1st inaugural wus donut run

thursday, april 21, 2011

6:30pm meet for pre-run briefing, 6:45 run starts

wus house

destination: dupont circle krispy kreme (actually, the donuts will be in the middle of Dupont Circle near the fountain — more room there)

options: 10k + 6 donuts OR 3mi + 12 donuts

bring with you: […]

The WUS Shirt

I received my glorious crimson WUS shirt today.  I love it, it’s silky and light and the women’s medium fits perfectly.  I normally race in singlets (I know, very road runnery of me), but I will race in the WUS shirt with great pride.  If I have a piece of tape, that […]

For all those who wonder why I run marathons, why I subject my poor little body to that murderous bludgeon of 26.2 paved miles, the answer is entirely contained in this photograph. The best thing about being female is that you can win the race and still have a big sweaty runner hug waiting […]

was running down the trail and straining
From my nose came rockets that were snotty
Runners had for many months been training
Having won a spot in bull run’s lott’ry

Up above the skies had full cloud cover
Dawn had brought a cool and pleasant race day
On the […]

I received an e-mail this morning from the Friends of Rock Creek’s Environment (FORCE), a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and restoring Rock Creek Park.   While browsing the FORCE website, I noticed they have several trail maintenance/trash cleanup events scheduled over the next few weeks.   For example, on Saturday April 16th @ 9:00 AM, they’ll  […]