Winners of GU Variety Packs!
It’s Friday morning, and I–Dimity–am almost as prepared as I thought I would be for my dress rehearsal race tomorrow. (If you want to hear about the flip side of a race, definitely read Sarah’s Vancouver Marathon honest and beautiful race report.) I still have to pack my pj’s and toothbrush bag, but all of my gear is ready to go—and my mind and body are faring forward in that direction as well. To wit: look at how organized my GU Energy products are (in a plastic bag and all!).
And we’ve got three lucky winners of the 24 variety packs of GU. (You don’t have to consume all 2,400 calories in one workout, unlike some crazy wannabe Ironmother I know…
TLAM Takeaways: Tips from Mother Runners Following the Own It & Finish It Training Plans
Though I’m about to run my fourth marathon—one week from this Saturday!—and I’ve run a good number of shorter race distances throughout the past seven years, this latest training effort marks just the second time I’ve wanted to really, truly, well, own the race. More specifically: I’ve not only wanted to own this race, I’ve also been willing to put in the tough work to (hopefully) achieve this ambitious goal.
Which is why I gravitated toward the Train Like A Mother—you guessed it—Marathon: Own It training plan.
Did I mention yet that I am beyond excited-nervous about my big goal and this race that’s just 10 days away? I am…
Follow This Mother!
Laurie Mapp, a Canadian BAMR, is looking forward to getting dirty this summer—she and her husband Darin are signed on to participate in the Mud Hero, an August obstacle course event in Red Deer, a town north of Calgary. Laurie, 37, and her family of five—she and Darin have three boys—live in Spruce Grove, Alberta.
Best recent run: My best recent run was on a Saturday night—the weather was warm, but not too hot, and I was running on a local school track. The track was dusty and boring, but it was an awesome run because my whole family was with me. My husband was running and my boys were playing tag in the park right next to the track…
Hump Day Giveaway: SkinFare Organic Skincare Sticks
In my childhood backyard, hidden under the lush, spreading branches of a gargantuan evergreen, lay Magic Potion Land. My best friend from preschool, Paul King, and I had dubbed the enchanted area, where we mixed together rose petals, acorn caps, pine needles, and water in old mayonnaise jars. Towheaded Paul and I stood side-by-side in the cool shade, our blond heads nearly touching as we intently stirred our potions with dirt-flecked sticks. We murmured notions about what the magical formulas could do—allow us to fly; cause us shrink to the size of mice; tame deer and rabbits to eat out of our hands; make us so smart we’d know everything in the whole wide world; cure cancer…
Photo Gallery: AMR Virtual 5K Runners
Holy Mother Runners! You amazing women came out in droves this weekend to get the AMR Virtual 5K done…and Sarah and I are ridiculously proud virtual mothers. Take some time to go through this slide show, put together by our super intern Kate, of a slew of women who participated to realize how strong and inspirational the collective tribe of mother runners is. I’m prone to overuse adjectives, so I’ll just leave it at this: badass.
Two notes about the slide show:
1. We included all the pics we could pull together by midday today, so if you sent in your submission but your pic is missing, realize you’re there in spirit…
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