I should be tired – I should be exhausted – I should be staring at my medal with pride…but I’m not – because I was not a runner yesterday at the St. Michael’s Running Festival ½ Marathon…however, I was a spectator and a cheerleader…that must count for something?! Honestly I was not thrilled at all [...]

Saturday we ventured to DC (50 miles from our home) to participate in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K. My 8 year old Samantha has participated in this race for 8 years  – this year was her 9th year. The first 7 years I pushed her in the jogging stroller; this was her [...]

When we found out a few months ago that if you registered and completed the Marine Corps 17.75K that you would get a guaranteed entry into the Marine Corps Marathon (#38thMCM), we figured “why not?” Of course I stated over and over (and over again) that I would run the 17.75K but would NOT (no [...]

We headed down to Va Beach on Friday after a detour to DC to take my Dad to the airport. The traffic was terrible and it took us about 5 hours. I was happy (but really more tired, hungry, and cranky) when we got to the expo which was very well organized…getting our number and [...]