the Marine Corps Marathon. It’s kind of like having babies – you conveniently forget the bad parts and only remember that cute squishy baby you ended up with. This year, FOMO REALLY got the best of me and I ended…
I Hate Summer Training: June Runfessions
Temperature wise, we are in full on summer. This week has been in the high 80s/low 90s all week, sometimes with matching humidity.`Welcome to Virginia in the summer! But mentally, we are barely there. School just ended last week. This week Jones has been in a full time training for the work he’ll be doing…
Lawyers Have Heart Race Report
Lawyers Have Heart 10kJune 8, 2019 Temp: High 60s to low 70sWhat I wore:hat, tank top, a Skirt Sports Lotta Breeze Skirt, and Altra One 2.5 When I was offered a free entry to this race in exchange for a blog post, I jumped on the chance. I had never run it before and I’m…
5 Reasons to Run ZOOMA Bermuda
Have you heard the news? ZOOMA is going to Bermuda! Mark your calendar for President’s Day weekend 2020. Here are the top 5 reasons you should join us… It’s a ZOOMA race. All ZOOMA races are women focused weekends. ZOOMA hosts a race (and often challenges with extra races and medals) surrounded by an awesome…
Marine Corps Marathon 50K Training
According to various training plans I’ve been looking at, it’s nearing time to get this party started. I’ve done some crazy things in the past, including 7 half marathons in 7 days and two marathons in the same weekend. I’ve created training plans in the past to accommodate these antics, so now it’s time to…
Half Marathon #79: Rutgers Unite Half Marathon
Rutgers Unite Half MarathonNew Brunswick, NJApril 14, 20192:27:59 Temp: mid 50sWhat I wore: hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Lotta Breeze Skirt, ProCompression socks, and Altra One 2.5 Beer Geek and I both signed up to run this race. One of us was actually trained for it. {Hint: it wasn’t me.} Life through us a curve…
Half Marathon #78: Mike to Mike Half Marathon
Mike to Mike Half MarathonFayetteville, NCMarch 24, 20193:08:39 Temp: 38* at the start, 50s by the endWhat I wore:hat, tank top, Skirt Sports Happy Girl, ProCompression socks, and Altra One 2.5 (that I switched into from Escalante at the last minute.) I signed up for this race on a whim because my friend Liz was…
Registering during Marine Corps Marathon Rush Registration
Running the Marine Corps Marathon is on many people’s bucket list. And once you’ve run it once, it grabs you by the heart strings and you want to run it again. (Even if you claim you don’t. Not that I’d know anything about that.) But getting into the race requires a little bit of luck….
Finalizing my 2019 race plans
I can’t believe it’s March and I’m just now figuring out my race plans. Everything hinged on getting into the new Marine Corps Marathon 50k. If I had not, I’d have upended everything to find another race. So, here we go… March 17 – Four Courts Four – I run or volunteer at this race…