I succeeded in not signing up for Boston yesterday. I won’t lie, I had the registration screen up for a bit yesterday, but to be honest another Boston is not something I want right now. I hope everyone that wanted a spot, got one despite yesterday’s cyber chaos. The ‘end’ of another season have given [Read More]
Foto Friday
I’d planned on doing a thing on race recovery until I found these pics in my inbox. Not to mention I’ve got a boatload of laundry and packing to do before we set out for Grand Rapids tomorrow morning. Just before the start Amazing the difference almost 5 hours makes Sweat much? Apparently crappy race = [Read More]
Chicago Marathon Expo
What would a race weekend be without the expo and festivities leading up to the main event? Here’s how the day before the Chicago marathon shook out: We dropped off the kids, headed downtown and boarded the expo-bound shuttle. I met Ryan and Sarah Hall. One word: Adorable. I also met Dean Karnazes. Two [Read More]
Marathon Outfit Revealed
After prolonged hemming and hawing and scowling at the forecast, here she is. The jury is still out on socks, and I think I’ll forego a headband for a hat–all the better to store ice under. Sure wish I would’ve gotten a haircut. Think my Drew Carey lookalike UPS guy will lop a few inches [Read More]
Training Recap: Extra Sweaty Edition
Week 4!?! of Chicago Marathon training is complete: 47 miles Here’s how it went: Monday: SRD Tuesday: 7 miles. Speedwork, 5x1000m. Craptastic as I was glycogen depleted due to overzealous but very necessary food restriction. Wednesday: Crossfit class. This will get easier. Some day. It has to. Thursday: 6 mile tempo run. Got caught in the rain so [Read More]
Weekend Rewind
Happy summer solstice! Summer in Teamarcialand kicks off birthday season. 9 of the 11 grandkids in the family as well as Modern Caveman all have summer birthdays. That means I pretty much cook, shop and party myself silly. This weekend was typical. Saturday brought a combo party for my brother’s 3 kiddos.I had my dad, [Read More]
Thursday This and That
RIP FishyYou may remember last November we got a fish. It was Thing 1’s first. Her pride and joy. I could tell Fishy was slowing down these past few days. Thing 1 was beyond devastated when she realized Fishy was perched among the fake sea grass kind of “permanently” so to speak. Thing 2 couldn’t [Read More]
Happy St. Patty’s Day Giveaway!
You all probably know by now that I like me a good running skirt now and again…and again. I’ve lusted after the cheetah from Runningskirts for eons. But when I saw that they are donating the proceeds from their orange (Chelsea) skirt to Chelsea’s Light Foundation I knew I had to get one. Plus those of [Read More]
10-Mile Cry
I had a million reasons to skip this morning’s run. Raw temps with biting winds, fatigue after yesterday’s speedwork, I’ve been neglecting the weights, the dogs consumed an entire box of 64 Crayolas and excreted a spectrum of ‘treats’ for me on the carpet, pick an excuse any excuse.But today more than ever, I needed [Read More]
When the Going Gets Tough . . .
The tough go golfing! Well they go to the driving range at least in my case. No lie, up ’til now I had not swung a golf club this entire century. I swore off golfing once we had kids, cuz who am I kidding? I simply don’t have the time to devote to my golf [Read More]