I am a big fan of Pro Compression Marathon Socks.  I have a pair in pink and blue argyle, black, red, purple, neon yellow, neon green, orange, USA (red, blue and white), Christmas (red, white, and green), and white with the green shamrock.  I wear them during my races and on Tuesdays for speed workouts…

Yesterday I took my nephews to volunteer at Feed My Starving Children.  “It is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding God’s hungry children in body and spirit.  The approach is simple: children and adults hand-pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children, and we ship the meals to nearly 70 countries around the world.” Source: http://www.fmsc.org…

This month I ran 96.66 compared to 80.43 in June. I ran two races: 4 on the 4th and Strike Out ALS 5K.  My favorite was the 4 on the 4th not only because I set a PR but the weather was just perfect for running.  As for the 5K, the race was in the…

Workouts this week: Tuesday – 6 x 400 @ 6.9 (90 sec RI), 2 min 30 sec RI, 6 x 400 @ 6.9 (90 sec RI) Done.  I felt really good throughout these speed workouts. Not once did I have to stop to take a break. Thursday – 1 mile easy, 2 miles @ 6.0, 1 mile easy, 2…

1.  On Monday I went to the doctor for a physical exam.  All went well.  I mentioned a little bump in my face (close to the cheek) and some minor pain in my knees.  She recommended a sports medicine doctor for the knee pain.  She mentioned that I am down 11 lbs. from last year.…

I cannot believe the Fort2Base race is a month away!  This will be not only my first time running this race but also racing 10 nautical miles (11.5 miles).  I didn’t exactly follow a training plan for this race but instead used one that I created based on the book “Run Less Run Faster” to…

Workouts this week: Tuesday: 6 x 800 (90 sec RI) @ 8:45 I only did 3 x 800 because I had a race that evening.  I should have just skipped them all because it was so hot that evening and struggled to run the 3.1 miles. Thursday: 1 mile easy, 5 miles @ 9:52, 1 mile easy…

 My new mantra.  I like wine and sangria.  I found this at Whole Foods and it is delicious!!  I’ve also bought de la costa Sangria at Costco (red) and it is also really good. 3.  I got these yesterday.  I love the color too.  I ran 3.15 miles in them this morning and did not…