Whenever people hear that my kids are up at 5 or 5:30 in the morning, they get this horrified expression on their faces and say, “How can you stand that?” Even when I explain, they don’t quite believe me. But the honest to God’s truth is that we end up waking up our kids. I’m [...]
It’s 8:11 a.m. and I’ve run 8.58 miles (which included 5 x 1200 at an average of 7:45 pace), showered, had breakfast, drank coffee, made my kids’ lunches, read e-mail, and am now writing a quick blog. What have you done so far today? Seriously, though, I’m at the point of my marathon training where [...]
I have this evil cold that was given to me by my dear, darling children. Of course, they get a cold and keep running. I get a cold and I want to bury myself beneath a pile of blankets in my over-A.C.’d house, with a stack of magazines and a big bowl of chicken soup. [...]
This past weekend was a big running weekend for me. I went up to Alton, New Hampshire, early Saturday morning to run the Big Lake Half Marathon. Supposedly it’s a very beautiful course. I’m not really sure. I didn’t fuel up properly beforehand (normally I eat a peanut-butter sandwich and a banana, but since I [...]
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
A huge shout out to my boot camp buds, Petra and Chris, who ROCKED the Boston Marathon. Monday morning was Patriots’ Day. As you may know, I first thought Patriots’ Day was a ridiculous made-up holiday. But I was a fast convert. Patriots’ Day should be a national holiday. Battle re-enactments! Parades! The marathon! Doodles [...]
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
This past weekend, I took my first night away from the kids. And. It. Was. Heavenly. Last summer I joined a boot camp class. My town has an e-mail list and a woman, C., posted to form a class for “serious athletes.” Despite my misgivings about the “serious” part, I joined up and every Wednesday [...]
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
I cut my finger last week. Not a big deal. A little bloody, but minor. But the thing is it’s on my thumb and as such I keep hitting it and it’s not getting better, so I’ve been putting Neosporin on it and stuck a Band-Aid on. Which is kind of like pasting a flashing [...]