1. My softball team won our fifth straight division title this week. Division champs+ACE Unfortunately we won by forfeit since the other team didn't have enough players. But since a ton of people from our team showed up, we lent the other team a few of our players and just played for fun. Edit: … [Read more...]
MCM Base Building
For a lot of people, training for the Marine Corps Marathon starts this week. And in some ways, MCM training starts for me this week too. We're 16 weeks out from the race, which is the number of weeks most marathon training plans prescribe. But since I burn out really easily on plans that long, … [Read more...]
Signs I’m a Total Biking Newb
This post could also be titled, that time I failed at inflating my bike tires. So after my crash with the car last weekend, my left handle bar got a little bit bent. +ACY-nbsp+ADs It's actually kind of hard to tell in these pictures, but you get the idea that it wasn't anything too serious. The bent … [Read more...]
Lawyers Have Heart 10K Recap
Saturday's Lawyers Have Heart 10K was a fun, but very hot race. What I think I liked most about it was that it was held in a different part of town than where most races happen. It was an out and back course that started down near the Georgetown Waterfront, took you up on the Whitehurst Freeway … [Read more...]
Endorphins Are the Best!
Guys, I am in an awesomely, freakin' fantastic mood this morning. Even though it was hot and disgustingly humid on my run, I was so excited to be up and running in the morning again. I love early morning workouts more than anything, but I really struggle in the winter to drag my butt out of bed … [Read more...]
How Much Does A Triathlon Cost?
I've gotten a couple of questions from people about how much triathlons cost, so I thought I'd take the time to spell out just how much I've spent on this sport since I got into it last November. For some background, I was starting basically from scratch. I've run for years, but I've never done … [Read more...]
Run! It’s the Zombie Apocalypse
Last night I met up with my friend Evan for a run around DC. I'm fairly certain we looked absolutely ridiculous on this run for a two reasons. First, I was wearing my totally awesome Under Armour Terps running shirt that I am completely obsessed with. And Evan was wearing a pair of blue Duke … [Read more...]
A Ridiculously Comprehensive Triathlon Checklist
Yesterday's Meet and Tweet event at Fitness Magazine was amazing and I'll be back with a full recap later. (Source) Blogger girls at lunch For right now, the biggest thing on my mind is Saturday's triathlon. I'm trying to be super organized and make sure I have everything ready to go when it … [Read more...]
Lucky #13: Dorchester Crab Run Race Report
I ran half marathon +ACM-13 on Saturday. I set a new PR. I finished 4th in my age group. And finally, after years of trying, I broke two hours in a half. So lucky +ACM-13 was pretty good to me. The day started early in the morning with a two-hour drive to the Eastern Shore for the Dorchester Crab … [Read more...]
Recommitting to Lifting
I have a very, very love/hate relationship with lifting weights. (Source) There are times when I think it's the most boring thing in the world and I'd rather blow my brains out then spend time in the gym lifting. Then there are times when I think lifting is the best thing ever, when I crave the … [Read more...]