My mom sent me this text message tonight. My dear sweet mother, who birthed and raised me, is heckling me. It seems I've developed a bit of a ... reputation. In fact, I've run very few races this year that were actually my idea. In fact fact, I thought that I finished my 2018 organized … Continue reading Running Habit
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Running With the Marines
It has taken me a few days to write about running Marine Corps Marathon. I didn't really have a chance to process it until now. We had to get in the car and come straight back home after the finish line so I could work the next day. And work has been challenging this week. … Continue reading Running With the Marines
Totally Mostly Prepared for Marine Corps Marathon
Marine Corps Marathon is one week away. THAT is a LOT of people. This will be my last race of 2018. I think. Probably. Really, I'm not sure. I'm not actually in charge of that decision. I run what I'm told to run. In fact, I wasn't originally supposed to run MCM. I mean, I … Continue reading Totally Mostly Prepared for Marine Corps Marathon
Confidently Insecure
So, this picture. I appreciate Jay Proffitt capturing a great action shot. I'm smiling and everything. I don't do a lot of that. Especially while running. But. (You knew a but was coming, right?) But all I can see is grey hair and bags under my eyes. (Sooo much grey hair. My hair hasn't seen … Continue reading Confidently Insecure
Running Salem Half With Lead Weights
It may have come to your attention that I'm not the best at preparing. For anything. So it should come as no surprise that my running partner and I were late to the start of the Lewis Gale Salem Half Marathon. (We say running partner instead of boyfriend here because some folks have been whining … Continue reading Running Salem Half With Lead Weights
Lewis Gale Salem Half Marathon
Soooo, this is Mile 7 of the Lewis Gale Salem Half Marathon right now. We've talked about this, right? My fear of water? That my nightmare scenario always starts with flooding? This isn't Spartan, y'all. I'll wade through creeks and rivers in the interest of OCR. Even poop-filled ones. But I cannot, will not go … Continue reading Lewis Gale Salem Half Marathon
Chicago Marathoner
Chicago Marathon Or as we like to call it, Marine Corps Marathon training run. It's one of the six majors. Did you know that? I didn't. I mean, I figured it out after seeing how worked up people were getting about their training plans on the Facebook page. That was fun to watch. My training … Continue reading Chicago Marathoner
Chicago Marathon Party In Corral L
Corral L There are 11 starting corrals in the Chicago Marathon. L is the 12th letter of the alphabet. That's how far back they put me. 12th out of 11. In all fairness, Chicago chooses to skip the letter I. I assume this is just to screw with people like me who struggle with the … Continue reading Chicago Marathon Party In Corral L
We Can’t All #RunLikeAGirl
It's summertime at the lake. That means vacationers. There are people everywhere. I hold fairly ambiguous feelings about the humans these days. You just never know what you're gonna get. Last week I was out for a run and stopped to respond to a text from my son. A dude passing me said, "Are we … Continue reading We Can’t All #RunLikeAGirl
The Machine of Sadness
I need to lose 6.6 pounds. That seems pretty specific, right? Don't worry. It get's more specific than that. Way more specific. You know how you can be just cruising through life thinking things are great and then somebody shoves a bunch of reality in your face and you're like, "Whoa! Where did all this … Continue reading The Machine of Sadness
Shine My Way 