I’m typing this 5 hours into a 15 hour flight. I have travel on the brain, so let’s review some of the more (and less) awesome aspects of today’s travel experience so far: AWESOME: I drove myself to the airport. First time I’ve driven in over 6 months. I even managed to stay on the […]
In the past 18 months, I have lived in no fewer than eight different zip codes (sometimes two at once, and there was a stretch of five months during which I really had no house/apartment/zip code). So it should come as no surprise that I have pretty liberal definition of the word “home”. While this […]
Pop Quiz: What’s one thing that a brand new blogger – who is just starting to get involved in the runner-blogging community – shouldn’t do? Answer: Stop blogging for two weeks. Whoops. Apologies, folks. I didn’t like it any more than you did (she says, deluding herself into believing that some people actually look forward […]
Apologies, folks, it’s been a few days. Things have been a bit hectic over here. Life is keeping me on my toes! Stress + Running = Holly’s IT Bands Need Lots of Love Thankfully, the ever-faithful foam roller provides! It’s in my suitcase right now… Someone around here has a drinking problem… Yep, one of […]
So, where were we? Ooooh yes, that’s right. Just crossing the starting line at the 2XU half-marathon. The first part of my race report is here. But briefly: Thumbs up for the ease of bag check and the cleanliness of the pre-race port-a-potties. Thumbs down for the wave start that was semi-secret, for the 10 minutes […]
These weirdo pre-race dreams have got to stop. Time: Around 2 AM on Sunday morning…. …and I was running back-to-back races; I’d just finished the 5K and was refueling before heading to the starting line for the 21K (half-marathon). I was cheering near the 5K finish line when I looked down and saw that […]
On Easter Sunday, KMN and I ran (as a training run) the 2XU Compression Run. And there’s a race report on that coming. But first, we should catch up on last week’s training and bits (and bites) of goodness. So let’s do it! With my plantar fascia feeling good, and a solid week of training […]
I need some giggles this morning. And we haven’t talked about funny signs in awhile. So let’s do it, shall we? To my celebrating friends: Blessed Easter! To everyone in proximity to Easter candy: Do have a dark chocolate-covered marshmallow egg for me, OK? Any good Easter traditions out there (church, family, friends, food, etc.)? […]
