Today is Mother’s Day and I have to admit that I have a pretty cool mom. I’ve always said that Mom was a women ahead of her time. When she and Dad got married she was a teacher with a two-year business degree. A few years after I was born, she knew that if she […]
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 […]
WARNING Graphic Picture Near End Of Post A flat brown spot showed up on my leg about ten years ago and I dismissed it as an early age spot. The next time I saw my dermatologist, Dr. Ha, I had him take a look at it. It seemed benign and he wasn’t concerned at the […]
It all started when I was about sixteen years old… I wanted a beautiful golden tan instead of my pasty white skin. I decided to take care of the problem one Sunday afternoon. I put on my bikini, grabbed a beach towel, a kitchen timer, and headed out into our back yard for a boring […]
In celebrations of today’s 11th annual running of the Potomac River Run Marathon and Half Marathon, I’m recapping when I ran the 2004 marathon and Bill ran the half. When we ran the race, it started and ended at Belle Haven Park in Alexandria and ran along the Mount Vernon Trail next to the beautiful […]
I’ve been trying to meet up and run with Logan of Mountains and Miles since last fall. We had a couple of runs planned in October but my dad got sick and I was out of town. We signed up for a trail race together this spring, but Logan aggravated her IT Band at a […]
In recapping the 2006 Frederick Marathon, I must first mention that there have been three races that I registered for, but didn’t run… There was the 2000 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run when Bill and I woke up to a light snow and let the sweet call of our warm bed pull us back in. […]
Today I am super excited to be featured on Carly Pizzani’s blog Fine Fit Day, and to be placed alongside so many other fit mamas! Please hop on over to her blog and check out Fit Mama Friday, and while you’re there, check out Carly’s other great articles about living a healthy lifestyle! Carly is […]
May is Melanoma Awareness Month and throughout the month I’ll be posting various articles, stories, pictures, and links that relate to skin cancer prevention and early detection. Some of the articles I have planned are (Note: edited to include links): Confessions Of A Tanning Goddess That Odd Looking Spot Sure Doesn’t Look Like Melanoma What […]
Sometimes you have a weekend that’s just perfect! This past weekend Bill and I went to Blacksburg for the Spring Maroon and White Game. All the way home we kept talking about how much fun we had! There’s just something about Blacksburg that makes us both so happy; and we’ve always said that if we […]
Good luck today to all of the runners participating today in the 29th Big Sur International Marathon! Back in 2001, Bill and I met our friends Miles and his wife Jeani in California to run this bucket-list marathon. Big Sur advises that this will not be a PR marathon for runners; in fact marathoners need […]
As you all know by now, bringing awareness to skin cancer is something that I am very passionate about, and since May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month I have several related posts planned for next month. Last year I ran in the TKO Melanoma 5K, and as always, wrote a race recap about my experience. […]
Carter’s Run is more than a just a race… Yes, there’s a 10K, a 5K, a kid’s fun run, and there’s even a Family Fun Fest to help entertain the little ones; but the event is much more than just a fun time for families, it’s an opportunity to honor a sweet little six-year old […]
Today I will be thinking about Boston… I’ll be thinking about the runners… I’ll be thinking about the spectators… I’ll be thinking about the volunteers… I’ll be thinking about those that put themselves in harm’s way to keep others safe… And I’ll be thinking about every single person that crosses the finish line… Because today, […]
We woke up to a beautiful spring day and found that the Easter Bunny had left basket for Bill and the boys… We attended 7:30 AM mass… We came home, goofed off, and then had a simple brunch… I took a thirty minute nap… We made filet Mignon for dinner… And then… We had cannoli […]
Before the Easter Bunny Hop, there was Debbie’s Easter Bonnet Marathon (or, the DEB Marathon)… Back in 2003 Bill and I were training for the Frederick Marathon; but weren’t we always training for a marathon? Anyway, the day before Easter we were scheduled to run our final long run of 20-22 miles before our taper. […]
I’ve run a lot of races over the years, 89 if you only count the ones listed on my Race Results tab. A few more, if you count the others that I ran way too long ago for me to remember the race names or distances… I’ve run enough races to make me appreciate a […]
Today’s post is a conglomeration of totally random stuff; some funny, some inspirational, and one thing that will be very exciting for one person… Nothing ties together, so don’t expect any great transition sentences from paragraph to paragraph! One of my clients posted this on my Facebook… And speaking of Facebook, my FB friends know […]
Last week I wrote about what it’s like to be a Hokie in a guest post over on Coach Daddy. In honor and memory of our 32 Hokies lost seven years ago today, I am rerunning the post… ************************************************* Before I jump into what it’s like to be a Hokie, Let me explain what a […]
Even though I hadn’t gotten an email notification, last week I instinctively decided to look on the Road Runners Club of America site to see if any coaching certification courses were coming my way. I’ve been trying for what seems like forever to get in a class, but every time I heard about one, it […]
