Lawyers Have Heart 10kJune 8, 2019 Temp: High 60s to low 70sWhat I wore:hat, tank top, a Skirt Sports Lotta Breeze Skirt, and Altra One 2.5 When I was offered a free entry to this race in exchange for a blog post, I jumped on the chance. I had never run it before and I’m…
Tag: long run
Wrapping up a busy week
Welcome, April! March was a rough month and I don’t mind seeing it in the rear view mirror! Despite all the crazy things (car problems, sick cat, sick kids, snow day), I was happy to hit 100 miles (103 to be exact) for the fourth month in a row. I ran three races in March,…
Running the last long run: Burke Lake Park
I’ve mentioned before that my MCM training did not go quite as I planned. My mojo was missing and life was just busier than it’s been when I’ve previously run a marathon. Somehow, I just never managed to make the training a priority. There’s really no one to blame but myself for the situation I…
Favorite running fuel for long runs
Running fuel is one of the most discussed topics in the various running groups I belong to on Facebook. Everyone has their favorite manufactured running fuel and many have their favorite “normal food” choices. I’ve used various gels and waffles and sports beans, but my stomach tends to disagree with the amount of sugar in…
RNR DC Half Marathon final long run + weekly wrap
Last week was crazy busy and Friday continued the trend. We dropped off the Pilot at the dealership at crazy early and then I spent the rest of the day at Shoo’s school. I run a book swap every February in honor of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, so I spent the entire day helping kids choose…
TOTR: Scenes from my run
Where do you run? What do you see? That’s today’s topic for Tuesdays on the Run (or maybe you wrote about that last week and are talking about your spring race plans. That’s cool too.) As you know, I live near Washington DC. This means that some of my runs look like this: Or this:…
5 things to love about LONG distance running
It’s time for Friday Five again! And even though today is National Donut Day, the lovely ladies in the DC Trifecta (Mar, Cynthia, and Courtney), decided that they’d like to talk about National Running Day. Personally, I’d rather talk about my five favorite donut flavors (chocolate cake donut, chocolate filled donut, chocolate frosted donut, anything…
Five for Friday: Closing out January
January was a rough month. The weather was mostly awful, with a few days of beautiful thrown in. My kids had days off and delays and snow days and holidays… I seriously felt like they were with me more than at school this month. It’s not that I don’t love my children, but I get…
Unplanned 10 miles + Zooma Run to Napa contest
Yesterday was a beautiful day. High 50s and sunny with not a lot of wind. Jones had a dentist appointment and then Beer Geek went out on a 2 hour bike ride. Finally, at around 3, it was my turn. My intention was 4-6 miles of easy running. It wasn’t a perfect run. I had…
12 Galloway Miles
This is what my yard looked like on Thursday night… I know that doesn’t seem like much to my northern friends, but it was enough to shut schools on Friday. It was also enough to keep me from running my long run outside. Why? Because Virginia snow is deceptive. We usually hover just around the…
What’s your #bestrun lately?
Miss Zippy asked recently about everyone’s best run. Frankly, after my five half marathons adventure, I wasn’t sure when I was going to have a mediocre run again, much less a best run. Thankfully, it seems my body has recovered (just in time to run another half marathon this coming Sunday.) I’ll admit, my last…
Confidence Builder
So, sometimes I think I’ve bitten off more than I can chew. Five half marathons in 5 days? What the hell was I thinking? I haven’t run long since April. I haven’t run fast since 2010. What makes me think I can do this? Today I ran 10 miles. They weren’t awful. In fact, they…