I just learned that my alma mater Virginia Tech is ranked at number three in The 25 Healthiest Colleges in the U.S. on Greatist.com. The author Nicole McDermott sites exercise incentive programs and contests where winning students are rewarded with free personal training sessions and exercise passes as one of the reasons VT received this […]
I am thrilled beyond words to tell you that two days after I ran in Sunday’s race, my back/legs feel really good! This morning I went for a five-mile run on the trail behind my house and saw some pretty cool things… Before I even got out of the house, I heard the ducks squawking […]
Last Monday I planned to write about the winners of the men’s and women’s divisions of the 117th Boston Marathon, but that didn’t happen. Since they won the Super Bowl of our sport, I want to recognize these two amazing runners. They started with over 23,000 other runners in Hopkinton on a near perfect race […]
Today was the George Washington Parkway Classic Ten-Miler. It’s a beautiful course that runs along the Potomac River from Mount Vernon to Alexandria. I first ran this race in 1999 with my friend Miles, but didn’t return again until 2009. It’s become an annual Cruiser event for the last five years, and you can read […]
Since I’m running in the GW Parkway Ten-Miler tomorrow morning, I decided to take advantage of an opportunity to walk eight miles with my friend Vel this morning. It is gorgeous out today! Cool and breezy, but gorgeous! As soon as we started walking we met one of our Cruisers, Amanda, coming off the trail […]
We are under tornado watch as I write this… It’s been a tough week for the running community, and I want to think of something happy! And boy-o-boy have I got just the right thing to show you and make us smile: A PUPPY!!! Meet Obbie… This photo was taken two years ago at the […]
If this week has proven anything, it’s that the running community knows how to stand together. Since Monday, I’ve read and seen on TV so many stories about runners helping other runners, and creating events to help the victims of the Boston Marathon tragedy. This made me think of motivational quotes I’ve read over the […]
I AM A RUNNER I love waking up early and watching the sun rise during my run I AM A RUNNER I smile when I see my friend running toward me for our run together I AM A RUNNER I get excited when I get new running shoes I AM A RUNNER I love to […]
For over three days I’ve been without my iPhone… It died on Friday night, so my first order of business when I got home from Blacksburg was to take care of replacing it. I run my business on my phone, and without it, I’m toast! I have running and fitness apps that I love […]
Six years ago today my phone rang non-stop… Yesterday I got calls and Facebook messages all afternoon… I have the most caring friends in the world. I was at the gym training a client when we heard about the shootings at Virginia Tech. My son was a freshman and I couldn’t get a call through […]
The Boston Marathon is the granddaddy of them all. It is the race that so many of us work incredibly hard to qualify for. Our dreams come true as we ride the bus to Hopkinton and then set out for our 26.2-mile run back to Boston. Today was the perfect day to run a […]
On Tuesday I posted Boston Marathon Quiz and Postcards from Adidas with the following quiz, just for fun! I know you haven’t been able to sleep all week, while waiting for the answers! Questions: Were you a good test taker in school? – Not really What do you have fun planned today? Did you race […]
Yesterday afternoon we drove to my favorite place on earth, Virginia Tech. I absolutely loved going to school at Tech, and I even met my husband there! We were thrilled when Joseph, our oldest son, decided to attend VT; and even more thrilled when he met Julie, ‘the cutest and sweetest girl in the world’ […]
Bird Encounter #1: Tuesday morning I heard a eery screech and thought little children might be outside playing and making crazy sounds. I went to my living room window and saw this guy “singing.” After hearing him sing, I can now say that I “sing like a bird!” 🙂 As the week has […]
Yesterday I wrote Cruisers’ Road Trip… The B.A.A. 5K and talked about our first ever running group road trip. We had enjoyed a fun weekend filled with attending the huge Boston Marathon expo and packet pick-up, the guys’ 5K on Sunday morning, and our pre-race dinner on Sunday night. The only thing left to do […]
At the 2009 Marine Corps Marathon, three Cruisers qualified for Boston: Alan, Candy, and I. Alan and Candy flew to Boston, but I rode in the first ever “Cruisers Road Trip” with fellow Cruisers Jerome, Chuck, and Sal. The following is part one of an excerpt of my recap that I wrote when we got […]
Even though I’m not running Boston this year, I’m very excited that it’s Boston week, or at least that’s what I’m calling it! I thought I’d start you off with a little quiz to get you in the mood for the race! I’ll post the answers on Sunday. In 1997, Adidas gave out a very […]
What happens on the third Monday in April in Boston? Ask a Bostonian and they’ll say it’s Patriot’s Day. Ask any runner and they’ll tell you it’s the day of the Boston Marathon, the granddaddy of all marathons. One week from today is THE day. I’ve had the good fortune to run Boston twice; […]
Today was a gorgeous day for the Cherry Blossom Ten-Miler in D.C. Congrats to all of the Cruisers who completed it! Bill and I have run it many times in the past, but didn’t today. Here I am in my second Cherry Blossom race back in 1999. You can see that there is scaffolding around […]
On Thursday, I posted One Word… and wrote the word “RUN” in several different languages; then asked if you knew which languages they were. I know them only because I googled them while writing the post. Not to brag, but I did know “run” and “unray” without looking them up. Injury update: This morning I […]
