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Short Segmented Trail Detours Signs along the W&OD Trail have been warning us for months that Dominion Electric would be making critical repairs to the aging electrical lines running along the W&OD Trail. Additionally, nearby residents received letters letting us know of the infrastructure improvements coming our way. During the early part of the […]
Our Favorite Trail The W&OD Trail has practically become a second home to Bill and me during our many years of running and cycling. The almost 45-mile long Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park runs from Shirlington to Purcellville and consists of a paved two-way trail with a parallel gravel horse trail. Over the […]
As the reality of how easily the corona virus (COVID-19) spreads and the anxiety of possibly contracting the disease became a vivid reality in the United States in early March, I couldn’t help but compare our anxiety to the panic and fear that surrounded the polio epidemic of the 1950’s according to the stories told […]
As a couple, Bill and I have never gone out and cut down a Christmas tree. For several years, we purchased our Christmas tree from a nursery, but eventually started buying them from our local volunteer fire department. I reasoned that the fire department would surely sell the freshest-cut trees in town. Looking back, I’m […]
Nestled in the woods on Heck of a Hill Road in Wilson, Wyoming, the Jackson Hole Hideout was the perfect location to stay for our race getaway. Innkeepers Greg and Beth made us feel right at home and provided a wealth of knowledge about local dining, hiking, and areas of interest. The Grand Teton Half […]
As a couple, Bill and I have never gone out and cut down a Christmas tree. For several years, we purchased our Christmas tree from a nursery, but then we started buying them from our local volunteer fire department. I reasoned that the fire department would surely sell the freshest-cut trees in town. Looking back, […]
Today’s post originally ran 0n December 10, 2013, but when another rabid animal attacked a runner in Maine just last month, I thought it was time to update the post with the newest story… You’re not going to believe this story that I heard about on TV, and later read about in this Washington Post […]
Way back in the early days of my blog, I planned to write a post defining the many words, acronyms, and phrases we runners use that not just everyone understands. You know, like bandit, taper, bloody nipples, splits, LSD, two a days, BQ, the wall, or training cycle, but I quickly realized that had been overdone by […]
On Wednesday while exploring what ageless means to me, I had a chance to share how I feel that age isn’t just a number. I think it all boils down to enjoying life and not getting hung up on your age. I’m talking about age a lot this week because I turn 58 tomorrow. I’m at the age where my […]
This walked into a bar jokes post contains affiliate links… I have debated many times on whether or not to share my favorite walked into a bar jokes here on Deb Runs. I decided to go for it – go big or go home, right? The reason I’ve debated is because not a single […]
Ten days ago Bill and I headed to Blacksburg for a Friday night Virginia Tech game against North Carolina State. Blacksburg is our home-away-from-home, and we always have so much fun when we’re in town. Our first order of business was drinks and dinner at Cabo Fish Taco! Friday morning we hit our favorite […]
Holly from HoHoRuns tagged me to answer some fun non-running questions. Her answers were quite entertaining, and I hope to make mine half as fun… What is something people might be surprised to learn about you? If I hadn’t gotten my degree in health and physical education, I would have loved studying either turf […]
Until a couple of weekends ago, I hadn’t slept in a tent for years. During our early years of marriage, Bill and I enjoyed seeing our beautiful country on a couple of different cross-country camping trips and then another tour of the Pacific Northwest, south to San Francisco, and back to Utah. After our […]
It’s been forever since I wrote about random stuff going on! It seems like all of my recent musings have been about training, healthy recipes, race or trail run recaps, and of course Wednesday Word. So outside of those things what have I been up to lately? If you follow me on Instagram, you might […]
Well this weekend certainly flew by! All last week Bill and I planned to go into DC on Friday morning for a run along the Tidal Basin and to take pictures of the cherry blossoms, but we had to postpone it because of rain and fog. Even if bad weather hadn’t moved in, we would […]
I wish I was the kind of writer that could leave you laughing hysterically at with me – so much so that you would pee your pants. But enough about bodily fluids, there will plenty of time for that later. Thursday was a normal day. I had a good early morning run with my MRTT […]
Back before I got my Garmin, I used my RunKeeper app on my phone to track my mileage, time, and pace. While out on a run one day, I notice that every time my RunKeeper announced my mileage, a loud car drove by and I couldn’t hear my phone. As soon as the lady in […]
As a couple, Bill and I have never gone out and cut down a Christmas tree. For several years, we purchased our Christmas tree from a nursery, but eventually started buying them from our local volunteer fire department. I reasoned that the fire department would surely sell the freshest-cut trees in town. Looking back, I’m […]
This morning, I got tagged by M at ReadEatWriteRun to provide ten random facts about me, tag ten people that I want to know more about, and tag the tagger back. 1. My right eye is blue, and the top half of my left eye is blue, but the bottom half is a brownish-green color. […]
Let me tell you the story of Rally Pigeon… but first I’ll start my story earlier in the day when we visited The Bullpen, because most good stories start with a margarita! Our good friends Beth and Tom invited us to join them for a Nationals game where the Nats were taking on the Giants […]
