MCM Mama Runs for Beer and Bling
It’s Friday, Frr Frr Frr Friday! This week has kicked my butt. The kids had their first day of school on Tuesday. I’ve run about a billion miles (ok, only 29 in 4 days, but still…) I’ve been to a million stores looking for supplies (the high school and middle school here give us supply…
Here we are, about to start our last week of summer vacation. Or, my kids are at least. I’ve been crazy busy trying to get back on track with my job, our house, my marathon training, and this blog. All of them seemed to take a backseat to traveling with the family this summer, but…
Today’s topic for Friday Five is “summer treats”. If you’ve been reading my blog for more than five minutes, you know that’s going to lead me directly to beer. Honestly, an ice cold beer after a hot run is one of the most refreshing treats you can find. Here are five styles to go for…
You all know I love craft beer about as much as I love running. OK, maybe even more than I love running. When I get the chance to combine the two, I’m a happy camper. And lately the opportunities to run and drink beer in t he DC area are growing and growing. The number…
This week has pretty much chewed me up and spit me out. I’m so glad to have actually survived until Friday, mostly with my sanity intact. It was one of those weeks where we were all going in too many different directions. It was one of those weeks where my runs did not follow my…
In a very few months, I’ll be celebrating my 9th year of writing this blog. NINE YEARS! What?? Also in 2017, I will run my 10,000th *recorded* mile. (Yeah, I know I took some months off here and there where I didn’t record my runs.) It’s hard to believe that when I started, I’d never run…
Today on Tuesdays on the Run, we are talking about our bucket list of races. For me, I’ve never been tempted by the big marathons, like Boston or NYC. I think it’s because I live in a big city myself, so big races don’t excite me. There are lots of races out there that I’d…
It’s a really long ways from Washington DC to Grand Rapids, Michigan, especially when you are the one riding in the back seat. Just ‘sayin… We just got back from a lovely week in Michigan. Other than the long drive and the fact that heat decided to follow us, it was an amazing trip. We…
At this point, I’ve completed 5 of 7 half marathons. We’ve had an amazing trip so far. Maine was an ok race, New Hampshire was good, Vermont was awesome, Massachusetts kicked my butt, and Rhode Island went well. We’ve driven all over the area in the Ford Mustang the rental agency gave us instead of…
It’s Friday! Fr-Fr-Fr-Friday! And Friday the 13th to boot! Yes, Friday the 13th is my lucky day, so I’m looking forward to an awesome day. Of course, the fact that I leave on vacation with Beer Geek while my parents man the fort might have something to do with how awesome I feel. Either that…
I’ve run a lot of races. I don’t actually know how many, but when I’ve done 51 half marathons and 5 marathons and a ton of other distances including two relays and three 17.75s, one could assume that I’m likely reaching the 100 race mark (OK, I admit, I actually went to Athlinks after this…
Welcome to the April edition of “Cooking with Beer”! Once again, I am featuring a beer that DuClaw Brewing sent me. This month DuClaw sent me one of their spring beers, Funk. DuClaw Funk is a blueberry citrus wheat ale. It’s a traditional American wheat ale with Meyer lemon and blueberries added. With a light refreshing…