Monthly Archives: August 2013

New Items for the Raffle/Giveaway!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Robinson — Leave a comment

We have some more items being offered in the raffle/giveaway! For any Washington Redskins fans out there, we have a Prize pack: We have also received some wonderful Water Bottles from Epson, and we have some other items to be…

Running at Midnight.

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Robinson — Leave a comment

Ok, So I exaggerate a little.. I was actually done before midnight. Having been up late (hey! 11 is really late for me! I’m old!) the night before, there was no chance of getting up in the morning to work…

Washington Nationals

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So, I had a 6 mile run on the schedule for yesterday, and did NOT get up and do it in the morning. After a full work day, my office headed off to a Washington Nationals game. I was a…

Tagged with: Baseball, MLB, NoRunning, Washington Nationals
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Rest day and the dreadmill

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So, after my 12 miler on Sunday, Monday was a “Rest” day. So I did nothing. 🙂 Well, I may have done some whining about how sore/tired my legs were – but I’m not positive. I will have to err…

What a weekend! Running on the Virginia Beach Boardwalk

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Robinson — 1 Comment

This was one incredible weekend! It was the final weekend of my kid’s summer vacation, and we decided to do something AWESOME for them! We got up in the wee early hours of Saturday morning and headed down to Virginia…

“The Bone Season” by Samantha Shannon… and a slow, tired run.

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Robinson — 2 Comments

When I was a child, living at my parents house, I loved to read. I loved to read more than I loved being told go to sleep. i learned a blanket/clothes could block light from leaking out under the door,…

Tagged with: Bone Season, Fannie Mae, long run, running, Samantha Shannon, The Bone Season
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A day behind, but still running!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So, it seems I never found the opportunity for yesterday’s blog posting. Just an indicator that life is NOT slowing down, especially with the kids coming school year! BUT,I am not letting that derail my plans! Yesterday I even exercised…

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And on the 1st day of the week, he rested.. kinda.

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Robinson — Leave a comment

So, like any runner -the day after a long and grueling run is a rest day! Consequently, I went for a nice run with my son. He is still battling that side stitch, so we had a couple of walking…

Tagged with: Bird Watching, Road running, running, Running with Children, running with my son
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Long Slow Run.. without water.

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Robinson — 3 Comments

Good Morning! I am feeling surprisingly great this morning! Why so surprisingly? Well, yesterday was my Long Slow Distance run. What? You would like to hear more about it? GLADLY! I have to admit, it didn’t start off to grand. …

Tagged with: Last mile, Long Slow Distance, Marine Corps Marathon, Plantar fascia
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Some times plans fail.. and thats a good thing!

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Robinson — 2 Comments

Last night was a night of TWO runs! My son told me he wanted to start running with me again, so he and I headed out together! (I love running with him! Great father/son time.) He is still battling having…