Jones’ soccer practice was cancelled and Beer Geek got home late from work. BUT! I had put on my running clothes before that happened. (I really didn’t feel like running, so I used the old put the clothes on and then feel stupid if you don’t run trick). Beer Geek told me to go running…
Where exactly did my running mojo go?
As promised, I gave my body a break for the last week. I think I ran two three mile runs in the last 8 days. And they were far from fast. Today, I planned to get back on track. Unfortunately, a rain storm and a problem with my contacts made outdoor running difficult, so I…
Motorcycles and baseball and beer, oh my!
This weekend was Rolling Thunder, when a ton of people with tattoos and Harleys come to the DC area. I LOVE Rolling Thunder. It amuses me. For years, there was a restaurant at the end of the road that runs next to our house that was THE place all the bikers went on Memorial Day…
Beer me!
How convenient that a “recovery” week and a busy week preparing for our little dinner party fell in the same week. I’ve been crazy busy, but in a good way. I’m probably about to bore most of my readers, but I need to write this someplace I won’t lose it. If we do this again…
Skipping TIART this week + pics of “mom” hair
I really enjoy writing specific topics for the Runners’ Lounge TIART, but I’m going to be skipping it this week. This week’s topic is nutrition. Lately, my runs have been fueled by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chocolate chips, and beer. While that combination seems to work for me, I’m not sure I’d recommend it…
Skipping TIART this week + pics of "mom" hair
I really enjoy writing specific topics for the Runners’ Lounge TIART, but I’m going to be skipping it this week. This week’s topic is nutrition. Lately, my runs have been fueled by peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chocolate chips, and beer. While that combination seems to work for me, I’m not sure I’d recommend it…
Semi Wordless Wednesday: Weekends
The last two weekends: This weekend (and this is just Friday night. Saturday we’re going to dinner at Gordon Biersch and Sunday we’re going to a Washington Nationals game.) I haven’t run since the race on Sunday. I might run today, I might not. It’s gorgeous out, so I’ll probably do an easy three. If…
Girls on the Run and MCHH Race Reports
So, all the stars aligned and I actually ran two races this past weekend. Right up until we got in the car to drive to Fredericksburg, I was pretty sure I was going to wuss out. Girls on the Run 5K I ran this race as a “buddy runner” for a girl at Jones’ school…
Insane or hardcore: you make the call
Yesterday – nice easy 5K race in 33 ish minutes. Today – rainy hilly half marathon in 2:04:xx. I’m exhausted, but VERY happy with my time, even if it wasn’t a PR. Will try to come back with more details tonight, but Shoo has a preschool event this afternoon, so it may be…
Definite maybe
I’ve spent the whole day flip flopping on whether or not I’m going to run the half on Sunday. On the one hand, it would be pretty cool to do halfs two weekends in a row and see how my body handles it. On the other hand, if my body does not handle it well,…
Summer running, race pics, and to race or not
Today’s theme over at the Runner’s Lounge is “summer running”. I’m probably the worst person to give advice on running smart in the heat. I’m like the Berenstain Bears Bike Lesson of running. Do what I say, not what I do LOL. My tips for the summer: Stay hydrated at all times – you never…
Mostly Wordless Wednesday: 14 years!
15 years ago, Beer Geek and I went out on our first “date” (if you can all it a date since we went out drinking with our usual drinking companions LOL) 14 years ago, we had lovely wedding in Nebraska, followed by a huge reception in July in Virginia, and a wonderful honeymoon in August…