Since things are a little quiet around here this week, I thought I would get you up to speed with a short Three Things Thursday Halloween Edition post! 1.) Why so quite you ask? Well, I completed MY FIRST MARATHON on Sunday at the Marine Corps Marathon in DC! It was such an amazing experience and I am having a hard time putting it all into words so hang tight for my race novel recap. Honestly, I am recovering a {Read More}
Archives for October 2013
MCM ’13: It’s Almost Time!
October 26, 2013 by 4 Comments
This week has been very busy and fun! Aside from MCM ’13, I’m leaving my current job based out of DC, so I planned my last days of work around marathon weekend. Crazy? Maybe. I just like to think that it saved me another trip to DC. Plus, now that I had my last day of work on Thursday, I have a week off between my old job and my new job! WIN! One week to be completely lazy post-marathon {Read More}
Race Recap: 2013 Rock ‘n’ Roll Brooklyn 10k
October 18, 2013 by 5 Comments
Last weekend I ran the 2013 Rock ‘n’ Roll Brooklyn 10k. Since we live about an hour from Brooklyn, I figured I would drive in for the event. HUGE mistake! Despite leaving at 4:30 and arriving to Brooklyn around 5:35, all of the recommended parking lots provided by the Rock ‘n’ Roll website were full. Yes, all of them. Do I fault them, no. They warned runners and spectators that public transportation would be the best option but that wasn’t {Read More}
Tunnel to Towers with Team Harrow
October 17, 2013 by 1 Comment
On September 29th, Team Harrow came together to celebrate our friend Ben Harrow at the Tunnel to Towers 5k. This event was created to honor the life and death of Stephen Siller and his FDNY brothers and sisters that lost their lives on 9/11. The course followed Siller’s route from the Tunnel to the Towers on that fateful day. For us, it was not only a date to commemorate the victims of 9/11 but to honor the strength and determination {Read More}
Race Recap: Gulf Beach Half Marathon 9/14/2013
October 15, 2013 by 16 Comments
This week will be RACE RECAP catch up week on Lisa Runs for Cupcakes! First up, the Gulf Beach Half Marathon! A few weeks before the race, I decided to run the Gulf Beach Half Marathon in Milford, Connecticut, about a half hour from my hometown of Norwalk, CT. This is about an hour and half from where we currently live so after Cora went to sleep, I drove to CT and slept over at my grand-parents house to make {Read More}
My #1 Challenge…
October 7, 2013 by 4 Comments
You might think that my #1 challenge right now is training for my marathon. Well…. while that certainly a challenge, I have something else that is mentally zapping me these days. It’s my career. I know I don’t often talk about my work but since moving to West Point, NY, I have finally felt the pressures of being a military spouse and juggling my career. Over the past few years, I have been fortunate enough to continue working with the {Read More}
2014 Team Tough Chik Registration & Giveaway!
October 1, 2013 by 26 Comments
2014 Team Tough Chik registration opens TODAY! This supportive group of runners, bikers, swimmers and all around athletes has become such an amazing part of my life. When I think of my Toughies, sisterhood, support, guidance, mentorship, friendship, and HARD WORK come to mind! Toughies come in every shape, size, background and athletic ability. Being a part of the team is all about knowing that YOU ARE TOUGH ENOUGH! Watch this video and I’m pretty sure that you will be {Read More}
