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Tomorrow is the Marine Corps Marathon. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since I ran it. I started this blog to have an outlet during training and not drive all of my friends and family crazy. I chose the name “MCM Mama” without considering that I might keep writing after the marathon….

As a runner, it’s important to have the support of family and friends. As a running mom, it’s essential. It would be extremely difficult, if not impossible, to run and race if I didn’t have Beer Geek’s support. He’s always been really good about making sure I have time to run and sometimes sends me…

I ran most of the summer without a plan. I had a vague plan to make sure I put in enough long runs to be able to finish the 10 miler, but that was about it. I only ran a few runs longer than 8 miles and speedwork was pretty much non-existant. All I have…

I am currently sitting at the computer with Jones’ official school calendar, Shoo’s school calendar, the soccer schedule, and about 5,000 pieces of paper with dates on them. I have email open (because there are some dates in there), google calendar open, and my personal (paper) calendar sitting next to me. For the remainder of…

Things are pretty crazy here right now. Jones is doing better at school, but we are at the beginning of the process of figuring out what is going on and how to fix it. This means I’ve been meeting with people at his school, as well as with his pediatrician. Shoo started preschool this week,…

Jones participated in a camp at a local art center this summer. The center hosts local artists and frequently exhibits local and new artists. This year they did an exhibit of artwork from the summer classes and Jones decided to enter one of his creations. Since it was one of only two 3-D submissions, his…

Of course, “far” is subjective. I woke up Saturday morning knowing that I needed to run. My body, however, wasn’t enamored of the idea. I had plenty of excuses: my knee had been bothering me since my hard run on Monday (in old shoes), the boys had each woken up, so I hadn’t slept well,…

I love the fall. It’s a beautiful time of year in Virginia. The weather is cool enough to run comfortably, but doesn’t yet require gloves and running tights. Fall is also the most insane time of year for us. In the next 8 weeks we have the following: Trip to a fair to watch Motocross…

The cake (and I have no idea why blogger insists on turning it sideways, no matter what changes I make) Me with a “classy” gift from one aunt What was in the package (complete with a card that said:“A woman should age with sophistication and grace…A good stiff drink couldn’t hurt either” My gift from…

That would be the heat sucking every bit of life out of me. It’s 9:00 am here and it already “feels like” 88 and is only projected to go up. (Jess wrote a nice explanation of this once, but I’m too lazy to go find it.) I hate being hot. HATE IT. And I’ve been…

I participated in Lil Runner’s bake sale a few weeks ago and won some Harvest Muffins from Katrina at Gluten Free Gidget. They arrived today, along with a jar of PB Loco Raspberry White Chocolate peanut butter! Of course, Shoo and I each had a muffin IMMEDIATELY! They are wonderful. Thanks Katrina!!! I’m lovin’ the…

I ran to do my errands today. Seriously. I ran to the mall, dropped off Beer Geek’s watch at the jewelers, ran two more miles while the work was done. I picked up a razor at CVS, picked up Beer Geek’s watch and then ran the .75 miles to the rental car place. So, a…