Petersburg Half Marathon April 21, 2018 2:14:01 Temp: mid 40s to low 50s What I wore:hat, tank top, Reebok half zip, , a Skirt Sports Happy Girl, compression socks, and Altra One 2.5 Apparently the theme for this spring is “what the heck do I wear?” I was really torn on how many layers to…
Race photos: so bad you have to love them
Today’s topic for Tuesdays on the Run is Best/Worst Race photos. I am the queen of bad race photos. I apparently run most of my races with my eyes closed and my feet never leaving the ground. But I do have a few pictures that are so bad that they are good and a few…
DuClaw Gose O’s Gose Ale Parfait
Thank you DuClaw Brewing for sponsoring this post and sending me the DuClaw Gose O’s. All opinions and the parfait recipe are my own. Welcome to the April edition of “Cooking with Beer”! Each month DuClaw Brewing sends me a beer and a friend and I create a recipe. It’s a fun time to think outside…
So many runfessions, so little time
How is it the end of April? I’m pretty sure that this month was only 3 days long. Or at least only 3 days of spring weather. Something like that. I must runfess that running events have taken over my life this month. Every weekend I’ve either run a race or volunteered at one. This…
Rating April: #oopsanotherrace
At the beginning of the year, I set up one big scary goal: Take each day as it comes. Roll with the punches and keep on moving forward with a smile on my face. I’ve struggled with accepting that. The planner in me wanted everything on paper (yes, I still use a bullet journal –…
Practicing Self Care in my 40s
I read an article recently about how self care is not all spa trips and girls’ night outs. It’s more about doing things that make your whole life better rather than trying to recover from a life that’s wearing you down. I realized that many of the changes I’ve been making in my life in…
Lotta Breeze Skirt: my new favorite workout skirt
I am a Skirt Sports Ambassador and as such, get discounts on new items. All opinions are my own. Links below may be affiliate links, which means I get a commission if you buy through them. There was a time when I was a one skirt woman. I only owned Happy Girl skirts. They are…
The year without a spring
After a long winter, there’s nothing I love more than the first few runs of spring where a skirt and tank top are the perfect clothing. That time when it’s warm enough to not need layers, but not so warm that you feel like you are melting at the end of the run. Yeah, we…
Five Minute Friday: #RunWithMirna
Monday is the Boston Marathon. Since I haven’t aged in yet, I’m joining Skirt Sports and Mirna Valerio’s little challenge. Mirna Valerio – The Mirnavator and a fellow Skirt Sports Ambassador is running the Boston Marathon on Monday for the first time. Let’s show our support and run it with her! Here’s how it works…
Training Plan: Run all the races
Word on the street is that it’s spring. I’m not really sure I believe that since I ran a half marathon this past weekend wearing all the layers. All.of.them. But supposedly it’s here. Which means it’s time for our Tuesdays on the Run discussion of how your spring training is going. Do you have an…
Half Marathon #72: Runners Marathon of Restion
This past week was all kinds of crazy, thanks to the weather predictions. I got the bright idea last week to drive down to Raleigh with Shoo to run RNR Raleigh since Beer Geek and Jones were going on a trip. Well, the crazy weather canceled their trip (they were going on a road that…
Strategies for getting to bed earlier
This post contains affiliate links, which means I get a commission if you buy through the link. Note that the title of this post is not Strategies for Getting More Sleep. Oh, no, that’s an entirely different issue (and one I will address in another post.) But in order to get more sleep, you need…