MCM Mama Runs for Beer and Bling
It’s that time of month again – the last Tuesday of the month. It’s the one where we evaluate how our running/training went for the month. Join Marcia and Patty and me as we talk about the ups and downs of running through August. I’m going to take a little different approach this month. What…
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…
Approximately a year ago, Beer Geek realized that his brother lived in the “path of totality” for the eclipse. He immediately made plans for us to visit South Carolina for a weekend. I, on the other hand, did not even have the eclipse on my mental radar until he informed me that I couldn’t run…
I can’t believe I am entering week 9 of Marine Corps Marathon training! Usually by this point, I’m starting to struggle with burnout and am desperate for fall weather. This has been such a crazy summer that instead, I’m finding myself actually almost back on my training plan and ready to buckle down and get…
A few weeks ago, I was doing a great job of following the Hansons beginner plan. “Beginner” seems a bit of a misnomer as it’s a challenging plan compared to most beginner plans. While the long run tops out at 16 miles, the overall mileage each week is similar to some of Hal Higdon’s advanced…
It’s that time of the month. No, not that one. The one where Marcia, Patty, and I rate our month in running as part of Tuesdays on the Run and we hope that you’ll join us. I have to admit that I’m not sure how to rate this month. The last Tuesday falls kind of…
Remember how I mentioned my love (0r not) of summer running? Well, despite my loathing of running in ridiculous heat and humidity, I dragged myself out on Tuesday after camp drop off and “ran” 8 miles with my training buddy. While there was some running involved, there was also a fair amount of walking up…
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…
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…
I was provided the NordicTrack Commercial 1750 treadmill in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion in this sponsored post. Last winter, I did not have a treadmill. My old one died after 10 faithful years of service and my new NordicTrack Commercial 1250 had not arrived yet. Thankfully, I did not have a spring…
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…
Confession: Unlike most runners heading towards the Marine Corps Marathon, I am not yet in taper land. I have to do one more long training run before I head to taper. Instead of running long this weekend so I could start my taper, I was single parenting Shoo while he played in a soccer tournament…