As many of my Facebook and Twitter friends know, I ran the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) last weekend. It was a delayed goal (a 101 goal, in fact) of mine. We’d signed up to run last year, then I broke my foot and was out of the race. We still went to the race so […]
Fitness
Semper Fi – We’re Running Tomorrow!
Just a quick note this evening – we’re running the Marine Corps Marathon tomorrow morning!! I don’t normally post when we’re out of town, but since this is a race that I’ve wanted to run for some time I’ve thrown the rules out the window. Last year I broke my foot over the summer and […]
Keeping a Streak Alive
Since we’re on the way to run the Marine Corps Marathon, it seems fitting to write about a race we ran a couple of weeks ago. The Boy has run the Tyler Rose Marathon every year since it started – so has our best friend J. We had the Marine Corps Marathon on our mind […]
Bad Foot? What Bad Foot?
I was complaining last Monday morning about my sore foot to a runner friend at work. You need to lay off running for a week or so, she advised. Even though she’s a relatively new runner, I thought that was wise counsel. Visions of last year’s marathon cancellation because of a broken foot still haunt […]
Runner’s Feet
It’s not uncommon to hear runners discussing toenails falling off or blisters. I’d had none of those problems. What I have had is a broken bone (last summer) and plantar fascitis (now). The latter hasn’t prevented me from running, but it is a real (literal) pain. I think it developed, honestly, because of my broken […]
Weird Things Runners Do
Ever wonder how many laps of a secluded small island equal one mile? Eleven. Runners are weird. And speaking of weird, we ran 17 miles at DisneyWorld last weekend. By the way, it takes 20 laps around the Epcot resort area lake to equal 20 miles. Not that I was counting or anything.
My REAL Running Watch
My team does a really neat thing for birthdays – we all contribute to a group gift (usually a gift card), plus bring treats and a nice card. Of course, my birthday was last month and my team gave me a gift card to Luke’s Locker. Shopping for running gear – YAY!!! The other weekend […]
Guess Who We Met?!? (Runner Nerd Alert)
The Boy and I had the opportunity to attend a running school taught by former Olympian, Jeff Galloway. We’re fans of his run-walk-run method (big fans) and are members of his training program. In fact, The Boy is a pace leader for one of the training program’s groups. We learned several new drills to […]