I ran my first marathon a little less than five years ago. I was 44 years old, and it was the New York City Marathon. I’m an average runner. I’m not elite or fast or even in the top 50% of most races I participate in. But I love running because it keeps me constantly […]
Boston Marathon
What it’s really like to run the Boston Marathon.
I can’t really give you an accurate description of the Boston Marathon Experience. You really need to be there to know what it’s like. And you really need to run it in order to truly comprehend what it’s like from start to finish. But I’ll do my best to describe it… The weekend before the race you have […]
Dear Chris Stapleton
Dear Chris Stapleton, I’ve never really been a big fan of country or bluegrass music. So the first time I discovered you was only about five months ago when I saw a video on Facebook of you and Justin Timberlake playing Tennessee Whisky at the CMA awards. Holy shit. I was obsessed. I think I watched that […]
I did it.
I did it. I did it without stopping. I did it in the heat that sent over 2200 runners to tents for medical attention. I did it with two kids who were up puking in the middle of the night the two nights before. I did it in spite of all the crap we have […]
A few bumps in the road, but we made it.
We were 20 minutes into our trip to Boston when we realized Number 6 didn’t have his blankie. We had to go home and get it. By the time we got home, Number 4 thought she was going to puke. An hour later we were back on the road. So I missed checking in and […]
I’m ixsidid.
We leave for Boston this morning. Last year my parents and Number 3, 4, and 5 came with me. It was an amazing two days, especially for the kids. This year we are all going. My husband, Numbers 2 through 7, and my parents. (In case you were wondering, I managed to find a place to […]