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I’ve mentioned before that what I miss most about not being able to run marathons anymore is not the race, but the long training runs. I LOVED those runs and referred to them as a party on the trail. When else can you have that much uninterrupted time with your friends? Long training runs were […]
Last year my friend Katie and BAMR Bands founder/owner came up with the great idea to organize a kids’ fun run for the children of our MRTT chapter members. She and our chapter co-leader Erin got the ball rolling in July, and with a lot of hard work from a great group of volunteers, today’s […]
Several weeks ago I invited my Cruiser and MRTT friends to a huge group run to celebrate National Running Day. On Monday, my friend Kelley posted the following on our MRTT group: Hold The Phone…. Debbie has agreed to show up in a SPARKLE SKIRT to Wednesday’s National Running Day Event…IF…50 of you ladies […]
Virginia is for Lovers; and runners. The iconic Virginia L O V E letters are currently on display in a nearby neighborhood until June 1. These letters travel around our beautiful commonwealth, and we are lucky enough to have them visiting our area for ten days! From the Virginia Is For Lovers‘ website: We’re out […]
We’ve got seven runners representing the Cruisers tomorrow morning at the George Washington Parkway Classic Ten Mile Run, and I’m one of them. This morning would have been the perfect morning to sleep in, but a healthy dose of FOMO (fear of missing out), got me out of bed at 6:20 and on the running […]
On a cold January morning in 2014 while out on a Saturday morning group run with the Cruisers, we saw our fellow Cruiser friend Amanda running with a group of ladies we didn’t know. We stopped to say hi, and I teased her about two-timing the Cruisers. Later that day, she asked me if I […]
Every year after Christmas Eve mass, our family drives around our neighborhood admiring all of the beautiful lights, and at least once during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Eve Bill and I try to fit in a evening run to enjoy the lights again. During my early morning runs in December, however; I’m […]
Pre-run photos are getting harder to take now that it’s staying dark later in the mornings, especially since our MRTT running group starts at zero dark thirty most mornings. Since we run so many different distances on Saturday mornings, taking a large group picture at the end of our run in out of the question. […]
On Sunday, we had our first local chapter MRTT open house appropriately named the Fall Showcase Open House! Our chapter leaders, Erin and Amanda, put a lot of effort into making it perfect and fun for their 300 members. No, we didn’t have perfect attendance, but the turnout was really good! Erin had transformed her […]
On Saturday, at the end of our run we had a going away breakfast for one of our MRTT chapter leaders. Since we had some extra time, we decided to try a group jump picture. It turned out so well that I decided to write a tutorial on how to take the perfect jump picture. […]
Today’s post was written by my fun and crazy Moms RUN This Town friend, Erin. She and Amanda ran in the Ragnar/Pacers Mini-Relay (sponsored by Brooks Running) on Saturday evening and I’m seriously regretting not letting them talk me into joining them! Without further ado, here’s Erin’s recap… A few weeks ago, Pacers (a DC […]
Joining my local MRTT chapter was one of the best things for my running. Of course as with all things, you get out of it, what you put into it. I happen to be fortunate enough to be part of a very active and fun chapter. It’s very easy to want to meet these ladies […]
Notice anything different about the look of my blog? I’m considering myself lucky, very lucky… This morning I updated my theme and this is what I got. It’s never a good thing to see those two words, “Fatal error.” Fortunately, I always backup my website before updating anything. A quick Goggle search showed that other […]
I have been looking forward to this weekend for a long time! Here’s what was on my agenda: Friday: Fit Foodie packet pick-up Fit Foodie Tweet-Up Light Up The Night VIP Cocktail Party Saturday: Fit Foodie 5K Love DC Chefs Experience Julie’s bridal shower Julie’s bachelorette party Sunday: Power Systems Obstacle Course Bootcamp Fit Foodie […]
Yesterday I mentioned that to celebrate National Running Day, I am planning a joint celebration run with my MRTT friends and my Cruisers friends. It’s going to be awesome! Since I will be celebrating with these two very important groups of friends, I decided to reach out to them and ask them why they run. […]
Top Ten Reasons I’m happy that tomorrow is National Running Day… 10. I get to plan a party on the trail (group run); this time in the evening. 9. I get to see the Cruisers mid-week for a special run. 8. I get to see my MRTT friends when I’m actually awake. 7. I […]
This morning’s TKO Melanoma 5K was a ton of fun; well, except for while I was running which was hard work! This second annual race was in memory of Theresa O’Conner, a loving wife and mom, who lost her battle with melanoma in 2012. Running this race yearly and spreading the word about melanoma is […]
The running community is absolutely amazing, but I already knew that! This morning I ran with two other MRTT ladies for the very first time. Many from our group were either running in the Rock ‘N’ Roll USA Half Marathon or the Lucky Leprechaun 5K, so that left only three of us to brave […]
