Last Thursday night Bobbi and I made our way to Fleet Feet for the Zooma Great Lakes Race Series Kickoff Party. It was so much fun to meet some of the runners and other Ambassadors who will join us for a spectacular girls’ weekend at the Abbey in Lake Geneva, WI this October. We were [Read More]
2 Emotions + 2 Winners
Psyched! Zooma Great Lakes Kickoff Party is TONIGHT! I am so looking forward to seeing everybody and enjoying a fun-filled evening! Stop by Fleet Feet on Wells at 6:30 for your chance to win a free race entry! Remember to use promo code GLAMB3 when registering to save $10 off the half and $5 off [Read More]
I’ve Got a Date
3 weeks of marathon training are on the books. But I’ve got more pressing issues to talk about today: Zooma Great Lakes Kickoff: Join us Thursday, July 19 at 6pm at Fleet Feet on Wells for the Zooma Great Lakes Kickoff party! There’ll be snacks and yoga and ambassadors galore! Remember to register using GLAMB3 to [Read More]
Staycay and Zooma and a Winner Oh My!
We celebrated Thing 1’s 11th birthday with a ‘staycay’ weekend in the city. Several items were checked off the summer bucket list. Rather than bore you with details I’ll bore you (briefly) with some pics: Other than a boatload of walking, my workouts included some Shaun T. action and one last leisurely long run before Marine [Read More]
Thursday 2+3 Winners
1 Unwelcome passenger. As I was stretching after my run yesterday I noticed something brown and nasty crawling on my black (non-lulu) capris. A TICK!! I was running on trails but not in any way wading through high grass, alas this nasty critter found it’s way aboard. Thankfully it had not yet bitten me but [Read More]
Race Report: Chicago Spring Half Marathon
Just like last week, another 4am wake up. Actually I was up on my own at 3:45. I’ll make a great senior citizen. Temp was already 68 degrees despite a forecast in the mid 50’s. I changed to hot weather attire and got on my way. Just like last week, the rain began as soon [Read More]
Pre-Race Dreams
I rarely, if ever, have dreams about running. But I had a dream last night where I got to my race (the half I’m running tomorrow) and realized I’d brought no gels, Accelerade or fuel belt. I was pretty horrified until I realized there was a full-service cafeteria near the gear check so I [Read More]
Race Report: Wisconsin Half Marathon
On the stroke of 5, when I began my trek to Kenosha, WI, the rain started. According to my weather stalking, rain was not in the forecast until later that afternoon. Oh well, I drove in the darkness, fog and driving rain most of the way up. By 5:45 I arrived and found a nice [Read More]
You’re Racing. Now What?
By far the most popular question I find in my inbox (next to the ones enquiring about my calf size, not kidding, maybe I’ll have a ‘guess Marcia’s calf size’ contest some day) is what to bring to a race/race day tips etc. Today I’ll give you some physical stuff to think about before you [Read More]
Race Report: March Madness Half
If I wanted an excuse not to run this race this year, I wouldn’t have had to look very far to find one. On my best day, this is the hardest of the 20 half marathons I’ve done. On a day when my lung capacity is compromised compliments of the flu, my hip is jacked [Read More]
