After two weeks consisting of constant school or work work, and a whirlwind weekend in Virginia, I had grand ideas of what I would be doing running wise this weekend. I had to get up early on Saturday I was going to run a half marathon distance at least. I would do a nice run [...]
About Miriam
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Miriam has written 109 articles so far, you can find them below.
Injuries
Lost Toenail
My husband being a ultrarunner, a lot of his friends seem obsessed with their feet. Their Facebook feeds are full of comments on their latest blister, black toes and lost toenails. Ultrarunners seem proud of how mashed up their feet get during races. This weekend, I joined the club. I don’t show you a picture [...]
Plans
The reason I’m AWOL
I’ve been scrambling to finish my Final assignments for my two grad classes in school (Plastics Engineering) before we leave for Virginia on Thursday night. Adam will be racing in the Massanutten Mountain 100 (MMT100) on Saturday, I’ll be his crew. If you see me there be sure to say hi. I’ll certainly be back [...]
Adam's Running
My Husband’s Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim
From time to time I like to make posts about what my husband is up to. Because some of the stuff he does is really really cool. Like when he ran a 100 miler Ultramarathon, or carried a 52 lb rock at the end of a 53 mile Ultramarathon. He even held the unofficial winter [...]
Gaiters
Giveaway: Dirty Girl Gaiters
Disclaimer – Dirty Girl did not sponsor this giveaway (I didn’t even ask her to). I’m using my own money to do this (well, the money I get from advertising on my blog). Therefore, this is my honest opinion. I’ve been doing a lot of trail miles lately. I do it mostly in preparation for [...]
Injuries
Three things thursday
1. Race obsession I’m very backed up on grad school work right now. I should be doing loads and loads of homework. But I sometimes find myself day dreaming of my two big races coming up. The Pineland 50k Trail race at the end of the month, my first Ultramarathon, and the Quebec City Marathon [...]
Shoes
Wordless Wednesday: A reason not to run barefoot
To be fair, these are pretty much my dedicated trail shoes. And the trails that connect to my yard are not exactly maintained. So who knows where the screw would have decided to hitch a ride. I’m just glad that didn’t find it’s way into my foot because Ouch! that would have been PAINFUL! P.S. [...]
Bras
Keeping the Girls Safe – Why Sports Bras Matter
Dear male readers, the following blog post is about breasts and how to prevent them from suffering permanent irreversible damage that leads to a droopy chest. I’m sorry that it’s not of great interest to you, but I wish I had known half the damage I was doing by wearing cute bras instead of supportive [...]
Training
My First 50+ Mile Week
Since I started running in October 2009, I’ve been doing a lot of long slow miles. It’s base building. It’s strengthening my joints, tendons, ligaments. I’ve been putting a lot of miles into my training but I had yet to do more than a 40 mile week. I had put in a lot of miles [...]
Races
Architects for Humanity 5k/Margarita’s 5k
I ran another double 5k this weekend. I found both to be a little disappointing. So instead of posting both reports separately I’ll post them together. Race: Architects for Humanity 5k Date: May 1, 2010 Location: Boston, MA Distance: 5k Official Result: 26:53 161/340 Total Full Results Here I was in Boston to watch my [...]
