If I say it often enough, spring will come, right? Because I’m not going to be a happy camper when we jump from the 40s straight to the 90s. Just sayin’. Anyways, right now I’m all about wanting to use some of the new spring products that I’ve gotten, so the weather better cooperate soon….
DuClaw Everything is Taken Kabobs
Thank you DuClaw Brewing for sponsoring this post and sending me the DuClaw Everything is Taken. All opinions and the kabob recipe are my own. Welcome to the March 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…
All my runfessions are “racefessions”
How are we nearing the end of March already? I feel like we have been in the middle of winter all month and now suddenly April is days away. Of course the fact that it has felt like winter for much of March this year might have something to do with it. As we roll…
Tips for getting back in the exercise habit
Yesterday I got a text from a good friend: Trisha and I met right after Shoo was born and immediately clicked. She was there as I worked off all of the baby pounds (and literally ran from postpartum depression). She rolled her eyes at me as I became addicted to races. She supported my crazy…
Marine Corps 17.75 2018 Race Recap
Marine Corps 17.75 March 24, 2018 2:00:29 Temp: low 30s What I wore: beanie, tank top, half zip top, Ragnar jacket, Happy Girl skirt, Toasty Cheeks tights, and Altra Escalante I have a love/hate relationship with this race. I love the course, despite it being one of the hardest races I run each year. I…
Tips for running the Marine Corps 17.75
Saturday morning I will be running my 4th Marine Corps 17.75. Every year I debate signing up for this race. It’s a challenging course at a time of year when weather in this area is iffy, but the Golden Ticket is a huge incentive. This year I got into the Marine Corps Marathon through the…
Green Enough by Leah Segedie – Book Review
Disclaimer: I received this book free in exchange for a review. If you purchase from various links below, I will make a commission. I don’t talk on here often about my crunchy granola chick tendencies. After all, this is a running blog, not a parenting or green living blog. But in my daily life, I…
ZOOMA Texas 2018 Race Weekend
Today’s topic for Tuesdays on the Run is “Spring Break running”. In theory, I will be running the Marine Corps 17.75, but I’d be lying if I said I was excited about it. Don’t get me wrong, I like this course and I want my Golden Ticket, but I’m highly undertrained at this point. My…
Run Local, Buy Local, Wear Local
I’ve lived in the DC area for more than 20 years. While sometimes I still wonder how that happened (I grew up as a military brat and moved all the time), this area has become my hometown. And with 16 years of running under my belt, I’ve run most races and run all over the…
Running to find myself
“Why do you run (so much)? This is a question I get asked regularly, often followed by a comment along the lines of “I only run if I’m being chased.” I run because I have to. It’s become so much a part of me that I don’t know who I’d be without it. But this…
Who knew running could bring me luck?
I didn’t choose running. Running chose me. And in choosing me, it made one of the luckiest girls around. Today on Tuesdays on the Run, we are talking about luck and running. Are you a lucky runner? I know that I am. When I started running, it served one purpose. And I’ll talk about that…
Five of my favorite fives
Today I am busy running around the Lost Pines Resort helping with the ZOOMA Texas Expo and prepping for the race. Since I was crazy busy before I left and will be crazy busy for the next two days, I decided to share five of my favorite Friday Five posts. Conveniently, today’s topic for Friday…