As of about 1:00 this afternoon, I am truly “MCM Mama”. I did it! And I met all four goals! Finish time: 4:50:14 Lots of details tomorrow, but I’m exhausted now and am heading to bed. (And this post is #100, so it took me exactly 100 posts to train for and complete the marathon…
I earned my "name" today
As of about 1:00 this afternoon, I am truly “MCM Mama”. I did it! And I met all four goals! Finish time: 4:50:14 Lots of details tomorrow, but I’m exhausted now and am heading to bed. (And this post is #100, so it took me exactly 100 posts to train for and complete the marathon…
12 hours from now I’ll be waiting to start
No, I’m not freaking out. No, not really. (OK, maybe) I feel like my fuel belt is packed for a five day trip with the Gu’s, my cell phone, feminine products, and a couple of tissues. I can’t fit much else in, so it’ll have to do LOL. I’m taking all four bottles for the…
Speed, I am Speed
OK, not really, but we watch a lot of Lightning McQueen and NASCAR around here, thanks to Shoo… I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about my running plan for the actual race (when I’m not worrying about things I have no control over like the weather). My average pace for my 20 mile runs…
Who knew I could be so busy while tapering
It’s 10:00pm and I am on the computer for the first time today. This morning I picked up my packet, got my (not particularly attractive) t-shirt and checked out the expo. I ended up buying some new shoes ’cause apparently Mizuno is about to come out with a new version of the shoe I wear….
Running to eat or eating to run…
Today’s TIART over at the Runner’s Lounge is “Running and Weight” and that’s a topic that is near and dear to my heart, so I figured I should join in. I’m gonna come clean here. One of the BIG reasons I originally decided to train for a marathon was to lose “the last five pounds”…
Random thoughts while waiting for the marathon
Otherwise known as “bullet pointy goodness” as one of my friends says… I am so rocking this taper. Apparently I am quite good at cutting mileage, without going stir crazy. Who knew? I am also totally rocking the carbo loading. Every meal has involved bread of some sort and chocolate has been a big player…
Eight hill avoidance miles
Today was my last “long” run. (I just love how marathon training makes eight miles seem short LOL). It’s chilly here today, so I kept a pretty good pace to keep warm. I finished in 1:14:53, which is a 9:22 pace. So, why exactly was it a lazy run? Well, as I’ve mentioned before, I…
One of “those” weeks AKA random babbling
This Tuesday was my day to work at Shoo’s preschool, so instead of a blissful five hours to myself, I got to change diapers and clean up messes for 12 2 year olds. (Boy am I glad my kids potty trained early, I so don’t miss the diapers.) Then, today was Jones’ field trip at…
One of "those" weeks AKA random babbling
This Tuesday was my day to work at Shoo’s preschool, so instead of a blissful five hours to myself, I got to change diapers and clean up messes for 12 2 year olds. (Boy am I glad my kids potty trained early, I so don’t miss the diapers.) Then, today was Jones’ field trip at…
The clock says it was a good run…
but it really didn’t feel like it. I ran 12 miles in 2:01:37. It was extremely hilly and various body parts were not playing nicely. I had tummy issues that were bad enough that I considered asking a homeless guy where the nearest bathroom was. I figured he’d know where the public ones were (gotta…
Good mommy, bad runner
Yesterday, I woke up at 5:30am, planning to hit the road just before 7 for a 12 mile run. Unfortunately, Shoo woke up at 6:00am and took a while to get back to sleep. By the time I was free to go, it was close to 7:00am and I still hadn’t had my coffee. And…