It’s Thursday, so that means it’s time for Take it and Run Thursday from the Runner’s Lounge. Today’s host is Joanna and she asks: What is your favorite race? Do you live for the marathons or crave a 5k? Would you rather race in the morning, afternoon, or at night? Do you like big races…
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TIART: Tell me about your racing
Today I’m the host of Take It and Run Thursday for the Runner’s Lounge. I’ve been looking forward to this for months! I enjoy reading everyone’s contributions each week and I’m really looking to hearing what you all have to say. So, my question for this week was this: We’ve all discussed why we run,…
TIART: If I only had a…
This week Tall Mom is hosting Take it and Run Thursday for the Runner’s Lounge. She asks… Scarecrow asked for a Brain, Tin Man for a Heart, and Lion for Courage. If you could meet the Wizard of Running and ask for anything what would it be? When your wish was granted how would your…
TIART: Where’s my mojo?
This week on the Runner’s Lounge Take It and Run Thursday, Lindsay from Chasing the Kenyans asked “What do you do to get yourself motivated to run when it feels like it’s the last thing you want to do?“ Lately, my motivation has been lacking. I have the motivation to get out there, but…
TIART: What to eat before a long run
Today Jill‘s question over at the Runner’s Lounge Take It and Run Thursday is “What do you eat before your long run?” It took me a long time to come up with an answer to this question. Not that it took me a long time to think about, but that I tried a whole bunch…
TIART: To plan or not to plan
Or, as Erin asked as part of the Runner’s Lounge Take It and Run Thursday, should you always have a training plan and, if not, what do you do? Since I’ve been running without a training plan since I ran the Marine Corps Marathon in October 2008, I obviously think you can run just fine…
Summer running, race pics, and to race or not
Today’s theme over at the Runner’s Lounge is “summer running”. I’m probably the worst person to give advice on running smart in the heat. I’m like the Berenstain Bears Bike Lesson of running. Do what I say, not what I do LOL. My tips for the summer: Stay hydrated at all times – you never…
Finding balance
Today’s theme at the Runners Lounge is Time and Balance. As in, how do you make time for running and balance it with the rest of the things in your life? Like many moms, I don’t have enough time in my day to accomplish everything I want to do. No big surprise there. I…
Why do I blog about running (and beer)
Today’s topic over at the Runner’s Lounge is “running and blogging”. I am approaching my one year anniversary of blogging. I’ve already finished the original goal I had when I started this blog – running the Marine Corps Marathon. As you might guess from my name, I didn’t really think about where I would go from…
It’s all about the tempo
Today’s topic over at the Runners’ Lounge is speed. I’m not speedy, comparatively speaking, but I’ve been working hard at increasing my speed this winter and have been pretty successful. Last year when I was training for the marathon, I didn’t do any speedwork at all and found that I’d slowed down quite…
Spring Training
Today’s topic over at the Runner’s Lounge is “Spring Training”. I’m a big fan of spring (not so much of summer). It’s my favorite time of the year. My tips: 1) Make sure you have some variety – there are a lot of options out there. One day have a pilsner, another day a…