This week has been, well, a week. My older son turned 16 – on the same day he had to take the PSATs. Poor kid. I’ve barely been running. I’ve just lost all motivation plus suddenly all the things that I ignored this summer are suddenly needing to be done. So today’s topic of “Things…
Tag: Friday Five
Lessons Learned from Summer Training
In the month of August, I ran 148.9 miles total. Yes, it did pain me not to run 1.1 more miles, but I also knew I was doing a long run on September 1, so didn’t feel like pushing past my training plan. Anyways, I’ve only run more miles in a month 6 times before-…
Five Reasons to run, not walk, to the Skirt Sports store
OK, if you don’t live in Boulder, then I guess you are going to need to head on over to their website! Skirt Sports has started coming out with their fall season fashions. Not only do the new patterns not disappoint, there are some new styles that you want to get your hands on asap….
Training for a fall marathon in the south
Every year in March, I do my best to get into the Marine Corps Marathon. Every year in July or August, I curse past MCM Mama for thinking this was a good idea. It’s not that I don’t love the Marine Corps Marathon. I do. I love it so much that this will be my…
Tips for enjoying running in the rain
Confession: I love running in the rain, but if it’s already raining before I start, I have a hard time starting a run in the rain. In fact, I’ve been known to totally wuss out on a run if it’s raining out, despite having some of my best races be in the pouring rain. Luckily,…
Runfessions are good for the sole
Or good for the soul. Something like that. How have we reached the end of June already? It seems like just yesterday I was packing for the trip with Beer Geek. Since then both kids have survived finals, Shoo graduated from elementary school, and Jones took a visit to San Diego with his grandmother. Now…
How I plan to stay fit this summer
Confession: I hate summer. OK, let me be more specific – I hate Virginia summers. They are hot and they are humid. I swear I get reverse SAD and get depressed and never want to leave my house. Seriously, I’ve had a few summer months when I’ve barely run at all. With Ragnar and Marine…
Beer and Running: a match made in heaven
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…
Five foods I’ve been obsessed with lately
Confession: This week I’m most excited about Sunday, not Friday. This has been a rough week with me having a minor stomach bug at the beginning of the week and Shoo coming down with it yesterday. Add in a cat who is having stomach issues again with the added bonus of either a UTI or…
Ten things learned in ten years of racing
Ten years ago, on March 18, I stepped up to the start line of a race for the first time ever. Running a race had never even crossed my mind, even though I’d been running regularly since Jones was born (about 5 years). But one of my friends convinced me to do it and promised to…
Five races I’d love to run in 2017
I confess: I spend a lot of time dreaming of traveling and racing. I love both, but we are in a decidedly not flexible time in our lives. Between the school schedules of a teen and a tween, travel soccer, orchestra, and Beer Geek’s job, it seems like there is never enough time or money…
Turkey Sweet Potato Soup and more
It’s almost Thanksgiving day and we all know what that means! Leftovers! I enjoy turkey dinner on Thanksgiving, but I’m not one to sit down to meal after meal of leftover turkey, sweet potatoes, and the various other sides. So, I immediately turn the leftovers into other meals if I can. Since today’s Friday Five…