Last weekend Pete and I went to Richmond for a weekend of hardcore wedding planning. I now have a dress, photographer, and a caterer! Fantastic! It feels so good to have a big chunk of the planning done, especially since once we have all of our vendors selected we won’t have to be back and [...]
20 Miles?
October 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Tags:long run·Marathon Training
18 Miles… Done.
October 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Yesterday, I ran 18 miles. I know… ridiculous. I know I haven’t mentioned my “injury” since a few weeks ago, but thanks to some good advice and smarter training, I think it’s mostly healed. I spent $40 on compression sleeves, and while it hurt my heart a little bit to spend that much on SOCKS, [...]
Tags:CEP Compression Sleeves·Chesapeake Bay Pollution Standards·Marathon Training
Wedding Wednesday
August 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
But first, check this out…
No, those stats aren’t that impressive. Yes, it’s a distance that I’ve covered many times before. What is impressive? The fact that I woke up at 4:30 am to run it before work this morning! I’m feeling like a real hardcore marathoner now! After I stopped being creeped out by the [...]
Tags:Bolling Haxell House·Marathon Training·Richmond weddings·wedding planning·wedding receptions
Wedding in Charlottesville and a Life Update
July 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
I know, I know… I’ve been a bad blogger lately. I’ve definitely been slacking on posting. Rest assured, exciting things have been happening, which is why I’ve been a little too frazzled to post lately. Over the weekend we went back to Charlottesville, where we both went to college, for a friend’s wedding and had [...]
Tags:Biltmore·Bodo's·charlottesville virginia·Marathon Training·Mellow Mushroom·UVA·weddings
Reclaiming The Morning
June 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
This morning was the first in a very long time where I was able to run before work, and it was fantastic. We’re going through a much-needed cold front in DC right now, so when I hopped out the door at 5:30 this morning it was 55 degrees, which I think is just about the [...]