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Change of Plans

Hello friends! Well, we’ve got some good news and some bad news regarding EBR 2011. We’ll start with the bad news: We were totally ready to rock the Ragnar Relay in D.C. Probably take first place even! But unfortunately, as we were working on getting our ducks in a row, a number (a freakish number [...]

Thanks to GM for providing Acadias for the Relay

While Jane is deciding whether to pull off a ponytail or a supermodel look, our vehicles will be ready either way. I’m thrilled (and extremely grateful) to report that GM is providing us with Acadias to drive for the duration of The Relay (AKA Eat.Blog.Run.Drive). The Acadia is a “crossover” meaning it’s not quite a [...]

50 Laps Around the Cul de Sac = 6 miles

or in other words…. Getting Creative with your Training Every week I face the same challenge of trying to find time for my training runs.  There always seems to be a reason I can’t run. But lately I have come to grips with the fact that even though I may not be able to get [...]

I Gave Birth Twice…Running 6 Miles (With Hills) is a Piece of Cake

I’ve seen lots of comments posted on Eat. Blog. Run. from newbie runners who like reading the stories from The Relay team here. Me too! My teammates inspire me and help motivate me to do more on my runs. But we all have different stories for the “how” we started running and, of course, the [...]

I’ll Be Patient (This Time)

I come home after dropping the kids off at school and there she is, waiting for me in front of the kitchen door. “You’re home!” I imagine her saying, “Let’s go! Let’s go! LET’S GO!” “She” is my dog, Luna. And Luna is my training partner. My running buddy. My daily reminder that as soon [...]

Freezing cold here I come!

I went for my second run of the year today, and it was hard and great all at the same time.  I had two dogs chase me for the better part of a mile, ran through ice packed snow and mud, dodged cars, and deeply inhaled the inversion air, but it felt so good. I [...]

Travails of the First Run of the Year

Granted,  it has not been that long since I went running.   But I did sorta put all my running stuff away until today and as I got ready to head out the door, Thanks Marie for watching my little one, a few humorous things happened: It literally took me about 5 minutes to find a [...]