It's warmer here today, which definitely earns El Paso some cool points. I was freezing my poor butt off! My house is no longer -1783 degrees. Eh, I still love running in the cold... I love how my gloves and headband are frosty by the time I'm done, and I love the slight discomfort of … Continue reading I love days off.
Month: December 2011
Bataan Training : Week 4 and Mid-week Update
We gotta kick it into gear. Not that time is short, but we have less than four months until the marathon. No more putting off runs because we just don't wanna get up... Here's a recap of last week: Tuesday: 3 mile recovery run Thursday: 5 mile run Saturday: 8K race! (official time was 48:43, 9:47 pace) … Continue reading Bataan Training : Week 4 and Mid-week Update
Honoring the fallen
While my dad was never in the military, and not even politically active, he taught us Little girls a reverence for war and history. From a young age I remember watching depictions of famous battles or wars, including Saving Private Ryan and We Were Soldiers. I think he has the entire Band of Brothers series on DVD. … Continue reading Honoring the fallen
A life fulfilled.
This morning was great! We ran our first race together, in the same zip code, in the same country! It was the Ft. Bliss Holiday 8K Run on post. We don't have official times yet, but Aaron ran around a 40:40 (8:05 mile! SO PROUD) and I ran around a 48:30. My goal for this … Continue reading A life fulfilled.
MPM 2.0: mercy unmasked 