Meet the Grouchy Mommy Bear!

Hi all! Virginia here, aka the grouchy mommy bear. I’m trying so hard to roll with the punches, but I feel as if I’m doing a pretty cruddy job of it. SO….pardon me a second while I whine (you can pass the cheese over if you have any). Here goes….I have a marathon (my first) […]

The Best (and Slowest) Half Marathon Ever: Tybee Half Marathon

Last year’s Tybee Race was the fastest half marathon I’ve run, finishing just under 2 hours and 25 minutes. (Slow by some accounts… but fast for me.) I felt that I was in better shape this year  (weighing less, nutrition-wise, etc.), though I didn’t quite have the miles in my legs that I had last […]

It Just Got Real.

Yesterday morning, I was standing in the locker room, looking like a soggy puppy—post-swim wet hair, half of my clothes on, trying to pull myself together before work–when this woman snuggles up to me…[Something about me… if there are 100,000 empty lockers in the room, people must put their crap in the locker RIGHT next […]

February…seriously!?

Hi SBM fans! Virginia here. First, let’s all give a shout out to the SBM on her half marathon this weekend. Woot! Woot! I hope that some of you are feeling this too: It can’t be February already. I’m not ready, but I’m SO ready for Spring. In 2 weeks I have my first marathon in […]