This morning, I woke up to closed schools and this: Apparently, this is what a snow day looks like in Virginia. (Actually, it’s snowing now and supposedly going to get worse as the day goes on. We’ll see.) Not that it really matters. Both boys are sick, so they’d be home with me anyways. In…
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DOMS and WIAW
Look! It’s Alphabet Day! Ok, maybe I haven’t had enough caffeine yet this morning and maybe I stayed up a little too late last night. (I have a problem. I can’t put down an unfinished book. Yawn.) So, we are 19 days out from my five half marathons in five days. I’ve got a lot…
Some whining, WIAW, and a mini review
Hmm, three things Wednesday? I may have mentioned a few thousand times before that running plays a big role in my mental health. With only 11 miles run in the last 8 days, you might imagine I’m getting a little bitch crabby. While I’m hopeful that yesterday’s ART treatment and the one coming up on…
Free time and comfort food
I haven’t run since Saturday. I haven’t taken this kind of break from running since this summer and recently my running has taken hours out of every day, so it’s weird to actually have *time*. Monday, I went both to the regular grocery store AND Costco in addition to working, buying new running shoes, and…
Can we not talk running?
I’m kind of feeling like running is taking over my life. I’m not really surprised. After all, I remember when I made my training plan, I commented to Beer Geek that I was going to spend February just running. But, gah! All I’ve been doing is running. And eating. (And I have the weight gain…
The Joy of running + WIAW
Lately, all of my running has been done for one reason: to train for this crazy ass goal of five half marathons in five days. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited about my goal and a lot of my runs have been enjoyable, but they all have a goal: to build my mileage high enough…
WIAW: Tiptoeing towards Paleo
After I fell completely off the Paleo wagon, it became apparent that a drastic change wasn’t going to work for me. Maybe if I wasn’t running major mileage, I could handle the lack of energy. Maybe if it wasn’t winter and I wasn’t already dealing with grey and cold, I could handle the crabbiness that…
Zero to 60 + WIAW
I think the 10% increase rule should apply to life, as well as running. I feel like I’ve gone from a couch to 5k program straight to a marathon. I’ve upped my work hours to closer to 50 a month I’ve increased the frequency of my workouts, although not yet the distance of individual runs…
“Fall into Good habits”: a WIAW theme that works
I’ve talked recently about getting back on the wagon. I need to find my good habits again. So, I’ve decided to make some goals for September. 1. Schedule two hours every week day to do work. I’d like to say I’m going to work the same hours every day, but we have client meetings…
WIAW: Veggie Overload
We are in the middle of our summer visit to Wisconsin. Summer in Wisconsin always means tons and tons of vegetables, most of them grown in my parents’ garden. (Ok, and maybe a few fried things that really should be fried *cough*oreos*cough*, but I haven’t had fair food yet.) I’ve been eating fresh veggies at…
WIAW: Why I’m not a food blogger
I don’t usually participate in WIAW, even though it always looks like fun. There are three reasons: 1) I suck at taking photos, 2) I suck at remembering to take photos and 3) my food is not pretty. See below it you don’t believe me. First breakfast: coffee and part of an apple while packing…