I've been in a running rut since maybe July or so.  I My times this year have been meh at the most, and I feel like my performance, at best, has usually been half-assed.  My training has slacked, my mileage is not where I want it to be for the year, and even my off-days are an apathy fest.

My two halves went well, Cleveland better than Virginia ( Read more... )

I'm not much of a fashionista.  My summer wardrobe consists of skirts, tee shirts I got on etsy, sandals or chucks, and some jewelry.  Winter is usually long sleeved shirts from Etsy, jeans, and shoes.  I do gussy up as needed and do an ok job of it, but overall, I'm not terribly fashionable much to my chagrin ( Read more... )

Falmouth Road Race.  Total Shit Show.  And so much fun, it was hilarious ( Read more... )

I'm four days away from the Falmouth Road Race.  And it's starting to make me a bit queasy ( Read more... )

No, I didn't run four races in a row (maybe someday).  I volunteered-and I LOVED it ( Read more... )

Hooray!  My check got cleared!  I get to run Falmouth Road Race ( Read more... )

I'm really bad at keeping the birdfeeder filled.  Really, really bad.  Which is unfair, especially in the winter, when the little guys need to eat ( Read more... )

Yesterday was my rematch with the James Joyce Ramble 10k.  Last year, it was ninety degrees, and while the race wa full of water stops and EMT, several runners needed to be transported to the hospital for heat exhaustion and other illnesses ( Read more... )

-Part of my job involves getting a lot of books shipped to me from various parts of the globe; mainly parts of the US, India and as of last week the Philippines,.  Sometimes I find interesting things in these boxes, such as:

-Completely flattened, two dimensional packing peanuts
-100% popped bubble wrap
-pens
-A really nice box cutter (which we use ( Read more... )

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