OK, maybe it was just purgatory. Last night I hit the treadmill at 8:30pm for a 10 mile run. I watched “27 Dresses” while I ran. I purposely ran it slow so I could actually watch the movie, so I ended up averaging a 10:30 pace. After I got done, I could not settle down….
TIART: Salute to Running Dads
Today’s theme over at the Runners’ Lounge is a salute to running dads. Since my dad is my favorite running partner, this should be an easy post to write. I’m incredibly lucky.* My dad is one of my closest friends. I’m sure there was a time when I didn’t like him (high school?),…
I prefer cold and wet (and I’m not referring to beer)
Today, my only chance to run was at noon when Shoo’s babysitter came over. I had wanted to do 10 miles today, but it was 85 degrees, really humid, and sunny. For once, I ran smart and ran slow and easy, averaging 10 minute miles, but it was just so incredibly hot out that I…
Will I ever learn?
The plan today was a 5 miler at a steady 9 minute pace. I decided to leave my neighborhood and run and out and back. Mile 1 was perfect at exactly 9:00. (Gotta love garmin). Mile 2 had a lot of uphills, but I managed 9:04. Mile 3 I screwed up. I ran it in…
I’m back!!
I ran an awesome 5 miles today. I planned to do 5 miles at a 9 minute pace, but with a catch. I wanted to fartlek. I set my garmin to the average pace setting and did a nice 9 minute mile warm up. For miles 2-4, my goal was to keep my average at…
Two races per month
This month will be the third month in a row that I’ve run two races. As much as I love racing, I don’t usually race more than once a month because our weekends are usually packed with kid stuff. In April, I decided fairly last minute to run a 10 miler, in addition to my…
Lupulin Reunulin and Savor
As I’ve mentioned before, this past weekend was all about beer. Beer Geek and I got to attend two of our favorite beer events: the Lupulin Reunion* and Savor. We attended both last year, but they weren’t back to back, so it was a little easier. This past weekend was a little like running a…
Semi Wordless Wednesday: Savor pictures
Me with Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head: Dogfish Head Logo on one of the columns of the National Building Museum: Me with Savor in the background: And a PSA for everyone- if you let your 7 year old borrow your digital camera, make sure the settings are back to normal and you put new batteries…
May recap, goals revisited, and Saucony maiden run
1) Run at least three half marathons, with the eventual goal of a sub-2 hour half. All done, with two of them at sub-2. Revised goal: Beat 1:30 at the Army 10 miler in October. 2) Run races in at least three new states (but I’m aiming for 5).Still looking good here. Delaware is DONE. Florida is…
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….
All Beer, No Running
This weekend was AMAZING! We went to a beer tasting on Friday night and Savor on Saturday night. I’ll write a post on each event later when I’ve recovered from too much food, a lot of beer, and not nearly enough sleep. Here I am all dressed up for our evening out on Friday. The…
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…