Here’s what’s on my mind today: Number 1: Halloween wasn’t a big deal, but Thanksgiving kicked my ass. Seriously, I had no problem limiting the candy, even ignoring it for days on end. The stash is still barely half-eaten, sitting in a bag in the pantry and it doesn’t even call my name late in […]
Running with Little Boy
This morning I went out for an easy 3-miler. The weather was my idea of perfection: 50 degrees and a little cloudy from last night’s rain. I don’t have to work today, so I woke up cheerful and not feeling rushed to get my run in. Little Boy wanted to run with me and his […]
Goals, Routines and Superstitions
GOALS Now that race day is just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about my goals for the Long Beach Marathon. Runner’s World had a great article this month about setting race goals and I really like the idea of setting a “non-time” goal. So, here’s mine: I want to will give it everything I’ve […]
Power of 10+ Virtual Race Report
Race day dawned this morning, pretty much like every morning, with me slamming down coffee and hollering at the kids to eat breakfast and brush their teeth. I wasn’t really nervous about this race, but I sure didn’t know what to expect. The Race Director’s instructions were a little vague: do some sort of distance […]
Random Ramblings
Things have gotten crazy around here. Taper-crazy, Ironman training-crazy, school-crazy, birthday-crazy, scheduling-crazy, you-name-it-crazy. Here’s what my life looks like right now: The Hubs’ work schedule changed this month to a late-night shift, which is ridiculously inconvenient for all of us. This shift means I can’t do any training in the early morning, because he’s gone, […]
Phunny Photos
Yesterday, Laurie from The {Mis}Adventures of a Jogging Stroller Mom – who totally cracks me up, btw. Do you already read her blog? If you don’t, you should, because she is her very own brand of awesome. Wow, nothing like digressing from my own topic in the very first sentence. Anyhoo… Laurie posted some official […]
