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On August 1, 1981 I married my best friend and the love of my life. On August 1, 2014 my groom of 33 years and I threw a huge party. I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary – even though the party wasn’t for us. The party was a […]
On Thursday I picked up my race packet for the Firecracker 5K in Reston Town Center. Packet pick-up was at Potomac River Running and I got in and out in a breeze! Since last year’s shirt was a little tight, I ordered a medium this year and it fits perfectly. The color is a […]
Before I tell you about “Book Night,” I have to follow up on wedding dress shopping with Julie, her mom, and sister on Saturday. We went to two different bridal stores, had lunch, and in general had a great time! Oh yeah, and Julie found the perfect wedding dress! Once Julie picked out her dress […]
In my spare time yesterday morning, I got my “Race Results” tab completed on my blog. Now all of my races are organized by distance and in chronological order. We runners are very nerdy like that and love to have everything laid out and easy to look at. If you even have a smidgen of […]
Earlier this week I started stalking the Run With Santa 5K website when I saw the messy weather coming across the country with an ETA in the DC area on Sunday morning about the time the race was to start. This is what I found… And then last night Weather Bug had this […]
Happy Fourth of July! We started our morning off with a BANG by running in the =PR= Potomac River Running Firecracker 5K. They do things right, and today’s race didn’t disappoint! The following quote is from the race web site: This is a wonderful opportunity to give thanks and show your support to our local […]
Today I had lunch with my coach, mentor, and friend Miles. We met years ago when I worked at The Health Club of Reston. Miles came to the gym during lunch to workout, and I would hang on his every word telling me about his marathon training. One day Miles told me that he had […]
