Yesterday Marathon Man (aka The Boy) and his Best Friend John ran the Cowtown Marathon in Fort Worth, Texas. It was Marathon Man’s second time running this race (out of X number of total marathons) and BFJ’s first-ever marathon (yay!). We were certain Marathon Man would do well. He’d trained all year with a running […]
Running
Muttering Ugly Words
It’s not been a happy weekend. In the midst of a long cardio workout early Saturday morning, I realized that a little nagging pain I’d had in my lower leg had blossomed into full-blown-kill-me-now pain. Not fun. Even less fun was realizing that I was nearly at the halfway point of a 9-mile loop around […]
One More Time and This Will Be a Tradition
Though it was cold, though we were sleepy…though we’d all rather stay at the Hayley House under piles of blankets and furbabies, we headed to White Rock Lake for the 2009 New Year’s Day 5-Miler race. After all, we ran it last year. And it is a good way to kick off the new year. […]
Back to the Routine
We’re a bit sore, but we conquered our respective races despite 94% humidity and less-than-ideal temperatures. Marathon Man – 3:58:15 1/2 Marathon Woman – 2:46:24 Two days later, the dehydration headaches are gone, but the sore quads remain, reminding us of Sunday’s insanity. I keep saying, “Well, at least it’s a ‘good’ sore.” I suppose […]
Feeling Ready!
One marathoner, two half-marathoners. Three crazy people. But will we be smiling tomorrow after we’re done? Only time (and ankles and lungs and muscles and knees and…) will tell!
Mimi Mkenya
My friends spotted this shirt at the marathon expo… Of course, it’s about the runner that wants to win. For me, it’s about the country that I still love dearly!
It’s All in the Name
I drew up this morning’s run – the longest run of my life – on Map My Run. When it was time to save the run for future use, I named it the only thing that made sense: 15 Miles – I Must Be Crazy! Crazy or not, walking a bit more than I liked, […]
Look at Her Go!
Today was, for me, a short run after last week’s 11-miler. My goal today was to run 4 miles, pushing myself to run my fastest comfortable pace for one mile. After helping The Boy get up at 4 am for his morning training run, I lounged around for several hour before heading out for my […]
On the Run
Instead of blogging, I spent yesterday on the trails. My training plan for the San Antonio Half Marathon called for an 11-mile long run. While Kelly headed downtown for an interval speed run with his trainer, I mapped an 11-mile course that would take me on a tour of Plano’s bike/walk trails, starting and ending […]
Off to Run!
The boy has signed up for a runner’s training program. He’s in a quest to improve his overall run time in order to qualify for the Boston Marathon. To do this, he’ll need to cut nearly 30 minutes off his overall best performance. {Minor gasp!} I’m excited he’s signed up to run with a trainer. […]