Welcome to yet another whirlwind weekend in my life. I swear, I leave work on Friday, blink, and suddenly it's Sunday evening again! There is never enough time to get everything done. Let's start from the beginning. Saturday I got a pretty decent night's sleep on Friday (which I definitely needed - I was a … Continue reading Another Whirlwind Weekend: Last Pre-Tink Long Run & The Color Run!
I had the lovely treat today of hitting the hairdresser and voila: The brilliance of my blonde has been restored! Aside from the fact that my hair was due for a refresh, it's always nice to pay a pre-vacation visit to the salon. Disneyland is right around the corner! Pre-Race Planning With Tinker Bell … Continue reading Blonde Ambition
...that we're headed to Disneyland in a little over a week! The next two weeks is sure to be full of challenging (but rewarding) training runs, getting everything at work wrapped up before vacation, 10ish hours in total on planes but, most importantly, time at the Happiest Place on Earth! The Real Reason We're Headed to Disneyland: … Continue reading I Almost Cannot Contain My Excitement!
So the only sort-of resolution I have for myself is to keep my house cleaner and do all the decorating I have been wanting to do. I don't really focus that much on New Years as a time to reevaluate my life. I am fitter than I have ever been, I am happily married, I don't think … Continue reading A New Year’s Resolution…for my cat
It feels good to see this much green filling up my Nike+ week: My sole mission for today was to get my treadmill speed workout done. That means I barely did anything else (you know, all those mental negotiations insuring my arrival at the gym took too much energy to do much else). My original … Continue reading Staying Strong on Day Six!
So I couldn't have been more excited to find this in my inbox early this evening: The San Francisco Nike Women's Marathon (and Half Marathon) peaked my interest in the past and when I saw they planned to host an inaugural race in DC this year, I knew I wanted to be a part of it. … Continue reading Nike Women’s Half Marathon DC – Here I Come!
I am so proud of my husband today because he completed his first 5k race today. If you knew my husband, you would know this is a big deal because he frequently reminds me how much he hates running. Since it's something I love so much, I always want to get him into it but have so … Continue reading Everyone Starts Somewhere…
Where to even begin?! Clearly, I had a great race but let's start from the beginning... Let me preface by saying I don't have a whole lot of pictures since my phone stays safely inside my running belt for the entire race but hopefully my supremely rich and vivid descriptions will paint a perfect mental picture for … Continue reading Disney’s Wine & Dine Half Marathon: Race Recap Time!
Good morning world! I feel GREAT today for one very simple reason: While I will save my full race recap for later, here's the cliff notes version: Race Conditions - Just about perfect. Nice cool temperatures set the stage for a great race Race Gear - This was probably the most comfortable race outfit I have put … Continue reading I’m a PR Machine! SNEAK PEEK: Wine & Dine Half 2012
Alright, kids! The excitement is building and that means it's almost time for... THE 2012 WINE & DINE HALF MARATHON! Let Race Weekend Begin! The weather has been absolutely be-u-tiful in the Orlando area lately and today was no exception! Since I have been completely ruined by Florida's scorching temperatures, once the temperature slips below 70 … Continue reading Locked & Loaded: 2012 Wine & Dine Half
Why Hello Dolly! 