Running the hilly 5k in my Vibram Five Fingers took a lot out of me. I’m not sure if it was because I’ve really only run longer than that in them a few times or if it had to do with the speed. I didn’t run in them at all last week. Today, I wanted…
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3 barefoot miles and “Ask Mama”
Running the hilly 5k in my Vibram Five Fingers took a lot out of me. I’m not sure if it was because I’ve really only run longer than that in them a few times or if it had to do with the speed. I didn’t run in them at all last week. Today, I wanted…
Rolling with it
Most Sunday nights I sit down with my calendar and figure out my plan for the week. I figure out which days I can run after Beer Geek gets home and which days I need to try and run while the kids are at school. When I’m working with a training plan, I shuffle the…
I heart fall running!
Yesterday, I got the bright idea to run home from Jones’ soccer game. It’s just short of 4.5 miles from the field to our house. 4.5 REALLY hilly miles. As soon as the game ended (a game in which they played SOOO well and even won!), I headed towards home. Despite major hills and too…
Weather happens…
The east coast got pounded Wednesday night and Thursday by tropical storm Nicole. We had flood warnings and a tornado watch. There were accidents everywhere and the major roads were basically a parking lot. This was definitely one of those times when I was glad I have a treadmill. Except I wasn’t. I really had…
Mind games and a ‘tweet up’
As of Tuesday morning, I had 21 miles to finish this month if I wanted to continue my 2010 100 miles per month streak. I knew that Wednesday would only allow for about 4 miles, so that left me two days and 17 miles. I.did.not.want.to.run. I’m not sure why, but my mind was absolutely not…
Words from Kids Wednesday
AKA “out of the mouths of babes”. Shoo: Mom, Erin is my girlfriend.Me: Oh?Shoo: Yeah, she’s a girl and she’s my friend.Me: Umm, OK.Shoo: You know, like Uncle Eric is your boyfriend. And you work for him. Yeah, he’s your boyfriend and you work for him. Me (thinking): By that definition, he sounds like my…
An evening with "Martha Speaks"
Ok, I didn’t spend an evening with a book (or a tv show for that matter), but rather with the author Susan Meddaugh. I also got to meet Erica Perl, author of Chicken Butt! and a Director over at First Book (an organization that provides new books to children in need), Amy from teachmama, Jeannine…
An evening with “Martha Speaks”
Ok, I didn’t spend an evening with a book (or a tv show for that matter), but rather with the author Susan Meddaugh. I also got to meet Erica Perl, author of Chicken Butt! and a Director over at First Book (an organization that provides new books to children in need), Amy from teachmama, Jeannine…
Three things Monday?
Maybe I should call it “Miscellaneous Monday”. The only thing the following three things have in common is running. So, “Three Things Monday” it is. ;o) My legs hurt all day Sunday. My quads were trashed from the hills and my calves hurt from the combination of high heels on Friday and the Vibram Five…
Things I learned on my 4 mile Vibram run
When I have good form, I can run faster. It’s easiest to have good form when I’m completely barefoot. Vibrams are better than shoes in terms of my running form. It hurts my heels to run in Vibrams when I have poor form and start landing on my heels. My form goes to hell at…
Three Things Thursday
1. Last night, I asked Shoo to get out of the bath and dry off. He got out, walked into my bedroom, and rolled around on my bed until he was dry. Perhaps I should have specified that he dry off with a towel. 2. On Friday, I get to meet Susan Meddaugh, the author…