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Pictures from Crossroads 17.75k Just for the record, the bottoms of my feet are a bit tender after Tuesday’s barefoot mile.  My mom flipped when she heard about it and said they’d buy me some Vibram Five Fingers, so I believe I’ll be saving the truly barefoot running for the treadmill and running in the…

T-minus two weeks until Jones is out of school for the summer.  Shoo is already done,  but is in a three hour morning camp four days a week until Jones is done.  What does this mean?  In two weeks, my nice little predictably scheduled world will come crashing to a halt. I’ve never been a…

Yesterday I did speed work for the first time in ages.  I had planned to do it all through the marathon training, but as my mileage went up, my speed went down.  I found speed work frustrating because I couldn’t meet my goals.  So, I stopped doing it.  And I got slower.  Quite the vicious…

The following two pictures only have one thing in common – they were both taken in DC. “Hugging the Washington Monument”  (I’m pretty sure Jones would say they were measuring it.) Walking back to the hotel barefoot after SAVOR (I was channelling my inner “AngieB“)

I did manage to get in my second run.  I did four miles in very small loops around my neighborhood, including 8 times around the block in front of my house.  Why?  Because I could hear the thunder and the minute I saw lightening, I was done.  Despite the heat and humidity, I actually ran…

1.  This weekend is SAVOR.  It’s by far my favorite beer event of the year.  64 breweries with two beers each.  Plus we get to go to a pre-event educational salon.  Friday night we are attending a beer tasting RFD with some of our favorite brewers.  The problem?  Despite my love of good beer and my…

Today is the second annual National Running Day.  Get out there and get your run! Personally, I’ve misplaced my running mojo this week.  I didn’t run on Monday.  No real reason, just didn’t do it.  Yesterday Shoo didn’t have school and I had a lot going on and Jones had soccer and…  Yes, lots of…

I’ve been wound a bit tight this weekend, trying to figure out some of the legal and tax implications of being “self employed”.  As a legal librarian (not a lawyer or accountant), I know just enough to be dangerous. ;o)  I called my dad tonight, feeling very stressed about “ohmygoodnessIdon’tknowhowtosetupanLLCorhowthatworkswithtaxesorwhotocallorwhattodo…”  I was practically hyperventilating and…

Thanks, Jamoosh!  I’m so excited to be a charter member! (Don’t forget Beer is Good giveaway ends tonight!)

This morning I did two things I’ve never done before in my life: 1) I did a “brick workout” (bike then run for those who don’t know) and 2) wore a bike helmet. Now, before you go yelling at me about not wearing a helmet before, please understand that the last time I rode a…

Anne over at Asthma and the Gift of Running tagged me for the Versatile Blogger Award. I’m supposed to tell you 7 fun things about me. 1.  I have a mild case of amblyopia (AKA “lazy eye”).  To strengthen the weaker eye, I wore a patch for a short time in grade school.  On school…

Thigh highs.  ;o)  Enjoy, TMB! And, just for the record, because I drink good beer, the 13th winner of my giveaway will now score an extra glass.   Yeah, that’s why I had an extra beer tonight.  Just for you all.