Shoo has been sick for the last couple of days. Not much in the way of symptoms, other than a pretty high fever, but he’s been one cranky boy. Since he hasn’t been sleeping well, I’m pretty tired, but thankfully, he seems on the mend today. I missed out on my long run yesterday, but…
Another marathon?
Before the Marine Corps Marathon last October, I swore I’d never run another one. Training took a huge toll on our family and on my mind(surprisingly, my body held up quite well). I felt like I spent every moment of my free time running. I leaned heavily on my parents to watch the kids when…
7:27 mile and an interesting discovery
I like to do speedwork on Saturday mornings. Instead of repeats or intervals, today I decided to see if I could run a mile at the pace Mcmillan calculated as my one mile speed based on my last 5K. According to the calculator, I should be able to do a 7:26 mile (interestingly, my suggested…
Body Confidence
I ran on the treadmill today because it was about 93 degrees out and humid. I just wasn’t up for that kind of run. I ended up doing a “pyramid” where I keep increasing the speed until about the 2.5 mile point and then slowly decrease the speed for the next 1.5 miles. I ended…
What a difference 8 degrees make
Today was only about 8 degrees hotter than yesterday, but the humidity is up and the breeze is gone. Luckily, this was expected so all I had on the calendar was a hilly 4 mile run. One of my mom friends BQs every year with only four runs a week and she told me that…
Nice 8 miles and random babble
Today is gorgeous here. It’s currently in the mid-70s and breezy, which is virtually unheard of in Virginia in mid-July. I dropped the kids off at camp this morning and headed out for a nice, slow 8 mile run. Two of my favorite bloggers have recently gotten certified for coaching running and they both are…
Slow, speedy run
I needed to do six miles today to make my goal of 20 miles for the week, otherwise I’d have to run tomorrow. I also wanted to do a speed workout, which makes 6 miles a bit of a stretch. I ended up doing 4 x half mile repeats at an 8:00 pace with slightly…
Some days you just NEED to run
Jones had a huge fit at camp drop off this morning. By the time it was all resolved, I was a wreck. Shoo got dropped off a half hour late to preschool and I decided I just didn’t have it in me to deal with Costco. I had planned to push my run back until…
Crazy day
I feel like I’ve been running pretty much all day. It’s after 10 and I’m just now doing fun stuff on the computer. My day went basically like this: take Jones to camp, take Shoo to camp, run 7 miles, start a load of wash, shower, eat lunch, pick Shoo up from camp, go to…
8 hour drive for a 10K?
Would you drive 8 hours each way to run in a 10K? I’m not sure I normally would, but the one I’m want to do is a) in a state I haven’t raced in yet, b) sponsored by a brewery, and c) on a weekend that is four days, thanks to Jones’ school schedule. The…
Amazing 4th of July!
As I mentioned, we had the opportunity this year to go downtown to watch the fireworks from a rooftop. As it turns out, it was one of the best rooftops in the area to watch from. As you can see in the picture, we weren’t far from the Washington Monument. Slightly to my right, behind…
Happy Birthday Mom! and happy Fourth of July to everyone!
We like holidays around here. Mom’s a fourth of July baby and Shoo’s a Halloween baby. They get parties every year on their birthdays even when we don’t have one specifically for them. LOL I ran a sweaty 6.3 mile run today (that’s what I finished in an hour). We are going to see the…