Recently I had the opportunity to try out the brand-new Saucony Triumph 10. Like rebels everywhere, I violated rule #1 of the runner’s code and cracked them out at the Zooma Great Lakes 5k. Yes I raced in a shoe I hadn’t even put my toes in before. They were surprisingly light and very [Read More]
Going Gluten Free
Yep, I’m joining camp gluten-free. I’m hoping my slacker thyroid will thank me for it. I was diagnosed hypothyroid shortly after Thing 2 was born in 2005 (before I took on distance running of any kind). Since then, I’ve been mostly happy on the medication (when I take it…because I detest taking meds). Remember last [Read More]
October Rehash
Miles Running: 39 (yes a measly 13 miles run pre-marathon) Pool Running: 1.5 hours Bike: 82 Races: Zooma Great Lakes 5k Marine Corps Marathon Shame Inducing Guilty Pleasure: Cupcakes: The fuel of champions. Shameless Pleasure: These Nairn’s Oat Cookies showed up on my doorstep, all the way from Scotland I think. Love me some Scotland [Read More]
Blue Ridge Marathon Giveaway
With the 2012 racing season winding down, if you’re like me, you might be shopping around for 2013 races. How about putting some Blue Ridge Marathon action on your schedule? The full marathon course boasts 3,620 feet of elevation gain and 7,234 feet of elevation change. My quads are burning just typing this. If you’re not [Read More]
Marathon Brain
This is my brain. This is my brain post marathon. We all know that blood is diverted from the stomach and digestive tract and sent to working muscles during a race but how about after you’ve crossed the finished line? The days following my Marine Corps Marathon adventure have been a blur. I’ve been much [Read More]
Switching It Up: Puma Giveaway
As much as I loved the Marine Corps Marathon, I’ve longed for this star-crossed training cycle to end. As I struggled with injury I knew I had to change things up once the race was behind me. I want to shift my focus from distance running to short but intense, strength building workouts. But how? [Read More]
Marine Corps Marathon: Race Report
Expo Friday Mega security getting in the DC Armory. Crowded, loud and hot. Selection was good but not great. Needed more drinks! Thing 2 was enamored with the Flying Pig Marathon medal. Touring Saturday Toured the White House (holy wow) Flopped down on a double decker tour bus and saw the sights with as little [Read More]
Post MCM: Home, Alive and Well
Thanks everyone for your concern and good wishes! Our Monday night flight out of Washington DC was cancelled for obvious reasons so, after finishing MCM Sunday, we got out of dodge by car, finally arriving home yesterday evening. The race was an incredible experience I will attempt to put into words as soon as I [Read More]
5 Coping Strategies for Inadequate Race Training
My over-dramatization of the impending Marine Corps Marathon is on the downswing. It’s been almost 24 hours now since the last (hopefully final, but no guarantee) crying jag. I went to one final spin class yesterday and our previously demeaning instructor seems to have gotten the memo and was much more encouraging–she went so far [Read More]
Exorcising Marathon Demons
I thought I was handling this whole pre-marathon injury fiasco fairly well until I found myself in tears in the middle of a spin class the other day. I think it’s part of the process of letting go. Of grieving the loss of the marathon I might have run had things been different. Ok so [Read More]
