-I don't know why, but I forget updating this thing. Actually, I received an email stating that WordPress charged me for another year. I guess this will light a fire under my cheap ass to update on a more frequent basis. Random, aren't they supposed to send a reminder BEFORE actually charging your card. Eh,... Continue Reading →
Race Report: Frederick Half Marathon
DATE: May 05, 2024 DISTANCE: Half Marathon (13.1mi/21km) PLACE: Frederick, Maryland WEATHER: 52F and rainy OFFICIAL TIME / PACE: 2:27 / 11:15 min/mi FINISHERS: 2452 SWAG: Sweatshirt, medal, two post-race beers, and random bits and pieces from the post-race festival Woo hoo! My first official Maryland half marathon as a resident of Maryland. This half took... Continue Reading →
Health Update
Man, it seems like I never have any time to update this blog. Lately, I feel like having more time actually results in having less time. Since moving to Maryland, I have not be as socially active as I was in NYC. BUT, for some reason, there never seems to be enough hours in the... Continue Reading →
Eurovision (ESC) 2024 ~30 Days Away
Ok, so I really dropped the ball in batch reviewing this year's 37 songs as they were released. I have to say that I was not super interested (or involved) in this season of Eurovision for a couple of reasons. Very few songs really stuck out for me. This year definitely was the year of... Continue Reading →
Race Report: Spin in the Woods (4 mi)
DATE: March 30, 2024 DISTANCE: 4 miles PLACE: Wheaton, MD WEATHER: mid 40s F OFFICIAL TIME (mm:ss)/ PACE (min/mi): 44:26/11:03 FINISHERS: ??? SWAG: Nada LOL. This weekend's "impromptu" race was my first official trail race in my 10 or so years of running. What do I mean by impromptu? Recently, I joined Montgomery County Road Runners... Continue Reading →
Race Report: Rock n Roll Washington DC Half
DATE: March 16, 2024 DISTANCE: Half Marathon (13.1mi/21km) PLACE: Washington D.C. WEATHER:Β 56F OFFICIAL TIME / PACE: 2:34 / 11:44 min/mi FINISHERS:Β ??? SWAG: Tech T-shirt, medal, two post-race drink tickets, and random bits and pieces from the expo Woo hoo! My first half marathon of 2024 and my first race in Washington D.C. While I... Continue Reading →
RnR Washington DC Half: Training Wk 10
Ok! Enough of this pity party with these "road to recovery" posts. π The die has been cast, and I have officially registered for Run Rock n Roll Washington D.C. Half Marathon (RnR D.C. Half). General Running Updates Quick 2024 km in 2024 check in Updates We are getting into nitty gritty with 12 days... Continue Reading →
Food Pics of the Week (FPOTW)
Watch & Warrant (***) 2 E Main St Luray, VA 22835 The hubby and I decided to do something a little different, so we took a ~2hr drive to check out Luray Caverns in (as you may have guessed) Luray, Virginia. I think that I was supposed to visit these caverns when I was a... Continue Reading →
RnR Washington DC Half: Training Wk 9
Ok! Enough of this pity party with these "road to recovery" posts. π The die has been cast, and I have officially registered for Run Rock n Roll Washington D.C. Half Marathon (RnR D.C. Half). Hope you are enjoying your day off . . . if you have Presidents' Day off. General Running Updates I... Continue Reading →
Eurovision 2024 -3rd Batch πͺπͺπ±π»π©π°π©πͺπ²π©π±πΉ
We are back for another season of Eurovision, and this year we are heading to MalmΓΆ, Sweden πΈπͺ. As countries begin to select their songs, I'm going to do a brief recap of what I think of the 'current' songs. For this recap, I'm going to chat about (in no particular order): Estonia πͺπͺ, Latvia... Continue Reading →