>We heard this from every newbie Six Flags worker all weekend. What is a Six Flags day, anyway?The W's took a little trip to St. Louis this past weekend. And by the W's, I mean all of them. Well, minus one very important member of the family who just happens to be halfway around the world. We … Continue reading >Have a Six Flags Day!

>I was in a great mood for pretty much the whole week. Having the doctor give me the all clear to basically train for whatever I want was a great way to start the week. :)With my run tonight I hit 300 miles! Last year I ran 324 the whole year.. this is an accomplishment!Monday: … Continue reading >Marathon Training: Week 16.. success!

>Today I had a great run. It wasn't particularly fast, and it wasn't anything special like a tempo or interval session. Just a leisurely three miles up and down University. I went out to get in a short run before sunset; the weather was just too gorgeous to ignore.I let myself sink into an easy … Continue reading >The Non-Race Mentality: A Paradigm Shift

>We have twenty short days until go-time, so beware of all entries running or marathon related.I put my 5 mile time into the calculator and my predicted finish time for the marathon is 4:32. HA! I'm thinking my marathon pace will be around 10:45 (and that's being quite optimistic).. that would put me at 4:41. … Continue reading >Pre-race thoughts

>So. This week was interesting.Monday: an awesome great three-mile run on the treadmill, with the fastest mile being 8:34! Felt great. I wore my ankle brace Monday and Tuesday.. it was a little sore after the 20-miler last Saturday.Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday: Rest. Tuesday was planned, the other two days weren't.Wednesday I went to the hospital … Continue reading >Marathon Training: Week 15: The Taper

>While being lazy this afternoon, I was perusing running gear on cafepress.com. Here are some things I lol'd at.. excuse me if they're dorky or just plain dumb (or slightly inappropriate)..Run like a mother13.1: I'm only half crazy26.2: Pass the weak, hurdle the deadI eat 5K's for breakfastThirteen point freaking oneStop playing with your balls … Continue reading >Running laughs

>This shan't be a long post with anecdotes.. just summarizing my thoughts for the day.It's in the lower 80's here today. Did you hear me? EIGHTIES. Crazy. We have 70-ish days until Aaron's back stateside... that is exciting. We are approximately 89% DONE with this. Thank you thank you thank you Lord.I have no energy to … Continue reading >Summer fever

>I'm treating myself to Starbucks on this lovely spring break morning. My car is over at the shop getting new tires, new oil and new wiper blades, so I'll be here for a little while. I did bring things to study, but unlike my life three or four years ago, it has nothing to do … Continue reading >When will we be happy?

>How in the world did this happen? Only five weeks left? I remember when I was getting excited because it was *only* six months away. Wow.I ran only 18 miles this week...  Sunday: one-hour hike with Becca Monday: rest... again Tuesday: 5-point-something miles... good pace (<10:00)Wednesday: Nothing.. had an SVT episode at work and was … Continue reading >Marathon Training: Week 13.. WHAT?!

>Chip Ingram's podcasts (Living on the Edge) are some of my favorites, especially his recent series called Spiritual Simplicity. He talks biblically about how to go about simplifying your life by following two commandments: love God, and love others. He describes how when we're so on-the-go all the time, we don't have the time or … Continue reading >Spiritual simplicity: rest.