OK, so not really. But the title “leaving in a minivan” or “leaving in a Chevy Uplander” did not really work for me. And I do know when I’ll be back – Tuesday. But other than that, it’s a perfect title LOL. I ran a pretty nice 7.1 miles on Tuesday. Why 7.1? That’s how…
Slacker
So, I ran 20 miles on Friday and haven’t run since. Sigh. Life just keeps getting in the way of my running. Saturday was awesome! We had close to 100 people (I think 44 of them were kids LOL), good beer, pork BBQ, a bounce house, and beautiful weather (although a bit warmer than I…
20 miler #2
Two down, one to go. Beer Geek took the day off, so I ran my second 20 mile run this morning. It took me 3:39:01, which averages to 10:57 per mile, even without subtracting my 7 minute bathroom stop. I even ran almost the entire thing. Oh, yeah, I rock LOL. I seem to have…
Complain complain
I’m gonna whine for a minute here. I got some lovely new shoes yesterday. (Asics Gel Nimbus, not Cumulus). And they do look quite lovely. Unfortunately they are horribly uncomfortable to run in. Because they are TOO DAMN SMALL. Ugh. I went in with slightly swollen feet from running and bought shoes that the running…
Six easy miles
Between Hanna and the upcoming 20 miler on Friday, I decided I need to skip the rest day today and run. A friend and I trade of little kids while the big ones are at school and today was my kid free day. I hit the road around 9 am and it was starting to…
The weather makes all the difference
After Hanna moved out, a small cold front moved in. When I hit the road for my long run this morning at 6:30am, it was actually a bit chilly. Once again, I headed over to the first hill of the MCM. I WILL get to the point that it is nothing to me (or if…
Oh my…
Someone found my blog yesterday by searching hot sweaty mamas. Somehow I think my blog may not have been quite what that person was looking to find. My running schedule may be completely wacked from here on out. If I don’t want to run on the treadmill, I have to save my long run until…
Recipe for Disaster
Ingredients 1 90 degree day with high humidity1 set of tired legsHills (to taste)1 small dash of shade8 ounces of water8 ounces of gatorade1 packet of sports beans Combine first two ingredients and then walk one mile with a 30 pound child on your back. Once child has been removed, start running at a nice…
7:45 and legs o’ lead
First the good news – as part of my five miler yesterday, I ran a mile for the Virtual race that Reid is running. I was nowhere near his goal of 5:00, but I did manage a nice 7:45 mile, breaking 8 minutes for the first time ever. I might have been able to be…
I am woman
Back before we had kids, Beer Geek and I used to travel a lot. We’d do lots of hiking and other physical activities like white water rafting. One of our trips was to the island of Kauai. While there, we decided to hike up to Hanakapiai Beach. It was a fairly strenuous hike, with the…
20 miles!
I ran an incredibly hard 20 miles today. I ran downhill to the start of the Marine Corps Marathon. After running the first hill of the marathon, instead of turning and continuing the marathon route, I kept going straight, which meant 2-3 miles of uphill. Then I merged with my usual route, which has some…
Taking a break
Usually running is my stress release. When I’m feeling down or stressed or just plain overwhelmed by life, a nice run will straighten me out. It’s not often that I find that not running is a better idea. Wednesday I had reached a low that I hadn’t in a long time. I was tired, stressed,…