Welcome to Wednesday Word, a monthly linkup for everyone, not just health and fitness bloggers. On the first Wednesday of every month you will have a single word prompt to write about. Let your imagination run free and share with your readers your interpretation of that word, or simply use it as inspiration for your post. […]
I did pretty much nothing fitness wise other than make sure to do my five-minute planks on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. As I mentioned last week, we spent Sunday in the car driving home from my mom’s house and once we got home, I had grocery shopping to do, Christmas Eve mass to attend, and lots […]
It’s hard to believe that it was six years ago that Bill and I joined our friend Lolly for the 2011 Ringing In Hope 10K in Brambleton, VA. We were the only Cruisers to run the race, but not the only in attendance because our Cruiser friend Jerome was working the event for Capital Running […]
~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes… I runfess: Earlier in December I ordered new Santa capris (affiliate link), but when they arrived, I noticed that one leg says HO! HO! HO! and the other leg says !OH !OH !OH. I went back to look at the picture on […]
As the year draws to an end, it’s time to reflect back on 2017 and my year of running, something I’ve done for the last several years. Best race experience: This past year I ran in seven races: For The Love Of It 10K, Firecracker 5K, Outer Banks Lighthouse 5K, Shenandoah Half Marathon, OBX Half Marathon, Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day 5K, […]
Joy To The World! The Lord Has Come Let Earth Receive Her King… Sending Christmas Blessings And Cheer Your Way!
We’re in the car making the six-hour drive home from my mom’s house so I have plenty of time to write this week’s recap. Here goes… It’s that time of year where the calories flow and self control is tested, and Monday put me to the first test of the season. One of my clients […]
When I think about my favorite Christmas traditions, I often conjure up memories from my childhood. Over the years, though, Bill and I have created new customs of our own, and today I’m sharing my ten all-time favorite memories… 1. My earliest Christmas memories start with my brother and me helping my dad find the […]
December’s Race Linkup is open four days early since our normal date falls on Christmas Day, so link away! Welcome to Race Linkup, a monthly linkup opening on the last Monday of every month and staying open for four weeks. Link your race schedule so everyone can see who else will be at the next race and we can arrange meet-ups with other […]
I first posted this in December 2015 and it remains one of my favorite DebRuns posts. I hope you enjoy! The basement was quiet without any noise, No banging or clanging of any gym toys. Just a few empty bottles, and a little spilled water, I nervously wondered if we had a free-loading squatter. Forgetting the season, forgetting […]
Our week started off on a high note with the Cruisers‘ annual Christmas party on Sunday evening. Each year we meet at a local Japanese sushi bar and steakhouse, and then come back to Bill’s and my home for dessert and a gift exchange. We keep it simple and always have such a fun time! […]
=PR= Races’ Run With Santa 5K has become one of my favorite annual races, especially since Erin and I declared it one of our races three years ago and the shenanigans ensued. Monday evening, just five delivery days prior to the race, Erin texted with updated pictures of her sugarplum fairy race costume. Peer pressure is […]
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, […]
This time of year is crazy for everyone, but with my self-imposed expectations of Martha Stewarting everything I do, I stay incredibly busy and that’s why I was more or less absent from social media all week, and I wouldn’t change a thing… On Sunday I had a lot of fun with my MRTT friends at […]
Welcome to Wednesday Word, a monthly linkup for everyone, not just health and fitness bloggers. On the first Wednesday of every month you will have a single word prompt to write about. Let your imagination run free and share with your readers your interpretation of that word, or simply use it as inspiration for your post. […]
This week’s title pretty much sums up my week. If I wasn’t working or working out, I was writing race recaps from my last two races and prepping for some other throwback recaps coming up. Somewhere in there I tried to slip in a little sleep, and sadly it was just a little because going […]
Once again, on Thanksgiving morning my family joined our friends for the 24nd annual Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day 5K. It’s a fun tradition that’s become the perfect start to our Thanksgiving. The race has 10K, 5K, and 2K distances so there’s a distance for everyone! One of the things I love about this race is that we […]
For some of the Cruiser ladies, the OBX Half Marathon was a race eleven months in the making. I started our race story with my post, But First, We Had To Have A Birthday Party, last week when I explained that the idea of running this particular race first came about at a Christmas party […]
Welcome to Race Linkup, a monthly linkup opening on the last Monday of every month and staying open for four weeks. Link your race schedule so everyone can see who else will be at the next race and we can arrange meet-ups with other bloggers and our readers. You can link up your race schedule every month or only when you register for […]
One to always plan ahead, I ran mid-day on Monday in anticipation of Thursday’s annual turkey trot which my entire family has been running for years. I headed out for an easy five-mile run on the cool, beautiful day after training my morning clients. Once home, I showered, foam rolled, etc. and then did […]
