tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25243797386427529662024-03-14T13:20:34.165-04:00Running Slowly 2 the FinishAttempting to turn myself into a runner...Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.comBlogger378125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-23957195117999644342015-05-10T19:55:00.001-04:002015-05-10T21:34:23.067-04:00Pittsburgh half marathonLast weekend I ran the Pittsburgh half marathon. Last year I ran it with Megan and because neither of us properly trained for race day it was not my fastest time. It was pretty miserable to tell the truth. Miserable because of training not a miserable race. So I'm back to tackle the race again. This time I have been running. I completed a half two weeks prior to Pittsburgh so I felt Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-32044605167991346052015-04-30T21:24:00.001-04:002015-04-30T21:24:21.405-04:00H2O zoneThis past weekend I volunteered at the George Washington Parkway ten miler. All of the water peeps met up at 6:30 a.m. to get our water stop ready for a bunch of runners We were expecting just a few runners to stop and drink the best water on the course. Now don't ask the folks at mile 8 if they have the best water because they will lie to you and say their water is the best. It is obviouslyRunning Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-73346688755416681192015-04-25T15:56:00.001-04:002015-04-25T15:56:57.761-04:00Petersburg half marathonLast week Megan, Jen and I headed to Richmond to run the inaugural Petersburg half marathon. We stopped to eat near my house trying to give 95 a chance to die down on a Friday night. Not sure if it helped or not. We got into our hotel around 9. Packet pickup was the morning of the race so we had no reason to hurry to get to the hotel. When we made it to the hotel we grabbed a cookie.We may need Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-46551816003291482792015-04-19T14:14:00.001-04:002015-04-19T14:14:30.264-04:00Cherry blossom 9.39 raceLast Sunday I headed into DC for the cherry blossom ten miler. It was perfect weather AND the cherry blossoms were actually in bloom! This is the sixth time running this race and I think this was the first time I've ran it with blossoms on the trees! (Packet pickup at the building museum on Saturday)Megan, Jen and I headed to the metro bright and early. We met new run club friend Ric at theRunning Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-2446011987407688922015-03-25T18:14:00.001-04:002015-03-30T20:53:46.785-04:00Shamrock Half MarathonSo last weekend I ran the Yuengling Shamrock Half Marathon. I was supposed to run the full marathon, but due to a wonky quad I dropped down to the half. I think that was a very smart decision.It was also my friend, Kristi's first full marathon! She rocked it! She was all smiles as she crossed the finishline! Way to go Kristi!The morning of the half I was Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-79111780983157134172015-03-21T16:17:00.001-04:002015-03-21T16:51:47.642-04:00The long run that just won't endTwo weeks ago Jen and I headed out for a nice 19 mile run. It was a beautiful day. Temps were in the low 50's. It was perfect day to lace up the running shoes. I had my knee taped up and I was using this long run to see if I could complete the Shamrock full. This was the final test. I have not had a good long run yet. I was hoping this would be the day. I was hoping to see some rainbows and Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-56235621346605539512015-03-06T10:26:00.001-05:002015-03-06T10:29:50.547-05:00Need to get past six milesLast weekend Jen and I ventured out for a run. It has been awhile since we've ran long thanks to a crazy snowy February! I was supposed to run 18 miles but I figured we could shoot for 12-15 miles. Jen was checking the local running paths to see which path would not kills with ice. Thankfully Run Washington put out a map of trail conditions so that made her job a bit easier. When we Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-79816027075818857562015-02-17T20:20:00.001-05:002015-02-17T20:20:47.578-05:00Water stops and birthdaysLast week I worked the water stop at a local 5k with my run club friends. The beauty about this volunteering job is afterwards we get free mimosas at the after party. That's the kind of volunteering I can get behind! And just so we are clear we all had multiple mimosas! What a great race!Today is my 40th birthday! And as a birthday present we had a snow day! I love Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-88041394917964096062015-02-14T08:30:00.001-05:002015-02-14T08:30:25.835-05:00Another go at 18 miles a.k.a why did I sign up for a marathon again?I took a week off hoping the rest would help my itband. Last weekend I met up with Jen and Sandi to run 18 miles. Sandi had 13 miles on her training schedule,so she was only running the first 6 miles with us. Then she was heading back on her own. It's always better to get a run in with friends. Sometimes the conversation can distract you from how you don't want to run. The tempsRunning Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-75880911291708108812015-02-09T19:25:00.001-05:002015-02-09T19:25:59.581-05:00Trying to run 16.Two weeks ago...or maybe it was three weeks ago...yikes! Jen and I headed out to run 16 miles. It was the perfect winter day. The temps were supposed to reach into the high 40's. You can not stay in on a day like that! So we headed out for our run. I had on capris and a short sleeved shirt in January! The plan was to run to the mall, run around the Lincoln memorial and the WWII Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-86948994441118580012015-01-24T19:13:00.001-05:002015-01-24T19:13:52.125-05:00Nobody puts baby in a cornerIt's Saturday, the night before my 16 mile training run. What am I doing? Well I did some shopping and then came home and decided to go through my filing cabinet and get rid of a bunch of old stuff from the days when I first started teaching. It's amazing the amount of papers that one person can accumulate. I now have a large trash bag of old papers leaving my house on trash day. Don't be Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-63712208981260483732015-01-19T09:49:00.001-05:002015-01-19T09:49:45.916-05:0015 miles doneJen and I met up for a 15 mile run on Saturday. I didn't have any real expectations for the run except it will be chilly. Sunday was supposed to be rainy so Saturday was probably the best run day of the weekend. We headed out from Jen's house towards shirlington. We were just chatting and running. I could tell that this weeks long run was going to be better than last weeks. Around mile six IRunning Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-89562386709922659322015-01-15T20:35:00.001-05:002015-01-15T20:35:47.510-05:00It takes a villageAfter Kristi finished her first half she enjoyed it so much she wanted to try the full together. I may have groaned a bit inside. Looking back over last year, racing sucked. It sucked because my training sucked. As I've told my students I wasn't good at doing my running homework. When you don't do the homework, race day is not much fun. This marathon is going to be different. The village is Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-55258212795150333722015-01-14T10:13:00.001-05:002015-01-14T10:13:36.207-05:00The day my cheeks almost fell off!On Sunday Jen and I met up to get our long run in. She is training for a half marathon in February and I have the full in March. She was looking to run ten and I was looking for 13. Being the good sport she decided to run my 13 with me. We picked Sunday to run since it was the warmer weekend day. I was hoping that the temps would reach 30 degrees. I don't think it got that warm. We Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-53405626220080055082015-01-08T19:05:00.002-05:002015-01-08T19:05:50.117-05:00no soda more waterSo if you know me you know I love Coke.
