Alpha, beta . . . and a February recap.

February was an OK running month. I had to skip or shorten a few runs but that's pretty much par for the course when you have a baby and a preschooler. I tackled some tough runs and extended my long run to 12.5 miles. I also ran a strong 9.2-mile leg at the Winter Marathon Relay. So, overall, a decent month. Here's what it looked like:


February stats:

Running (miles): 84.3
Cross-training (sessions): 2


The mileage was lower than planned but it will be back up this month! I'm ready for some nicer weather and evening runs when it is still light out.


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I've seen this "ABCs of me" thing going around the blogosphere so I had to jump on the bandwagon and do one. Here goes.


ABCs of me:

• (A) Age: 40
• (B) Bed Size: Queen
• (C) Chore You Really Dislike: Hard to choose just one . . . let's go with mopping. 
• (D) Dogs? No, no, nope.
• (E) Essential Start Your Day: Coffee (see T)
• (F) Favorite Color: Green
• (G) Gold or Silver? Platinum
• (H) Height: 5'6"
• (I) Instruments You Play: Back in the day, I dorked-out on the clarinet and also played the piano.
• (J) Job Title: Most days it is Mom. When I'm lucky and have some paying work it is freelance writer.
• (K) Kids: Two boys, one 3.5 years and the other almost 5 months.
• (L) Live: Upstate New York
• (M) Mom's Name: Cheryl
• (N) Nicknames: Mom
• (O) Overnight Hospital Stays? Yup. One stay when each boy was born and one stay when Conal had croup last spring.
• (P) Pet Peeve: Gum smacking. Totally creeps me out.
• (Q) Quote from a Movie: "I can remember lots of things" or "Everyone in this family has gone total outer limits" or really anything else from  Sixteen Candles. 
• (R) Right or Left Handed? Right.
• (S) Siblings: Two younger brothers and one younger sister.
• (T) Time You Wake Up? All through the night. 
• (U) Underwear: Yes, please.
• (V) Vegetable You Dislike: I like most of them but I'm not a big fan of turnips.
• (W) What Makes You Run Late: My boys.
• (X) X-Rays: Foot, teeth, knee.
• (Y) Yummy Food You Make: Peanut butter and caramel cheesecake. 
• (Z) Zoo, Favorite Animal: Tiger

March on, peeps!

~ Felice