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:ย 56F OFFICIAL TIME / PACE: 2:34 / 11:44 min/mi FINISHERS:ย ??? 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. ๐ 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. ๐ 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 ๐ช๐ช๐ฑ๐ป๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ฑ๐น
We are back for another season of Eurovision, and this year we are heading to Malmรถ, Sweden ๐ธ๐ช. 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 ๐ช๐ช, Latvia... Continue Reading →
RnR Washington DC Half: Training Wk 8
Ok! Enough of this pity party with these "road to recovery" posts. ๐ 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 This... Continue Reading →
Eurovision 2024 -2nd Batch ๐ณ๐ด๐ฒ๐น๐ช๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ซ๐ฎ
We are back for another season of Eurovision, and this year we are heading to Malmรถ, Sweden ๐ธ๐ช. 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): Norway ๐ณ๐ด, Malta... Continue Reading →