…and yes, one step back. Last week after Rock n Roll Denver was going so well… My mile repeats were stellar once I got back to oxygenated air. I ran an unusually strong 10+ miles at marathon pace (whatever that is) on Thursday. On Saturday I set out for my long run. I planned on [Read More]
Secrets of Running Badassery Revealed
I got an email the other day: Marcia blah blah, …..You are such a badass runner, blah blah… how do you maintain that mindset through training and racing? This is some kind of a joke right? Mom, is that you? I’d swear it was if my mom emailed. I think I got my technophobe gene [Read More]
One, Ok Two Small Things
Warning: The following message may be a result of residual runner’s high and contains extreme cornballishness. Reader discretion is advised. Can small positive things change your whole outlook? That is the case for me today. I came home from Denver (where I had a crazy, fabulous time) to find I had lost a couple of [Read More]
Denver RnR Part II: Thelma and Louise Go Hiking
One of the best parts of a destination race is enjoying some time afterward, free of race nerves/stress to decompress and enjoy. Jill and I did just that: We set out for the mountains. Low on gas, but we’d get some…maybe…eventually. Immersed in what we do best, gabbing (did you think I was gonna say [Read More]
RnR Denver Race Report
Subtitle: Thelma and Louise’s Half Marathon Adventure I got to Denver Friday, a smidge late thanks to the usual American Airlines shenanigans. When they announced the plane was undergoing ‘maintenance’ and they wouldn’t know if it would go until the time it was supposed to leave, my RnR heavy medal (for 2 RnR’s in 1 [Read More]
5 Things I’m Loving Now
1. Trader Joe’s Organic Greens. Typically I’m not a fan of bagged lettuces but, since I didn’t grow any in the garden this year, I can’t resist this. It’s a mix of baby kale, spinach and chard. All tiny and tender and delicious. I use it on sandwiches, salads, as a bed for other veggies, in [Read More]
A Sock’s Life
The Caveman dumped an armload of old socks in the trash the other day. Ever the copycat, I too was motivated to cull my own sock drawer. Alas there was no ‘armload’ going out from my stash. There was an evolution of running socks in my drawer: Wrightsock, Thorlo Experia, Injinji, Balega plus many other [Read More]
I “Found” a Week!
Last month’s tensor fascia fiasco threw me off my training plan. Wait, was I even on one? I was doing a loosey goosey interpretation of Run Less Run Faster called Run Next to Nothing at Whatever Pace You Feel Like Because it’s Blazing Hot. Since that fateful day in August when my first 20 miler [Read More]
Pretty Muddy Race Report
I’d never done a mud run before. Slivers, ankle sprains, broken arms and singed eyebrows come to mind. Then there’s all that mud… When I was invited to run the Pretty Muddy 5k in Chicago, I reconsidered. It’s definitely out of my comfort zone. But it promised kinder, gentler obstacles, an untimed course and an [Read More]
Marathons and Mud. With Yoga in Between.
Marathon Mania: The excitement is building in Chi-Town! With The Chicago Marathon little more than 3 weeks away many of you will be doing your final long run before kicking off the taper this weekend. CARA’s Ready to Run 20-miler along the lakefront on Sunday is sponsored by Newton this year (huge WOOT for Newton [Read More]
