If you are in Fenwick Island, DE or Ocean City, MD be sure to check out Twilley’s Willys! Super yummy and owned by friends! tatasansone (at Town of Fenwick Island)

Burning Daylight

With the days getting shorter I am still in disbelief that my out of shape self powered through late June, July and August marathon training and I came out better on the other side because of it!

I’m ready for these fall miles. Harder. Better. Faster. Stronger.

Lose yourself in the moment…

I ran an Eminem this morning AKA 8 mile(s).

It was a great run:

weather was nice (maybe a touch humid)
my pace was great (averaged 12:35 min/mi)
I felt confident
thanks to my 5:50am (ewwwww) wake up call I finished with enough time to shower, get ready, make breakfast, and get to work on time!

Bonus: I’m headed to the beach after work today!

Up before for the sun to run #DublinMarathonTraining

Knowing your limits

I set my alarm for 5:45am today to run 8 miles before work, but when my alarm went off I couldn’t even imagine getting out of bed, let alone running. I didn’t even get home last night until after 9pm because Freddie had a 6:30pm grooming appt (his hair girl lives 20 miles from me, but Freddie loves her).

This has been an exhausting week of packing, moving, cleaning, unpacking, school year starting up on top digging deep into marathon training.

I’m planning to get to sleep at a decent hour tonight and run these 8 miles tomorrow morning. Then right after work tomorrow I’m headed to Fenwick Island, DE for 2 days at the beach with T and his family who have been there all week.

WIW

This week: 198.8

2 weeks ago: 199.8

Change: -1

I’m keeping at it, picking up those miles, eating better, drinking less alcohol, and more water!

Re: Bridesmaid dress

Believe it or not those pics were taken without spanx! I have a great heavy duty pair I bought for the wedding I was in last year, but I just wasn’t sure that me and a spanx layer were going to get in that dress! Yes pins and a seeing kit are a must whenever I am in – formal dress (I had a near nip slip at prom so I’m not always prepared).

Also tell me more about this watermelon strategy?!

Reward!

Treating myself to a relaxing pedicure after a super-sized weekend of crazy hectic exhaustion!

August miles #TripleDigits #Boom

15 miles done son

Sooooo glad I took today off to get these miles in. I loved the W&OD trail, lots of restrooms, and I counted 5 water fountains (some even with signage). The weather really cooperated, it was overcast 99% of the run. The trail winds a bit and crisscrosses with other trails, but the signage again was good and when in doubt follow the bikers!

Ran my 13.1 in 2:59:33 (yay sub 3)

Ran 15 in 3:34:34 (I walked the last mile since there are some major inclines as well as traffic).

Hot damn that was run 40/71