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5 Things to Love about Four Courts Four Miler

March 10, 2017 by MCM Mama 6 Comments

5 Things to Love about Four Courts Four Miler

This week has pretty much chewed me up and spit me out. I'm so glad to have actually survived until Friday, mostly with my sanity intact. It was one of those weeks where we were all going in too many different directions. It was one of those weeks where my runs did not follow my plan at all. I was running purely for stress relief or, as I said on Facebook, running was my version of "put your oxygen mask on first before helping others." On the bright side, we've survived the week and Beer Geek and I have a race tomorrow. If you are local, you should join us. Guinness after the race - I'm not going to lie - it's a great race but the absolute highpoint of running it is a Guinness at 10am. Wicked fast downhill start - Nevermind that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: running Tagged With: beer, Four Courts, Pacers

St. Pat’s 10K and GW Parkway Training Recap

March 5, 2017 by MCM Mama 24 Comments

St. Pat’s 10K and GW Parkway Training Recap

A couple of weeks ago, I won a race entry from a local race company (Pacers Events) with this Instagram photo. The win netted me entry into either the St.Pat's races or the Four Courts Four Miler. Since Beer Geek and I were already running the Four Miler, I chose the St. Pat's 10K. (And then I convinced Beer Geek and a friend that they needed to run it too.) Since I've been training to run the GW Parkway Classic 10 miler at a sub 10 pace, I decided that would be my goal for the 10K. Sunday morning dawned cold and clear. 22* cold to be exact. After a winter without a winter, this was a bit of a shock to the system. I had planned to wear my Ragnar Ambassador 1/4 zip, but it was not very warm, so I had to get creative. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: running Tagged With: 10K, Pacers, race recap, speedwork, training

Best DC Area Race: GW Parkway Classic

May 30, 2016 by MCM Mama 15 Comments

Best DC Area Race: GW Parkway Classic

I swear, asking someone who lives in the DC metro area which race is their favorite is like asking a mom which child she likes best. We have some of the most amazing races in the country here: Marine Corps Marathon, Army 10 Miler, Navy Air Force half marathon, RNR DC, GW Parkway Classic 10 Miler, Woodrow Wilson Half Marathon... Expand your horizons a bit and you can run the Frederick Half Marathon, ZOOMA Annapolis, the Historic Half, the Fall Backyard Burn trail races, the Loudoun Half Marathon, the Reston 10 Miler...  And that's not even touching the smaller races in the area. Seriously I could race every weekend. And I have run many of the local races, but not all of them. It's so hard to choose just one. But somehow, for today's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: running Tagged With: Pacers, Tuesdays on the Run, Washington DC

2013 is looking kind of epic

November 15, 2012 by MCM Mama 10 Comments

And, no, I don't mean my son's gecko.  (Yes, his name is Epic.) You already know about my crazy five marathons in five days.  (And if you don't, you've obviously never been here before...) Wanna know what I did yesterday? I walked around Washington Harbour.  Why is this a big deal? I was working with the group who is planning the Nike Women's Marathon Half Expotique. That's right.  I'm on the Pacers Race Management team that will be running the packet pickup. Yes, this does mean I'll practically live at the Harbour for the race weekend. No, I don't know any secrets nor do I have any free entries. (I'm not in any way involved with the registration or any of the big decisions. )  My role is to make sure that all the runners get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: volunteering Tagged With: nike, Pacers, packet pickup

Pacers Mini Relay + Ambassador party

June 4, 2012 by MCM Mama 5 Comments

Pacers Mini Relay + Ambassador party

This was a busy weekend for us. Shoo was supposed to have a soccer game (thankfully canceled due to wet fields.) My dishwasher was being delivered (it's in my living room now. Baby steps, people.) The boys were testing for belts at martial arts and I had a relay to run. And that was just Saturday! Jones and Shoo rocked their tests and I got an amazing picture of Jones earning his white belt... After their test, Beer Geek dropped me at the Pacers store in Old Town Alexandria. My leg was to run from there to their Pentagon Row store. Sadly, I didn't take a picture of myself, but I did get my "Find your strong" tattoo from Saucony. My leg turned out to be pretty good. It was a slow start due to people and traffic lights (and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: running Tagged With: Ambassador, beer, Pacers, relay

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A slightly obnoxious mom and wife who loves good beer and running, who struggles a bit with depression especially in the winter and when running isn’t allowed, who’d rather go on a fun vacation than upgrade the kitchen or add a master bath.

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Kicking Off 2021 with a Big Ole Cup of Coffee

Kicking Off 2021 with a Big Ole Cup of Coffee

I’m not one to stay up super late on NYE, but ironically, last night I was up late thanks to insomnia. Thank you 2020 for one last kick in the teeth. So, I’m up a bit later than normal and sucking down caffeine like it’s my job. Seems appropriate to hook up with Deb and […]

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