Yesterday’s race was the first time ever that I had a DNF (did not finish)… It was for a very good reason though, and if you stay with me for a few minutes, you’ll see why! Last week Bill and I signed up for the 20th Annual Ashburn Farm 10K, a race that we’ve run […]
While I’m preparing to run in our local turkey trot this morning, celebrating post-race by hosting our annual champagne breakfast for the Cruisers, and then busily preparing food for our Thanksgiving feast, I must take time to say a prayer of thanksgiving for my many blessings… Have a blessed Thanksgiving, my friends. I’ll be back […]
Since today is packet pick-up for the Ashburn Farm Thanksgiving Day 2K/5K/10K, I thought I’d write a recap of the previous years that Bill and I have run in this local Thanksgiving morning turkey trot. We estimate that we’ve run the race about 10-15 times, and some of our friends have run it every year. […]
I ran across these pictures a few weeks ago while digging through old marathon pictures. The follow story still makes me smile whenever I think about it… Ginger had never been a runner, but decided that she would like to add that to her exercise routine. She was a big fan of Jazzercise, which she […]
In honor of today’s 50th running of the JFK 50 Miler, I’m recapping my race from 1997. Here’s just a tiny bit of history on how the race got started 50 years ago… In 1963, the race was just one of many 50-mile races started as an initiative by our president to get the country […]
Today’s post will be short and sweet, but I would be remiss not to wish all of my readers a Happy Hug A Runner Day! The above photo shows exactly why I do what I do! That’s Jessica (one of my clients) in the photo above… In June 2012 she told me that she wanted […]
This morning I was out the door of my mom’s house by 6 AM for my run. No big deal considering at home I sometimes run at 5:30 AM. Except for the bears, coyotes, foxes, bobcats, and skunks that I’m sure were lurking in all of the shadows… You see, at home (in suburbia) I […]
You guys seem to enjoy my recaps from races I ran long before I started blogging, and I love having one place that I can put all of my pictures and thoughts on those races together, so I’m going to keep sharing these with you. Today I’m recapping the five years that Bill and I […]
In honor of today’s 36th running of the Richmond Marathon, I’m recapping my 2011 Richmond adventure; the good, the bad, and the ugly… As soon as Bill and I registered for the race, I ordered these shirts for us just because I loved what it said on front! It’s still one of my favorite race […]
Today is my birthday, and I absolutely love birthdays! At my age I celebrate the whole month of November because I’ve earned it. To celebrate my 56 years of living on this magnificent earth, I thought I’d write a birthday letter to my many different ages… Dear 1-year old self… Keep running, but for heavens […]
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 was born in 1895 and grew up on a […]
I love reading race reports and always offer for our Cruisers to write a recap for Deb Runs after their race. Two weeks ago Amanda ran the 38th Marine Corps Marathon and took me up on my offer. Without further ado, I’ll turn it over to Amanda to take you along on her very first […]
It was 29 degrees when we drove to meet the Cruisers for our weekly group run. I didn’t see any frost on the pumpkins, but I saw frost on the bridge railings. Since the temps were supposed to warm up quickly and I was planning to run twelve miles and would be out for a […]
Back in early October, I made a promise to write several posts giving you a variety of running tips you could use for your upcoming marathons. I wrote the following “Race Preparation” articles: The Week Leading Up To Your Race, The Last Two Days Before The Race, Race Items Check List, and Race Recovery. Unfortunately, […]
My mom told me that autumn was my dad’s favorite season, and I can’t believe that I never knew that. I love fall, but can’t say that it’s my favorite season. I always like the season that we’re in; although, I prefer winter when it’s snowing. Here are some of the things that I love […]
Last weekend Sue over at This Mama Runs for Cupcakes ran her first marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon. Afterward, she wrote your typical recap of the race; however, on Friday she wrote the best race recap that I’ve ever read. If you don’t read any other race recap ever again, read this one, The REAL […]
As promised in early October, I was able to convince my Cruiser bestie Beth that my readers would love to relive her 2011 New York City Marathon race experience with her in celebration of today’s running of the marathon. Without further ado, here is Beth’s forth guest post on Deb Runs. Today is the 43rd […]
Last Saturday while Bill and I were still at my parents’ house we woke up at 8:30 AM to 22 degrees. Mom checked her little weather station for the overnight low and it had gotten down to 17 degrees! We waited around until 11:30 to go on our run, and by then the temperature had […]
Can I just say that my favorite Halloween tradition comes after trick-or-treating? My favorite little Indiana Jones stops by my house every year after he collects his loot and we trade candy. One Mounds equals as much candy as he wants from my basket. One 3Muskateers equals three candy choices. Unfortunately, he hasn’t gotten any […]
You all know that I love my foam rollers, even if I don’t remember to use them every day. And yes, I’m getting better about using them regularly! Remember back in July when I wrote Rolling It Out, a “how to” on rolling out trigger points? At the time I told you about (and how […]
