This post was sponsored by Rockay Socks and contains affiliate links. All opinions are my own. I was recently given a pair of Rockay Socks to review. I had never heard of the brand before, but I’m so glad that they reached out. There are many things I love about them, but the thing that…
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Runner Gifts for the Off Season
Disclaimer: Amazon links are affiliate links. Some products I was given for free. It’s that time of year. No, not the holiday season. The off season. Most big fall races are done and it’s not yet time to start training for the next big race. Most runners use this time to give their body a…
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…
RaceHer July Subscription Box Reveal and Review
Thank you to RaceHer for giving me the RaceHer July box to review. Right before I headed out on my racing adventures, I had a lovely gift arrive in the mail. I’d been sent the very first month’s subscription box from RaceHer to check out and share with you all. The timing was perfect as…
Gear to keep you warm when it’s cold outside
I love winter running. I am not a fan of heat and humidity, so I’d much rather run in all the layers than sweat through a 100* run. We haven’t had too many days so far this year to pull out the big guns, but since the topic for today’s Tuesdays on the Run is…
My Perennial Running Favorites
Do you have clothing items you reach for over and over again? Or a favorite pot that you cook in more often than all the others combined? Or a comfy blanket that gets chosen again and again? I think we are all tend to favor certain things over others and I know that for me,…
I am not a Skirt Sports Hoarder
As I prepare to head to the Skirt Sports mothership AKA their store in Boulder on Friday, today’s topic for Tuesdays on the Run seems more than a little bit appropriate. What are we chatting about? Race Gear: Are you a hoarder or a minimalist? Do you need everything in every color or do you…
Dressing for function and fashion
Today on Tuesdays on the Run, our topic is running gear and where to get it. You all know my love for Skirt Sports and it’s pretty obvious that most of my running dollars get spent directly on their site. (Don’t forget you can get 20% off with code MCM20.) I did, however, share with…
A tale of many surfaces – Altra Lone Peak Review
Do you have some running items that you love so much you’d buy them again? Or maybe you actually bought more than one because you were afraid that they’d stop making it. (Or like me, you bought more than one because you couldn’t find the one you had.) That’s our topic for Tuesdays on the…
Brooks Nightlife Essential Run Jacket review
You may have noticed a bright yellow jacket in many of my race pictures over the last two years. My Brooks Nightlife Essential Run Jacket is perhaps my most frequently used piece of running gear. I first encountered this jacket when my mom lent me hers at the last minute for the trip to the…
HipS-Sister Review
I work part-time as a reference librarian at a public library. As most of you know, the reference desk of the public library is, well, a very public place. Because I am a substitute, I don’t have a desk in the restricted area of the library plus I like to keep my phone with me. …
Yaktrax Review
Virginia is a Southern state. We don’t get a huge amount of snow each year, but most years we get *some* snow. (Some years we get walloped, but that’s a topic for another post…) I have an older pair of Yaktrax Run that I think was sent to me to review. Maybe. Probably. Who knows……