First and foremost, HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you all!!! I know many of you ran Turkey Trots this morning, and hope you are now enjoying this special day full of food, football & family! I’m currently at my brother Kevin’s place & rudely typing this blog while everyone else is sitting around Kev’s big screen noshing…
Month: November 2013
Sparkly Soul Fundraiser: December 2nd – December 9th
Starting next Monday (December 2nd) I’m doing a fundraiser through Sparkly Soul Headbands! These headbands are no headache & no slip…yes, REALLY! The headbands come in two sizes (thin and wide) and multiple color combinations – check out the blue/gold striped BOSTON STRONG design! I have done numerous events using these headbands. They make a great holiday…
How to Fuel a Rare Runner!
On Saturday morning before the Philadelphia Marathon, I woke up early to bake & pack. Yes, I said bake. I made some low protein banana muffins to take with me up to Philly. These work as a great snack or pre-race breakfast. It’s common knowledge that what you eat on the days leading up to…
Philadelphia Marathon – Part 1
Before I forget again, a few overdue shout-outs to Jeanne, Colleen, Ben, Jen & Anonymous! With your help, I’m over $500 raised for the HCU fund!!! Now, onto this weekend’s forecast, I’ll be heading up to the city of brotherly love to run in the 2014 Philadelphia Marathon….cue the “Rocky” theme music 🙂 EYE…
Veteran’s Day
Happy Veteran’s Day! THANK YOU to all the men and women who sacrifice so much for us to live free! I took the photo above yesterday morning after the Veteran’s Day 10K in Washington DC. The race went well. I had a late night on Saturday, and it was tempting to sleep in and skip…
Fun Runs
How was everyone’s weekend? The weather here was absolutely gorgeous – LOVE this time of year! I had a chance to fit in a run on Saturday afternoon & found myself immersed in the beautiful fall foliage. I also took advantage of some unexpected down time on Saturday to look into a few upcoming local races…
Fall Back
I don’t know about you, but I for one am looking forward to sleeping in an extra hour tomorrow! This week was super busy, but I did get a lot accomplished. The blog is live, I successfully completed an early AM training run, and I’m 1% towards my fundraising goal – more shout outs to…