While we were on vacation, my dad and I ran in a local 5K so that we could count Florida as done. It was quite warm and we planned to take it easy with a 9 minute pace to start, working our way down to an 8:30 pace. We had no plans to PR, just…
A teaser – pictures of our visit to Key West
The beach we hung out at yesterday. I can’t remember the name and I’m too tired to go look it up. Why am I too tired? Today we spent our whole day out on a sailboat, with stops for snorkeling and kayaking. I have a feeling I may be sore tomorrow. View of snorkelers from…
A better goodbye
I’m in a better mental place this morning. Beer Geek walked Jones to school, while I went out for a not so quick 4 mile run. The radar lied and I got totally soaked while running and Shoo and Beer Geek got soaked walking home. At least it was nearly 60 degrees this morning. We…
Not my expected post
I was planning to talk about how excited I am about this vacation (now that I’m mostly packed. I spent most of the day cursing as I tried to pack while a certain three year old tried to dismantle my house). And I am excited, really. But I just got news that a close friend…
March in Review
1) Run at least three half marathons, with the eventual goal of a sub-2 hour half. Surprisingly, this seems to be my easiest goal! I shocked myself by finishing the Caesar Rodney Half Marathon-2009 in 1:59:24. I did not expect that, given the hills, but I’ll take it. Now I’m aiming for a sub-9 minute pace. I have…
Lovely 10 miles
After dropping both boys at their respective schools and dropping a few dollars at Tarjay (I found two bathing suits! 2!), I headed out for a run. The weather today was beautiful – sunny and about 50 degrees. I wanted to do at least 8 miles, but was hoping to be closer to 13. I…
Gonna be sore tomorrow
Shoo and I had our weekly exercise class today. Most weeks, he runs around the room, while I’m able to get a workout in. Today he alternated between being clingy and trying to prevent me from doing what I was supposed to do. This made my workout amazingly harder. When he was clinging, it was…
Busy Weekend: Beer, Water, and Running
Beer Saturday night we hosted our annual Holiday Beer tasting. We had 10 friends and their children over for a dinner of sausages, picnic foods, and good beer. Unlike previous years where we tasted too many beers, this year Beer Geek chose 10 of our usual favorites*, as well as 5 years of the Alaskan…
Back to Maine
So, I’ve been dragging my feet on registering for the Toronto race. Not sure why, but I just wasn’t feeling the love. Yesterday, I found a Maine race! I’m so excited!! It’s the Maine Lobster Festival 10K in Rockland, Maine. It’s a day after the one I tried to get in, which actually works better…
It’s all about the tempo
Today’s topic over at the Runners’ Lounge is speed. I’m not speedy, comparatively speaking, but I’ve been working hard at increasing my speed this winter and have been pretty successful. Last year when I was training for the marathon, I didn’t do any speedwork at all and found that I’d slowed down quite…
Taking my life in my hands
I headed out for a quick three mile run today after Beer Geek got home. The plan was to run for 30 minutes at whatever pace felt good and call it a day. As I crossed the major road that cuts our neighborhood in half, I noticed a lot more cars then normal. …
Triple whammy
Not only did I not get my 5 hours of freedom (AKA Shoo in preschool), but I had to co-op today, which meant I got to spend those 5 hours playing with other people’s children. As an added bonus, I got to be in the infant/young toddlers room. The day went fine, but I’m not…