You knew it was coming, right? I’ve finished my major goals for the first half of the year and apparently I’m feeling blasé about the fact that I have 6 half marathons in 6 days in 6 states in September. Eh, what’s another state when I’ve already done 5 in 5 two times? Ahem. I’m…
Category: speed work
Come eat, umm I mean, run with me at the Fit Foodie 5k!
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on my trip to Venus. I only have three more half marathons to go and they will all be done by the end of May. And you know I can’t stand being without a goal. MCM Mama without something on the horizon results in…
Building on my successes
So, if you had told me on Sunday before the race started, that I was capable of 8.5 sub-10 minute miles, I would have said you were crazy. I’ve been really struggling lately with my speed and feel like I’m just getting slower and slower. I’ve also had issues with pain in my right ankle…
Accidental speedwork and “Thirsty Thursday”
Yesterday I planned to run when I woke up, but I had a raging headache that was likely a result of dehydration. I ended up spending most of the morning working on my computer and drinking glass after glass of nuun. When I finally changed out of my pajamas (at a time later than I’m…
Grocery shopping while hungry
One of the first tips that diet plans (and frugal shopping sites) give you is to never go shopping while hungry. When you are hungry at the grocery store, you are much more likely to give in to impulse shopping, especially for not so healthy items. I had to go to Whole Foods today to…
Blog? What blog?
I had one of those “my brain is full” weekends. Beer Geek and I went out on a date so that we could discuss such exciting things as our health plan and the boys’ college accounts. Luckily, the discussion was accompanied by good beer and a piece of carrot cake the size of my head….
Slow, speedy run
I needed to do six miles today to make my goal of 20 miles for the week, otherwise I’d have to run tomorrow. I also wanted to do a speed workout, which makes 6 miles a bit of a stretch. I ended up doing 4 x half mile repeats at an 8:00 pace with slightly…
Busy Weekend: Beer, Water, and Running
Beer Saturday night we hosted our annual Holiday Beer tasting. We had 10 friends and their children over for a dinner of sausages, picnic foods, and good beer. Unlike previous years where we tasted too many beers, this year Beer Geek chose 10 of our usual favorites*, as well as 5 years of the Alaskan…