I don't buy Coke for my home because I would just keep drinking it and drinking it. I usually have a coke at work though.. I also enjoy coke when I go out to eat. Well I am happy to say that I haven't had a Coke since the week before Christmas. I've been a very good water girl. Now I know why I shouldn't drink soda.Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-80223358773256436402015-01-07T19:29:00.000-05:002015-01-07T19:29:30.395-05:00baby its cold outside!Yesterday I woke up to no snow. We were supposed to get some but it never came. Then while I was driving to work I found the snow...and the ice. Talk about horrible driving conditions. The roads we not treated and I was sliding while driving a measly 10 miles per hour. Yeah 10 miles..at some points it was barely that. At one point I thought I could run this Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-62746137090477919762015-01-06T20:04:00.001-05:002015-01-06T20:04:21.394-05:00Vacation and a runI spent my two week Christmas break at my moms house in Pennsylvania. While visiting mom I actually completed a 9 mile run. I know that doesn't sound like much but I normally do not run at my mom's house. It is too hilly for me. I got out there on a cold drizzling day. I got one of my two long runs in for my March marathon. I am going to train for this marathon. My last marine corps marathon was Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-68352475918276890642015-01-02T19:37:00.001-05:002015-01-02T19:37:55.023-05:002014 in picturesSorry I've been M.I.A. lately. I haven't really liked running much. That doesn't mean I haven't ran any races since my last post, I have, I just haven't loved getting out there and actually running. Well it is a new year so it calls for a new attitude towards running. I also will get back to reading everyone's blogs too. I have been such a bad blogger on all fronts. 2015 will be different.&Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-79739205237164481372014-08-13T07:47:00.002-04:002014-08-13T07:48:55.246-04:00Running in peanut butter?? I don't even like peanut butter!Last night I didn't go to run club. I was in hermit mode as I like to call it. I just wanted to stay home on a rainy day and read a book. So that is what I did. I am sure the fact that I go back to work on Thursday has something to do with my hermit ways.
Now I didn't just sit on the couch and do a bunch of nothing. I did end up running 4 miles in my hood. Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-64802359371546390482014-08-11T20:34:00.001-04:002014-08-11T20:34:17.973-04:00Aunt Pam campSo last week I ran zero miles. I had my niece Ali over for aunt Pam camp. This was her first time at aunt Pam camp and being away from home. She was a bit worried about being home sick, but I'm happy to report no home sickness for that girl. She has two other sisters so I think she enjoyed being an only child for a few days. Lego brixx was in town. LoomingWe Found lots of different Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-3129976757378778342014-08-02T12:18:00.001-04:002014-08-02T12:18:33.784-04:00Do I smell bacon?This morning I woke up and did what a lot of runners do...look at the weather channel app to see the weather. Looks like it was raining and it looks like anytime this morning was a great morning for my long run. So I rolled over and went back to sleep for a bit. I'm not an early morning workout person. I wish I was but I like my sleep. It the thing that I hate about summer running...you Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-77171035645127099942014-07-29T14:41:00.001-04:002014-07-29T14:41:00.115-04:00Summer colds suckSad to think in a few more weeks my summer is over and back to work I go. I know I'm pretty lucky to have the time off. I do realize that some people actually work during the summer (how do they do that?). It doesn't make it easier to head back to work. So for now I will not think about that. I am officially done teaching summer school. I had some really nice kids so it wasn't hard to head Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-90150859350353279632014-07-22T20:40:00.000-04:002014-07-22T20:44:22.929-04:00She's back!!!Well I looked at my running calendar and it is starting to look much better than June. I am running more. I still need to work on my long runs, but I will take that I am running more. This weekend I have 11 miles planned. Let's hope that it is not too painful.
I did not run a long run this past weekend because my friend Becky was visiting from Colombia!! I Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-55786112809010311632014-07-13T19:42:00.003-04:002014-07-13T19:42:57.422-04:00Fitbit and slurpies oh my!Late last year I bought a fitbit. I really love my fitbit! It has helped me add steps to my day. My dog loves it because he gets more walks. I'm friends with people I know and some I don't know. I am secretly a bit competitive with some of my fitbit friends. I am friends with a parent from school. We will often leap frog each other. There are days Running Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2524379738642752966.post-12267610053644216392014-07-02T13:27:00.001-04:002014-07-02T13:42:01.388-04:00Running aroundWell I know this will come as a shock but I've been running...some. It hasn't been long distances but it is a start. Last week I went to run club and it was rough. The heat about killed me. I then knew that I needed to get back into running. So I went out and ran the neighborhood the next three days. I quickly realized that it is too hot to run after 9 am and I will be working on getting upRunning Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04859462383001248794noreply@blogger.com3