And we were off again this week -- this time to outside Seattle, to visit with my MIL and SIL (and a blogger meetup -- yay!). By the to you read this we'll be heading home or home already. I did my best to squeeze in fitness where I could. I'm wrapping it up with … Continue reading Getting back to normal: 5/23-29 Weekly Wrap
Someday I might swipe your water bottle
It could totally happen. Well, no, I don't think it will, but that doesn't stop me from thinking seriously about it sometimes. I think races should start to offer bikers carrying water, so when you're really in need, you just flag them down and they pour you a cup of water. It could be part … Continue reading Someday I might swipe your water bottle
5 Race Mug Criteria
When it comes to mugs, I have my standards. I'm trying to collect a mug from every state, in addition to running a race in ever state. Actually, I collect mugs from almost every where I travel -- I have one from Montreal, from Paris, from Prague, from Dresden. I've missed a few countries and … Continue reading 5 Race Mug Criteria
Zen Organizing: TOLT
Cleaning and organizing is front and center this week, which is pretty funny because I don't like to clean, and while I like things to be organized, they never seem to stay organized. I didn't think I was going to have much to Think Out Loud about this week, and then just a couple of days before this … Continue reading Zen Organizing: TOLT
Freedom is never given . . . it is won (Philip Randolph)
When I first looked at freedom for this week's Wednesday Word, I thought about writing about the freedom I feel running in the summer, in a tank and a skirt, how free it feels to move without all the layers. In fact, I think it's easier to get things done in the summer, for many … Continue reading Freedom is never given . . . it is won (Philip Randolph)
That’s what I’m talking about . . .
. . . Perfect Running Weather I'm dreaming (or visualizing) about the weather I want for my next half. Actually, by the time you read this, I'll have already run that half. I'm writing this a couple of weeks before the race. Tuesdays on the Run asked us what are our preferred weather conditions for running this … Continue reading That’s what I’m talking about . . .
Shipyard Maine Coast Half Marathon Race Recap 5/14/16
Shipyard Maine Coast Half Marathon could have easily been a PR, given the right conditions -- it's the flattest race I've run in the northeast. By far! Although my friend Trudy and I were arguing about that on Saturday -- she thought it was hilly; Mr. Judy heard other runners saying it was hilly. What … Continue reading Shipyard Maine Coast Half Marathon Race Recap 5/14/16
Post race slump: 5/16-22 Weekly Wrap
I was totally unmotivated to do any form of exercise in the beginning of the week. Not even my beloved yoga. I also had the slight problem that I wanted to eat everything in sight, preferably sweets, but I could do a good job chowing down on the mixed nuts I'd bought while we were … Continue reading Post race slump: 5/16-22 Weekly Wrap
5 Favorite Foods from Race Week
Darlene thinks I always eat healthy and never induge. Ha! She's actually seen me in action on some pretty unhealthy food after long runs. I think that long long runs are at an end for a while (although I am not sure yet), and that means I have to reign it in and eat a … Continue reading 5 Favorite Foods from Race Week
Traveling trials & must haves: TOLT
I'm Thinking Out Loud about travel today, because May will be/has been a month of traveling. Mainely ticks We spent a lot of our time pulling ticks off of Lola (and killing a few just crawling around) while we were in Maine. Apparently Maine is much more infested than New York and the rest of New England. … Continue reading Traveling trials & must haves: TOLT
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