Celebrating Nine Months

On October 5th (a week ago, yes! and two days. Life is busy.), we celebrated Chet’s nine month birthday. No. I’m not quite sure how we got here, like always. He is everywhere. Last month, he was just barely sitting. This month he is almost walking. He’s crawling (although he still prefers army crawling. It’sContinue reading “Celebrating Nine Months”

Seeking Solitude

This morning I had a recovering run to look forward to – eight or nine miles of easy running to help shake out the leftover half-marathon funk. It’s a beautiful fall day. The trails were calling my name. As I made my way to the park, I remembered that today was my sister Jennifer’s birthday.Continue reading “Seeking Solitude”

Crawlin Crab Half Marathon Race Report

Oh were to begin……… Let’s talk logistics first. This was, hands down, the best race course I have ever run. Beautiful course. Lots of changes in direction to keep things fresh and new. A few bridge crossings to mix things up with a little elevation (a rare treat at flat sea level Virginia Beach). PerfectContinue reading “Crawlin Crab Half Marathon Race Report”

Distracted

While Sunday has been marked on my calendar since the beginning of summer, I’ve somehow ignored that I’m running a half marathon this weekend. The 1st annual Crawlin Crab half-marathon is this Sunday in Hampton, Virginia (just a quick 30 minute underwater tunnel drive away). This raced is put on by a the local runningContinue reading “Distracted”