Yes folks I finally FINALLY made it to the taper! After injury, illness, whining, more illness, shoe strife you name it I’ve suffered thru it this training cycle, I have made it to the TAPER barely in one piece! Here’s how the second to last week before that little race that culminates in Beantown shook [Read More]
Three Things Thursday: Spring Break Edition
We are still down in sunny, wonderful FLORIDA on spring break! 1. We gaped at lolled around with the beautiful people (ok some maybe not so beautiful) on Miami’s South Beach the other day. Can I just say Holy THONG-O-RAMA Batman! Here’s what the kids had to say about it: Thing 2: ” Mom that lady [Read More]
20 Days and Counting!
Time flies! We’re halfway through our 40-day journey to our better selves!We have 2 new challengers on board! Welcome Erin and Melissa! I am on SPRING BREAK in Florida so I’ve been a slacker in getting around to see how everyone’s doing. I do know that many of you have been:Knocking it out of the [Read More]
Shoenanigans
I got out ahead of the rain for my long run this morning. Minimum: 18 milesGoal: 20 milesStretch Goal: 22 miles The plan was to do 15, circle back to the house, reload fuel, and change shoes (still breaking in the moody Mizuno’s). Other than the fact that it was windy and I was tortoise [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]
Training Recap
4 Weeks To Boston!Week 12 Boston Training is Complete: 37 miles Wow time is flying! And finally a training week with some mileage I could sink my feet into.Here’s how it went: Monday: 3 mile recovery run, Yoga, 100 core moves Tuesday: KettleWorx Core DVD and Arms/Shoulders DVD Wednesday: Ran 6 miles with 6x400m intervals, 100 core moves [Read More]
Boston or Bust
After laying eyes on a dismal weekend forecast, I pushed the envelope and attempted to sneak my 20-miler in yesterday while Thing 2 was at preschool. It was WARM and SUNNY to the point that I’m now sporting a sock tan line!I felt great thru 10 miles, and my pace was better than last weekend’s [Read More]
30 Days…
10 days have passed since I and lots of my friends boarded the “ark” bound for a goal achieved! That means 30 more days folks! One quick MONTH!!! How’s everybody doing?Jamoosh is on the express route to healing and is throwing in some creative corework too Anne Marie is moving toward a great performance at the Lavaman [Read More]
Three Things
Pressing My Luck Despite Dr. Miracle Worker’s ban from speedwork and hills, I pushed the proverbial envelope and defied his orders yesterday. It was such a nice day–temps in the 50’s sunny, mild breeze, how could I not press the pace, even a little? I’m so far off my FIRST plan I knew just cracking [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]
