I guess you can tell from the title where I stand on today’s Tuesdays on the Run topic of whether or not t0 run on vacation. I can’t think of a vacation in the last 10 years that hasn’t had at least one run – and most have more than one and at least one…
Tag: vacation
5 tips for using AirBNB or VRBO
As I mentioned last week, we just got back from a trip to Grand Rapids, MI for a week. We had a lovely week and one of the things that made it lovelier was renting a house through AirBNB. This was our first time using AirBNB for a whole house, but I’ve stayed at another AirBNB…
Lions, and Hellcats, and Beers, oh my
It’s a really long ways from Washington DC to Grand Rapids, Michigan, especially when you are the one riding in the back seat. Just ‘sayin… We just got back from a lovely week in Michigan. Other than the long drive and the fact that heat decided to follow us, it was an amazing trip. We…
CyberMonday Deals + Planning my 2016 calendar: Serial Racing Review
You all know I love to race. I had no idea just how crazy my race schedule would be when I started this blog. After all, I just wanted to train for and run the 2008 Marine Corps Marathon. But somewhere along the way, I got bitten by the race bug and started setting all…
DC to Cape Cod or Bust
Happy Monday! I’m sitting in an inn on Nantucket Island this morning. It feels like way more than a few days since I left home! I’m doing my usual Monday linkup with Tara and Erin today to tell you about the fun I’m having. Wednesday morning, after we got the kids off to school, Beer…
There’s no place like home
We just got back from a week long vacation in Kentucky. I’ve never been so happy to roll up to our front door! Of course, that probably has something to do with the fact that we put more miles on my Pilot last week than we usually put on in a year. I’ll do a…
Escape to Chincoteague
No, that’s not the last book in the Misty series. It’s what we did for the last four days. And it’s the real reason I didn’t run the Army 10 miler. Our county schools always have two days off in October for elementary school conferences. Normally this coincides with Columbus Day, but this year it…
Energized!
I have a lot to say about the two weeks we spent in Oregon and Washington. We did a lot of really cool things and visited some awesome places. I’ll get to that over the next week or so, but the most important thing this vacation did for me was to relight my inner fire….
Wordless Wednesday
State 19: Oregon AKA the accidental trail race
Some day I’m going to choose a race that’s “flat and fast”. But, that would require actually reading the race course description before I sign up. I recently completed Oregon by running the Deschutes Dash 10k in Bend, OR. I thought I was running a flat race on a paved path by a river. I…
TTT: Garmin gone bad, private yoga, and new states
It’s been (is still being) an expensive week around here. February is when we end up purchasing our tickets for our summer vacation + summer camps AND we are having some technology issues. Even though we save up for it and I have the money, I swear I can hear my credit card crying from…
Useful things I learned in St. Martin
We spent our entire vacation on the French side in a lovely little hotel (Bleu Emeraude) in Grand Case. Best.decision.ever. Some useful things to know if you choose to do the same: Paying $1 to pee in a *clean* men’s room at the mall in Marigot = best money ever spent. Orient Beach is lovely…