Today was a crazy busy day and tomorrow and Saturday will not be much better. Shoo and I walked Jones to school, walked to the Courthouse to vote, walked to the bookstore to pick up the “favors” for Jones’ birthday party, and then walked home – about 5 miles total. Then we jumped in the…
Running "old school"
Today was a crazy busy day and tomorrow and Saturday will not be much better. Shoo and I walked Jones to school, walked to the Courthouse to vote, walked to the bookstore to pick up the “favors” for Jones’ birthday party, and then walked home – about 5 miles total. Then we jumped in the…
I ran Iwo Jima today
The MCM ends with a run up the hill to Iwo Jima. One of my IRL runner friends has been hounding me to run it, just so I know the hill and so it doesn’t intimidate me at the end. Iwo Jima is almost exactly three miles from my house, so I figured it would…
Fast five
Today was a really good running day. It was beautiful. Cool with absolutely no humidity and a very light breeze. I headed out of my house around 1, knowing I needed to pick up Shoo at 2:30. I started out going downhill and did the first mile in 8:57. I figured I’d be slowing down…
I’m already a winner!
Tonight I went to an information session at a LRS about the Marine Corps Marathon. The director of the race was there and I learned a few useful things about the race. The director was pretty interesting and most of the questions were of interest to me. There were a couple of people there that…
I’m officially old
Yesterday, after Jones’ soccer game (where he totally rocked!), we headed over to our usual Oktoberfest/beer festival. It quickly became apparent it was going to be packed (because the weather was awesome) and that most of the attendees were considerably younger than us old farts. Despite having seen some info on “kid activities”, we didn’t…
Hello Taper! It’s good to meet you!
I ran my 3rd 20 mile run today. It took me 3 hours and about 32 minutes with no bathroom stop. It felt really good until about mile 17 and then it was a bit of a struggle, but I did manage to do the last mile in under 11 minutes. I am so glad…
When life hands you lemons…
Call your mommy. Yesterday, Beer Geek informed that his annual fall conference would start (you guessed it) the day of the MCM. Yeah, just what I wanted to hear. He normally leaves around 2 pm to get to it, but I’m not even sure I’ll be done running by then. Thankfully, he is willing to…
I did it, but I wasn’t happy about it
On the schedule this morning was a 12 mile run. I was so not in the mood for it. With only 29 days until the marathon, apparently I’m just done right now. Not exactly a good time to be tired of running LOL. It stormed a lot last night and was still raining a bit…
The one where I whine
Any male readers, you can just leave now. You don’t want to know. O.K. then. I am a whiny, cranky wench today. As you might guess, I’m hosting a very special visitor. Yeah, that one. Now, normally, a little chocolate and some potato chips and a day of being cranky and NOT RUNNING, and I’m…
Just trying to maintain
I’m really hoping that my obsessiveness about sticking to the training program in the early days is going to pay off. The last week and a half have just completely messed with my training. I’m not running frequently and when I do manage to run, I’m not running very far. After my 8 miler on…
Our weekend in pictures
We arrived in Charleston on Thursday in the late afternoon. The drive was largely uneventful. The boys were squirrelly after 8+ hours on the road, so we marched them up the Copper River Bridge before heading to dinner, the pool, and then bed. Friday morning, I got up at 6:30 and started running by 7….