A mother's adventures in fitness and food while living on a budget.
Tag: Marine Corps Marathon
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- "You got this. You got this. You, you, you got this," said a enthusiastic woman in Georgetown like a grown-up cheerleader. "You have run 24 miles. Today, you are the heroes," a muscle-bound Marine said as we entered Crystal City. "Who said you can walk? I see walkers in my running course," … Continue reading Race recap: My first marathon
Tomorrow I will cross a finish line and become a marathoner. Right now, I'm getting my gear together. While my friend on Facebook have been sweating bullets for a few days or maybe even weeks, I was fine. Until today ... I've spent four months training for this, but mentally I feel unprepared. So let … Continue reading Final thoughts…
Recommended reading: "Born to Run," by Christopher McDougall First off, let me get serious for a minute before we get into my marathon training recap. As you may know, I'm raising money for Team RWB, a great nonprofit that helps veterans readjust to civilian life. Right now, my home state of West Virginia has … Continue reading Training recap: One month left
In 10 weeks, I will be running my first marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon. Training has been unlike anything I've ever done. Unlike organized sports, there's no one to tell me what to do, how to better myself or when to take a break. I have to do me, as in trust in my training … Continue reading Marathon training update
Another Mother's Day has come and gone. I have a few more pieces of art to decorate our house with and had a wonderful snack of an apple, doughnut and boxed juice. But I'm here to talk about dirt. Another Mother's Day gift was a day away from the races. Mountain Papa took the two … Continue reading Digging the dirt for MCM
The wind chimes on my iPhone go off. It's four hours since I got off work and I'm up, struggling to put on my running clothes.I'm doing it because it's Friday, and in an hour I'll be at the starting point of Team Red, White and Blue's weekly group run. I wish the sun was up. … Continue reading Team RWB: The fun runs
I might as well warn you, you're going to be learning a lot more about me.You see, I joined this group called Team RWB. It helps veterans reconnect to the community through social and athletic activities. And I was recently chosen to receive one of the group's charity bibs for the 2015 Marine Corps Marathon.It … Continue reading My first marathon
