With my big race (Cherry Blossom) in less than a month, I really needed to get a longer race under my belt in order to better figure out what kind of pace I should run. The club’s Burke Lake 12k would be that race. My goal for the Cherry Blossom is a 1:15. That’s 7:30
With two 60+ degree days in a row and many more in the forecast, I think we’ve safely rounded the corner… I’ve been fighting to hold this post back, but the time has come. We made it through the entire winter without turning on our heat. I gave a small space heater in the bedroom
With gadgetitis and due for some speed-work, I chose to head into the 44 degree downpour at lunch yesterday for the 457.75th running of the Tidal Basin 3K. In the back of my mind, I was thinking this could be my big moment… the one in which I win a race outright. Unfortunately, due to
After many years of getting by and pulling my hair out with a semi-functional (it stopped working correctly after about two years, after which I waited for “a new level” of device for another three) Garmin Forerunner 205, Garmin has answered my prayers and made the perfect device for me. I’ve waited patiently, they announced the
Waiting for a meaty book to arrive from Amazon, I found myself at the library doing some browsing for items short and sweet. I hopped onto Goodreads, waded through my “to read” list, and came to this title. I have no idea when or how it got to my list as I hadn’t recalled ever
A few weeks back, I stumbled upon Trunk Club via a Facebook ad. I’m very particular with the clothing I wear and also detest going to the mall. Combine those two characteristics and you’ve got me only buying a couple items per year. I think I dress alright, but it’s always pretty much different shades of