My dad is retired from the Air Force, where he used to be a radar navigator for B-52s. Today, he pulled out his old flight suit and helmet to show the boys. It still fits! Jones could barely hold his head up with the helmet on. When I was about Shoo’s age, dad came home…
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The big Four O
No, it’s not my fortieth birthday yet (just over a year to go). Yesterday was my parent’s 40th Wedding Anniversary! My mom even put on her wedding dress. Doesn’t she look awesome?!?We’ve been having a great time hanging out at my parents’ house. Here’s Jones in his “toad hunting” outfit. So far, we’ve had Toady,…
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly
OK, so I’m not really old (haven’t reached masters status quite yet) and it was a gnat, but really it was not a great way to start my run. About a quarter of a mile in, I inhaled a gnat. Now, I have a very sensitive gag reflex. I can start gagging just by thinking…
Ahh, that felt better
Dad and I went for a nice five mile run this morning. We did the first three at a little over a 9:30 pace and then knocked out the last two in 9:11 and 8:54. I was having some issues with breathing, I think due to the pine pollen, but my legs felt much better….
Gettin’ ready for the weekend
Beer Geek and I have two (yes TWO) beer events this weekend. The first one is tonight at RFD in DC and features 5 awesome brewers and their beers. We get to sit and drink awesome beers and hear about them from the brewers. Even more entertaining is the fact that the brewers are…
The stars did not align
Jones’ soccer practice was cancelled and Beer Geek got home late from work. BUT! I had put on my running clothes before that happened. (I really didn’t feel like running, so I used the old put the clothes on and then feel stupid if you don’t run trick). Beer Geek told me to go running…
Where exactly did my running mojo go?
As promised, I gave my body a break for the last week. I think I ran two three mile runs in the last 8 days. And they were far from fast. Today, I planned to get back on track. Unfortunately, a rain storm and a problem with my contacts made outdoor running difficult, so I…
Skipping TIART this week + pics of "mom" hair
I really enjoy writing specific topics for the Runners’ Lounge TIART, but I’m going to be skipping it this week. This week’s topic is nutrition. Lately, my runs have been fueled by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chocolate chips, and beer. While that combination seems to work for me, I’m not sure I’d recommend it…
Skipping TIART this week + pics of “mom” hair
I really enjoy writing specific topics for the Runners’ Lounge TIART, but I’m going to be skipping it this week. This week’s topic is nutrition. Lately, my runs have been fueled by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chocolate chips, and beer. While that combination seems to work for me, I’m not sure I’d recommend it…
Semi Wordless Wednesday: Weekends
The last two weekends: This weekend (and this is just Friday night. Saturday we’re going to dinner at Gordon Biersch and Sunday we’re going to a Washington Nationals game.) I haven’t run since the race on Sunday. I might run today, I might not. It’s gorgeous out, so I’ll probably do an easy three. If…
Definite maybe
I’ve spent the whole day flip flopping on whether or not I’m going to run the half on Sunday. On the one hand, it would be pretty cool to do halfs two weekends in a row and see how my body handles it. On the other hand, if my body does not handle it well,…
The day after
I’m feeling better today than I usually am after a long race. My quads are sore and I’m a little awkward on the stairs, but other than that, I feel great. Shoo and I took our usual mommy and me exercise class this morning. Some of the moves were a little difficult and Shoo made…