I did the 5k right here in our tiny town for a third time, the second time on this course. It was cold. Although warmer than I expected, the wind chill was 15, making this probably the coldest race I’ve done…unless my runner’s amnesia is flaring. This race has grown exponentially. It sold out before [Read More]
Race Report: 5k Turkey Puke, I Mean Trot
With no speedwork to speak of since July, I went into this race about as untrained as I’ve ever been in a long time.Coming off the hip injury, my goal for this race was to run a strong(ish) tempo pace and use that to calculate training paces for Carlsbad. Um, you’d be correct if you [Read More]
Three Things Thursday
1. Temperature AmnesiaIs it just me or do you forget how to dress appropriately for running as soon as the temps dip? I felt like a total wimp wearing my jacket on my run this morning. Until I got out there. It was 28 degrees but holy wind chill Batman! I felt better when I [Read More]
Race Report: Turkey Trot 10k
Bobbi and me pre-race The forecast called for raw temps accompanied by wind and rain. So I loaded up gear for every possibility, wondered why in the hell I was doing this and headed out sans posse. Bobbi and I met before we lined up and huddled in her car, cursing the weather and me [Read More]
Five Fun Things
Give Me An A!Special shouts to Thing 1 who brought home straight A’s!!! I’m so proud of the way she’s rocking 4th grade! So Many Turkey TrotsIt used to be slim pickin’s around here as far as Thanksgiving races go. Not anymore.I need to get off the fence and into the roasting pan already before [Read More]
Turkey Trot 5k Race Report
I’ve been whining for years that there are no Turkey Trots that are close enough for me to run and make it back in time for Thanksgiving prep, etc. That all changed this year. This race was maybe a 3 minute drive from Casa Teamarcia–what’s not to like? I’d originally planned on sandwiching the 5k with a 2 [Read More]
Our New Addition
Last weekend, I hopped out of our car, (the beloved Estrogen Express) and popped into a craft store in search of some bling for Thing 2 to decorate her feather for the preschool turkey. Hubby and the kids drove down to the pet store for some fun of their own. Nextdoor is a Bath and [Read More]
