This month has both been about a million years long AND flown by at the same time. I really meant to write more often this month (and actually wrote some posts in my head, which I had not done in a long time), but I never seemed to find time to write. But I have…
Tag: Marine Corps Marathon
Wrapping up 2021: a roller coaster year
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 2 years since Covid became a virus “of interest”. It was a few more weeks before we started hearing about it and a little over two months before the US shutdown, but the growth had already begun. 2020 went from a year with amazing plans to a year…
More coffee, please!
Apparently my blog has been reduced to a coffee break. Oh well, that’s where I am in life right now and I’m just going to own it. I’m joining Deb and Coco for another virtual coffee. Someday I’ll get to have coffee with friends again. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that I…
Where has the summer gone?
I can’t believe that the last time I wrote a post was in late May. My older kid was home, having survived a semester away at school but taking online classes, but the younger one was still in the final (painful) weeks of online school. I honestly don’t think I’d given that much as a…
May Runfessions: A Slow Return to Normal
It’s been a minute since I even remembered I have a blog. Lately I’ve found myself on Instagram and Facebook more because, quite frankly, forming more than a couple of sentences at a time has been beyond me. It’s not that I’m necessarily busier than normal, it’s more that my attention span is spread over…
February Runfessions: The Longest Short Month Ever
You know how short weeks at work often feel longer than a normal week, just because you still need to do the same amount of work in fewer days? Well, February always feels that way for me and this February was no exception. It’s been… a month. I’m joining Marcia to runfess my sins (and…
January Runfessions: Month 13 of 2020
I can’t believe we are already at the end of January! It’s been a jampacked month of work and kids and house stuff and, sadly, not a whole lot of running. But I have high hopes for February on the running front… Today I’m joining Coach Marcia (you know she’s ZOOMA’s coach, right?) for some…
November definitely needs more coffee
6 days into November and I’m about ready to mainline coffee. That’s a thing, right? OK, probably not, so I’ll just make another big cup to get me through the day while I join Coco and Deborah for a little chit chat. If we were having coffee, I’d tell you that I’m so glad to…
October Visit to the Runfessional: Exhaustion
It’s that time of the month again – time to confess all of our running/fitness sins with Marcia over at Marcia’s Healthy Slice. I must runfess that I have been meaning to write more than twice a month for a while now, but I’m finding that I’m definitely suffering from pandemic brain. I only have…
September Runfessions: Getting Ready to Run ALL the Miles
September is usually one of my favorite months (October is my #1 favorite), and this year that holds true, sort of. The weather in Virginia has been awesome, but so many other things have been challenging, that it’s hard to appreciate the weather. I’m joining up with Marcia for a few runfessions (and maybe a…
Tap, Tap, Tap – Is this thing on?
Apparently I was gone for the whole month of June. I’m not even sure what I did or where I went or why I didn’t write. I think, like many right now, I’m still trying to find some semblance of “normal” in the current situation. So, I’m going Deb and Coco for a little bit…
Marine Corps Marathon 50K Race Recap
MCM 50KOctober 27, 20197:05:57 Temp: Low 60s to low 80s What I wore: hat, tank top, arm sleeves, a Skirt Sports Cascade skirt, Crazy Compression socks, and Altra Kayenta. There were many moments before and during this race that I considered not crossing the finish line. I had gotten in all of my long runs,…