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Blue Ridge Half Marathon Race Report

April 23, 2012 by MCM Mama 23 Comments

Blue Ridge Half Marathon Race Report

The Blue Ridge Marathon bills itself as "American's Toughest Marathon." I'm here to tell you that the half marathon is no joke either. It was definitely the hardest race course I've ever run on. Short story: I finished in 2:20:48 (my slowest half where I wasn't pacing someone), 13th in my age group and darned proud of my finish. At the end, I felt like I'd run a full marathon, not a half. Long story: I caught a ride down to Roanoke with some runner friends. We stopped at a brewpub for lunch and a couple more for tastings. Thanks to small country roads (and the stops), it took us 6 hours instead of 4, but we finally got there. They dropped me off at my hotel where I immediately met up with T and R. We quickly picked up our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blue Ridge Marathon, half marathons, hills, hot, Tough chik, vibram five fingers

Love the Run You’re with 5k race report

February 13, 2012 by MCM Mama 30 Comments

Love the Run You’re with 5k race report

AKA sometimes you have to leave it all on the course. It's been a long time since I've been in "racing form".  I feel like I've been trying to come back from injury since Thanksgiving of 2010.  I've had some good runs since then, but no really good races and most of my speed work has been on the treadmill.  I've been dying to know where I am. And I chose Love the Run You're With to find out. I set out with two goals:  26:xx on the clock and leaving everything I had on the course, possibly even my breakfast... Short story:  I missed my time goal by 16 seconds (27:15), but I could barely walk when I got done. The day dawned wicked cold and windy.  The "feels like" temperature was 12.  I wore two pairs of running tights, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cold, dad, Tough chik, Uncategorized

Handing over my "Tough Chik" card

January 4, 2012 by MCM Mama Leave a Comment

I just joined Team Tough Chik.  It's an awesome group of women and there are some seriously Tough Chiks in the group.I feel like I should hand back my membership card.  I'm choosing to be a wuss today and I'm ok with that.I have a 10 mile and two 3ish mile runs left to do this week.  It is currently 16 degrees out.  Tomorrow at this time it should be 42 degrees.  Guess who's choosing to do 3 on the treadmill today and 10 outside tomorrow?  This girl. This girl right here.  OK, I'll hand over my Wisconsin card too.  On the bright side, it gives me an extra day to find some yellow and green to wear.  (As a Packer fan, you'd think this would not be a problem LOL.)Do you move your runs around to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cold, Tough chik

Handing over my “Tough Chik” card

January 4, 2012 by MCM Mama 52 Comments

I just joined Team Tough Chik.  It's an awesome group of women and there are some seriously Tough Chiks in the group.I feel like I should hand back my membership card.  I'm choosing to be a wuss today and I'm ok with that.I have a 10 mile and two 3ish mile runs left to do this week.  It is currently 16 degrees out.  Tomorrow at this time it should be 42 degrees.  Guess who's choosing to do 3 on the treadmill today and 10 outside tomorrow?  This girl. This girl right here.  OK, I'll hand over my Wisconsin card too.  On the bright side, it gives me an extra day to find some yellow and green to wear.  (As a Packer fan, you'd think this would not be a problem LOL.)Do you move your runs around to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cold, Tough chik

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Who is MCM Mama?
A slightly obnoxious mom and wife who loves good beer and running, who struggles a bit with depression especially in the winter and when running isn’t allowed, who’d rather go on a fun vacation than upgrade the kitchen or add a master bath, and has a minor addiction to the Marine Corps Marathon.

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Half Marathon #85: Appalachian Series – South Carolina

Half Marathon #85: Appalachian Series – South Carolina

Mainly Marathons Appalachian Series – South CarolinaMarch 27, 20222:47:45 What I wore: hat, tank top, long sleeve quarter zip, capris, and Altra Rivera Location: Seneca, SC (State #41!) Let’s just start out with the truth – this race was the hardest of the races and pretty much sucked. I chose to do the early start […]

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