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Look at those smiles! Don’t forget to enter my giveaway!  It ends Friday!

Three years ago, I ran my first double digit race.  It was the Army 10 miler and I actually ran it fairly fast for me. (9:30 pace)  When I got done, though, I was wiped.  I could barely walk back to my car and was majorly stiff for days afterwards.  The next spring I ran…

I have run two marathons, 5 half marathons, and numerous 15+ mile runs in the same pair of Wright Running socks.  I love them!  They are a two layer sock, made of a really light weight polyester and nylon mix.  I wear the quarter height because they prevent rubbing from the top of the shoe…

So, last night we headed out for our usual Friday night dinner. Not surprisingly, the boys chose Rock Bottom Brewery for dinner. When we got there, the waiter informed us that if we had two 23 ounce beers in their logo glass, that the price was the same as two 23 ounce Mug Club beers…

Ok, maybe not really naked, but it certainly felt like it yesterday. I ran in a pair of shorts, a running bra, and my Vibrams. Judging from the stares, you’d think no one had every seen a slightly chubby, pale white girl showing off some skin while wearing shoes with toes before. Sheesh! I scared…

Tuesday was Shoo’s first day of preschool.*  It was my last first day of preschool and I wasn’t even there.  I’m surprisingly ok with that.  Shoo –  yesterday Shoo – 2009 Shoo – 2008 Shoo – 2007 Jones – 2006 Jones – 2005 Every year since 2005, I’ve at least attempted to send someone off…

Today is Shoo’s first day of preschool.  I have a tour of a waste water treatment plant, so I won’t be dropping him off.  I’m pretty sure that puts me high up there in the “Worst Mom of the Year” competition. Yesterday I spent the day at a drinking water treatment plant.  Ironically, I ended…

OK, nevermind that my birthday was actually two weeks ago, I am now officially 40.  On Saturday night, we went out to dinner at Mad Fox Brewing Company.  We were joined by my parents, Beer Geek’s dad and step-mom, and a small number of very close friends we’ve known forever. (I realized after the fact…

Or maybe my body hates me.  It certainly felt like it last night.  My allergies are driving me crazy, so my breathing was off.  My ankle was stiff and my legs were tired.  I really didn’t want to run, but it was one of those runs I needed to do.  And to add insult to…

1.  It appears that this is going to be one of “those” weeks.  One of those where running has to be squished in around life.  Today I ran 2.3 miles on the treadmill in 20 minutes, spent a little over an hour on the phone for a conference call, and then ran another 3.1 miles…

We discovered this weekend that an animal had gotten down the vent of our radon fan.   We could hear it, but we were unable to get the poor thing out.  Due to the holiday weekend, we couldn’t get anyone out to resolve the problem until today. I’m gonna leave a lot of details out here,…

I love racing.  Really love it.  Despite the fact that the night before every race I totally freak out and wonder why I signed up and totally lower my expectations of myself (I know, I have issues.), I do love racing. Virtual races are a ton of fun too and a whole lot easier to…