Summer long runs are hot, humid and sticky. All I want when I get home is to get into a cool shower. But, given that it’s a 15-20 minute drive home, and running research says you should eat something within 30 minutes Read More →
Source: NP_DC
Have you heard about November Project? It’s a free fitness movement that’s across the US and several other countries, including Canada and Iceland! You should read more about it Read More →
How did the week go so fast?!? It was crazy at work and with evening commitments, so a little light on the workouts. But, Read More →
I went to my first track workout of the summer season this week. Ugh, I forgot how hard running fast is! I was grateful, however, that it was just in the low 80s and mild humidity after work on Wednesday. Read More →
Geocaching: the game of finding hidden treasures around the world based on their GPS coordinates.
Geocache container and my backpack outside of Akureyri, Iceland.
7 miles and 1 kettlebell class. So a low mileage week. Bummer.
But the flip side, since I have such a late marathon (mid-November), it’s ok that I’m not fully ramped up. Read More →
I work at a university in Washington, DC, and the students I interact with come from all over the US (and the world) for the graduate program I work in. DC is a major attraction Read More →
A few weeks ago, I organized a day of wine tasting with my two of my girlfriends. I just wanted a day out of DC to try new things and get some fresh air. So we went west, Read More →
In full honesty and transparency, because it’s important in life and in running, I had a terrible week. Ok, so I had a terrible running week. Like seriously, zero miles. I went to kettlebell class and that was it. I was in an intensive certificate program for 8 hours a day, then doing my own work, commuting, had evening commitments, and was trying to read each night for class the next day. The classes were awesome! But… I averaged 5 hours a sleep for the whole time. It was rough.
A bright spot though, I did homebase for ARRC on Saturday, which meant I got to see all my running peeps, even if I wasn’t out on the hills with them.
I’m going to try again. Even though my schedule says 26 miles this week, I will be happy if I can hit 18-20, given how the past two weeks have been. It’s all you can do sometimes, try again in the morning, step by step.
I’m so glad it’s Friday, aren’t you? I’ve had a crazy week- 8 hours of a professional development course each day, plus my job and regular commitments in the evenings. So there will be lots of pictures*. Today I’m linking up for the Friday Five with Courtney, Mar, and Cynthia. Make sure you check out their awesome blogs as well as those who join the link up.
