It’s Friday, Fr-Fr-Fr-Friday! Yay! This week has just seemed so very long. Thankfully, I’m mostly recovered from the Marine Corps Marathon. I’ve run twice and done a workout on the elliptical and my legs feel pretty good. I do have a couple of unhappy toes still, as apparently when you’ve already lost the toenail, there…
Tag: Friday Five
So long and thanks for all the fish, err, fives
Today is the last official Friday Five with the DC Trifecta. This is not to say that I’ll never write a Friday Five again (I actually have a few almost finished posts…) or that someone else won’t start hosting a link up. But it does mean that three of my favorite running bloggers will be…
5 Reasons I’m trying a Bullet Journal
Like most moms, I juggle a lot of balls. I have my work, my blog, my running, two kids with activities, social activities, the house, the cat (who is on every other day meds), and a gecko (who also gets fed about every other day, but is inconsistent). I’ve tried coschedule for blogging, I maintain…
Skirt Sports Sewing Room: Pick your favorite!
Have you ever wished that you could make just the smallest tweak to your favorite Skirt Sports item? Or wanted an old design to come back because it was your very favorite? Or just wanted to try something new because it sounds fun and different from what you are used to? Enter the Skirt Sports…
Tips for racing in all 50 states
It’s been a busy week here in the MCM Mama household. Both boys went back to school this week, soccer games start this coming weekend, and we are a week away from running Ragnar DC. To say I’m a bit frazzled is putting it mildly. To add to the fun, Virginia is pretending it’s July…
5 Reasons Half Marathons are the Perfect Distance
I love half marathons. Most of the time, anyways. Sometimes I hate them. But after 62 of them, I’ve determined that it’s the race distance that I most love to run. I became a half fanatic back when I ran my 3rd half marathon (HF#182), but I had no idea back then that I’d ever…
Friday Faves: Skirt Sports Fall 2016 Preview
Guess what’s happening in a week or so? Skirt Sports fall line is coming out! As an ambassador, I got a chance to see the new line in action at the Skirt Sports Ambassador Reception back when I was out in Denver in June. In fact, I actually got to participate in the fashion show….
5 things to love about being 40+
This was a big week here. Jones “graduated” from 8th grade (with a 4.0 and the Presidential Education award, no less) and Shoo agreed to go to his first (sort of) sleep away camp. Seriously, my kids are growing up. Of course, big milestones always bring reflection and I realized this week that I’m really…
Home Gym Essentials
For the last few months, I’ve been slowly but surely turning my children’s playroom into my personal home gym. The room that used to be filled with legos and cars and balls is slowly but surely being converted into a place to exercise for me. After all, at 14 and 10, my kids really weren’t using…
Five Ways Runners Can Celebrate Earth Day
In case you didn’t know it, today is Earth Day. The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 20, 1970 (the same year I was born, gah!) and has been growing in scope ever since! I don’t talk about my “big girl” job much on the blog, but I actually work for a company in…
Five Spring Races I’m Running
I didn’t plan for a crazy spring of races. Really, I didn’t. But somehow I got the bright idea that I should aim for Mercury with Half Fanatics by running 23 states in 365 days. After all, I ran 6 half marathons in 6 states in September and I’m running 7 half marathons in 7…
Five inspirational women
I’m an ambassador for 261 Fearless. Each month we are given a topic to write about and this month the topic is inspiring women. There are plenty of famous women I could list, from athletes to leaders in education to government leaders, but I’d rather give some love to some of the awesome women in…