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 […]
2014 was a huge (eleven races), and really good racing year for me. It all just clicked. Of course, the fact that I decided to dedicate all of my races to my dad, and actually trained hard for the first time in several years didn’t hurt. Finding a new group of speedy running friends with […]
Last night the Cruisers had their annual Christmas party. Each Cruiser who wants to participate in the gift exchange brings a wrapped gift. I stopped by Potomac River Running on Wednesday and picked up two mugs and two Christmas ornaments for Bill and me to give away. I paired them like you see below, and […]
It’s time for Friday Five linkup with DC area bloggers Courtney at Eat Pray Run DC, Cynthia at You Signed Up for What?!, and Mar at Mar on the Run! Be sure to stop by their blogs and say hello! The DC Trifecta chose Favorite Winter Activities to be this week’s Friday Five theme. Of course, I equate winter to snow, and […]
Last year I ran my first Run With Santa 5K in softly falling snow, and couldn’t have been happier! Just before the race started, snow started falling and it snowed throughout the entire race. It was glorious, and I dreamed of a repeat this year. The day before this year’s race brought pouring rain to […]
I’ve recently become a huge fan of BAMR Bands. There are so many fun and pretty designs and colors to choose from, and they don’t slip like other headbands. My MRTT friends turned me on to these cool headbands during the summer when they showed up for our runs all color-coordinated, and I showed up […]
When you’re as old as I am, the Christmas decorations you had as a child can be considered vintage! I wandered through my parents’ freshly decorated house, picking out my favorite childhood decorations. I hope you enjoy seeing the pictures, and learning about the story behind these “special to me” Christmas decorations… 1. […]
I have a tradition of running several miles in the early hours of Thanksgiving morning before running in the Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day 5K; however, this year Mother Nature had other plans. It snowed most of the day on Wednesday, and even though the main roads were fine, the side roads and trails were still […]
If cooking counted as a workout, I would have been an over achiever last week! But, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not a good multitasker, and always let other things go when I’m hyper-focusing on something. I know – not a good trait to have… Monday I had a busy work day […]
t’s time for Friday Five linkup with DC area bloggers Courtney at Eat Pray Run DC, Cynthia at You Signed Up for What?!, and Mar at Mar on the Run! Be sure to stop by their blogs and say hello! During this busy Thanksgiving week that jumps right into the busiest and most festive time of the year, the DC Trifecta […]
Have a blessed Thanksgiving, my friends! While running in our local turkey trot this morning dressed as a pilgrim (yes, dressed as a pilgrim), celebrating post-race by hosting our annual champagne breakfast for the Cruisers, and then busily putting the finishing touches on the food for our Thanksgiving dinner, I am ever thankful for […]
Let’s try this again! If you get email notifications of my blog posts, you either saw the imcomplete version of the post below, or something like, “Gnarly Dude, that’s a 404!” I started this post last December and dated it for this November. I thought I had it scheduled to run on Wednesday, but it […]
My last week before the craziness of the six-week long holiday season was pretty good – training wise. We’ll see how focused I can stay as the weeks get busier and busier… Monday Lifted Tuesday Tuesday was one of those days were I was very thankful to have a very patient person running with me. […]
I’m linking up again this month with Amanda at The Lady Okie and Becka at Sunshine To The Square Inch for their Runner’s Tell All monthly linkup. Be sure to pop over to their blogs to see what they are up to, and to see who else is linking up. This month, Amanda and Becka’s […]
It’s time for Friday Five linkup with DC area bloggers Courtney at Eat Pray Run DC, Cynthia at You Signed Up for What?!, and Mar at Mar on the Run! Be sure to stop by their blogs and say hello! Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and quite appropriately, this week’s Friday Five theme is Favorite Fall Foods… […]
Long before the blog, and possibly even before I was on Facebook (yes I’m talking about the olden days), I somehow heard about Hug A Runner Day. On that cold November 20th morning, I hugged my favorite runner goodbye before he left for work, and left my house for a solo run around our […]
Yes, I will admit that I am quite the gadget geek, and I do love my running toys. Just this past weekend I got two more, but more on that later. First, here’s my week in review… Monday I started Monday back on track with lifting weights. I don’t mean to whine, but I just […]
Last year I wrote my first birthday letter to myself and have decided to update it each year. Here’s my original post with my age updated in the first paragraph and the addition of this year’s note to myself… Today is my birthday, and I absolutely love birthdays! At my age I celebrate the […]
I’ve written about dressing for different types of weather (Flat Runner Guide To Dressing For Your Run), but I haven’t written specifically about tips for running in cold weather until now. 1. Dress For Once You’re Warmed Up – I see this more than any other mistake runners make. You should always dress […]
Today’s post is an encore production from last Veteran’s Day… Today is Veteran’s Day, a day to honor those who have served our country in the armed forces. If you have served in one of the branches of our military, thank you! Today I want to talk about one of my army heroes… My papaw […]
