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]
Tale of a Slutty Brownie
Not too long ago as I lolled around on Pinterest, cuz you know, I’ve got nothing better to do, I came upon a brownie recipe like none I’d ever seen before. They had the perfect food porn name: Slutty Brownies. What, I wondered, would make a brownie slutty? Easy? Delicious? Decadent? The actual recipe involves [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: Mother’s Day Edition
Last week a friend of mine asked about my Mother’s Day plans and when she heard I had a race she said “Why would you want to run on Mother’s Day weekend?” Personally, I think of races as treats: kind of a celebration of the work I’ve put in. Who wouldn’t want a treat? When [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]
Almost Wordless Wednesday
Yesterday I amped up my badassery by running my first ever pre-relay 2/day workout. It was weird being out running in the evening. The light is different, the traffic heavier, more people out and about. My legs actually felt better than they did earlier. Alas this geriatric is still tired from last weekend’s half and [Read More]
Trop50 Juice w/Tea Review and Giveaway
Trop50 Juice with Tea is refreshingly different. The people at Tropicana invited me to try some and tell you what makes ME refreshingly different. Hmmm….I am refreshingly different because I always try to see the lighter, brighter, sometimes more humorous side of whatever situation I’m dealing with. I do love me a cool beverage, especially [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]
The Courage to Start
Lacey asked a question yesterday that I love so much.It plays right into my plan to talk about the mental aspects of racing: How do you get up the nerve to sign up for your first race? I’m afraid I’ll make a fool of myself… In the words of the creative team at Nike: Just [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]
