I am pleased to announce that after many false starts, some bad weather, a nasty illness and lots and lots of travel, I have finally managed to officially complete my first week of marathon training! On the one hand, it's a fabulous feeling. A step in the right direction, so to speak. On the ...
weekly recap: 6/22 – 6/28
got skills?
We are getting to that time of year when football is so close I can almost taste it. Yay, football! Fortunately for me, our Jaguars are starting to get into a football frame of mind, offering a Got Skills? rookie training camp for kids. Mr PugRunner heard of it about a week before it happened. ...
race report: ntf family 5k and superhero fun run
This year, I was really planning to race the Run for the Pies. Not because I was going to get a pie (only the top 200 finishers do), but because everyone says it's such a fun event. However, little man saw an ad for the NTF Family 5K and Superhero Fun Run through Ultimate Racing, and desperately ...
weekly recap: 6/15 – 6/21
This week shaped up a lot better than last one. Not only have I been consistent and somewhat excited about workouts, but I have already beaten May's overall mileage and I still have more days to go. Hurray! Not going to say the mojo is back for sure, but everything feels like it's going in the ...
star wars weekends 2014 & a special surprise
On Saturday morning, we woke up at a somewhat reasonable hour (7:00 AM - whoo hop for sleeping in!) and took our time getting ready to leave at 8. We figured Hollywood Studios would have already had their early-morning influx of Star Wars fans, getting wristbands for the celebrity meet-and-greets, ...
summer kick-off: magic kingdom & the seven dwarfs mine train
A little over a month ago, I got a bit of a bug up my butt about the all-new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. I really needed to ride it. Since our Disney annual passes would be expiring soon, I decided to plan a quick day trip to the House of the Mouse to celebrate the end of the school year. It ...
