Sometimes it’s hard being a Hokie football fan – like during the 2014 season, and when I was a student. This past fall, Virginia Tech played Ohio State early on in the season, and I was nervous. Many of our friends went to Columbus to watch the game. Bill and I didn’t. I refused to […]
The first time I heard about Yaktrax was back in 2007 when running with a friend, make that, trying to run with a friend on a very icy and snowy W&OD Trail. He was wearing something on his shoes that reminded me of a pair of tire chains. He confidently plowed ahead, while I dodged […]
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 Things I Like About My Favorite City to be this week’s Friday Five theme. If you’ve read […]
Back in the fall, our local meteorologists were predicting a snowier than normal winter for us – something about El Niño, La Niña, El Snowman, or something like that. Anyway, Bill and I talked about getting a treadmill for our home gym so we wouldn’t have to miss any of our winter runs. I stopped […]
Runners rarely get injured. We cross-train. We stretch after every run. We foam roll regularly. We always ice our sore muscles. We stay well hydrated. Most importantly, we listen to our bodies and stop running immediately when we feel something isn’t right. Um, not really. We have the best of intentions. Really we do. But […]
“A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline” – Harvey MacKay 1. Consistent Weight Training To Prevent Injuries I have been blessed to be relatively healthy with all of the running I do, and I don’t like to dwell on little niggles here and […]
On January 1, 2014 I set my running goals for the year. What better day than the last day of the year to take a look and see how I did on those goals, and to give myself a grade… 1. More trail runs and races – C Bill and I ran one trail race, […]
As the year draws to an end, it time to reassess my 2014 goals. One of my goals was to have more blogger meetups. Here’s a month-by-month look at how I did… January – Becky from Running On Happy on a training run on the W&OD Trail February – Amy from Twingles Mom at […]
As 2014 draws to an end, I’ve put together my running/racing year in pictures… My goal this year was to run a race each month, but by the time I set my goals, the local January races that I was interested in running were already filled to capacity. January ended up being the only month […]
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 […]
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 Holiday Traditions to be this week’s Friday Five theme. If you’ve read my blog for very long, […]
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 […]
