2017 was a good year! I ran 1 marathon, 9 half marathons, a 17.75k, a 10 miler, a 15k, 2 10ks, a 4 miler, a 5k, and two Ragnar Relays for a total of 19 races. Not counting Ragnar, that's 17 races. Boom! Ran the year again (but not quite as crazy as the 13in13 and the 14in14 or my quest for Venus and then for Mercury). All in all, this was a great race year for me - mostly good races (even the bad ones had some good in them), 5 new states, and a couple of "fast for me" races. I started and ended my year with Pacers. They were also one of my favorite race companies, with 6 races with them, including my fastest 10 miler in a long time. I filled in the middle of the country with 5 races with Mainly Marathons: Missouri, Ohio, … [Read more...]
Controlling the chaos: a work in progress
Hi, I'm MCM Mama and I own way too much a lot just the right amount of skirts. And the perfect number of running shoes (if I were to run multiple times a day every day.) And medals? I have a few of those as well. I also live in a small house with closets big enough to hold about 3 outfits. Since today's topic on Tuesdays on the Run is how you organize your running related items, I'll share how I don't end up on the show "Hoarders". How exactly do I actually manage to keep things neat. Well, I organized my running shoes and clothes a couple of years ago and it's actually stuck! Then: Now: OK, maybe I needed to add another level of shoe storage... Despite a teeny tiny house, I have most of my running related items … [Read more...]
Show me the bling -2016!
It's hard to believe another year of racing and blogging is winding down. I keep thinking I'll slow down on both, but somehow I keep on keeping on. So, it shouldn't come as a surprise that I finished 16 half marathons. I also ran 1 Ragnar Relay, a 17.75K, a 10k, a 5 miler, and a marathon. I'd like to say I won't be running as many races next year, but "Hi, my name is Erika, and I have a racing problem." I will say that there will be more short races, but I'll talk about that in another post. Today on Tuesdays on the Run, Patty, Marcia, and I are discussing bling. At the end of 2015, I decided that I wanted to hit Mercury in Half Fanatics. It's the second highest level and I was already part way to 23 half marathons in 23 … [Read more...]
Medals so nice I’d earn them twice
I don't know how people commute to work. I drove an hour plus each way on Monday night for a work event and I'm TIRED! I mean, I used to commute about an hour, but most of that was on the metro and somehow that's easier than driving. So apologies if this post is a bit loopy (or as goofy as the title LOL). Anyways, it's Tuesdays on the Run again and today's topic is "your favorite medal". I have kind of a lot of medals (with 46 half marathons and 5 full marathons under my belt, one would expect that.) Even so, there are a few that I love. You know one of those is MCM (ok, maybe 2). I'm kind of excited to add a third one this year... And the Mainly Marathon medals that just keep getting longer... 5,5,6 and now 7 in … [Read more...]
