Instead of writing an Official Blog Post on Sunday, another Rest Day [insert heavy SIGH], I did what every other warm-blooded American did tonight. I watched the Survivor finale and reunion. Love it or hate it, this show is a microcosm of life. It’s your life and mine, under pressure and under a microscope. How [...]
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Survivor: How Running (and a lot of life) is Very Much The Same
Posted in advice, challenge, encouragement, God, healthy, long run, marathon, midlife, motivation, outlast, outplay, outwit, race, running, strategy, Survivor, training, victory, wind, tagged challenge, encouragement, God, healthy, long run, marathon, midlife, motivation, outlast, outplay, outwit, race, running, strategy, Survivor, training, victory, winning on December 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Calling All Distance Runners…
Posted in 26.2 with Donna, advice, athlete, challenge, don't quit, encouragement, half marathon, long run, marathon, race, running, support, training, tagged 26.2 with Donna, advice, athlete, challenge, don't quit, encouragement, half marathon, long run, marathon, race, running, support, training on December 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Photo Credit I’m 64 days away from the 26.2 with Donna starting line and I’m possibly starting to freak out, just a teensy little bit… I’m just wondering, if you have ever run a marathon, if you had similar experience to me while training for my first one… See, for the first time, yesterday, my [...]
Long Run Friday
Posted in 26.2 with Donna, challenge, cold, endorphins, marathon, race, running, training, tagged 26.2 with Donna, challenge, cold, endorphins, marathon, race, running, training on December 18, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I’m running my Longest. Run. Ever. today. 14 miles. Kinda freaked out about it. Now, I’ve BEEN out there longer, having run a 5-hour how-far-can-you-go run and an 8-hour ultra. But both of those longer distance runs also involved lawn chairs and a change of socks. This run involves me, my shoes, my water bottles [...]
Long Run Friday
Posted in challenge, cold, healthy, humor, long run, marathon, running, training, tagged challenge, cold, healthy, humor, long run, running, training on December 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It’s a 12-miler today. Drove the route Thursday in my car. Um. It really is kinda long. Hope Mom’s HalfWay House Potty Stop is open for business at mile 6.4. It’s been since Monday since I’ve laced up my shoes and gotten out there to run. Don’t care how cold or yucky it is. So. [...]
Compression Pants? Are Ya Kidding?
Posted in running, friend, humor, race, midlife, workout buddy, 5K, trail run, marathon, half marathon, training, chub rub, under armour, gratitude, long run, seasons, gear, technical fabric, running gear, blubber, rain, cold, 26.2 with Donna, snow, compression pants, tagged running, midlife, humor, friend, race, workout buddy, 5K, trail run, half marathon, marathon, chub rub, training, gratitude, under armour, long run, seasons, gear, running gear, technical fabric, blubber, rain, cold, 26.2 with Donna, snow, compression pants on December 2, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I started running in the very warm weather. At the time, the key training issues for me were strategic hydration and forcing myself to haul my body out of bed to run at the crack of dawn to beat the morning heat. I remember wondering vaguely about how I was going to handle running in the elements, but [...]
Celebrating the Big 5-0-0
Posted in 5K, celebrate, celebration, encouragement, gratitude, half marathon, kennekuk, marathon, motivation, running, training, tagged celebrate, celebration, encouragement, gratitude, half marathon, kennekuk, marathon, motivation, running, training on December 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Image Credit Hurray! As of Monday, I’ve officially traversed over 500 miles while training for various races! I’ve gone from being a complete couch-potato to a Mom-Who-Runs. And I’m so grateful to the people who have encouraged, guided, coached, prodded, and tricked me into and along this journey! NEVER would I have imagined at the [...]
Accidental Mileage.
Posted in athlete, beautiful, celebration, challenge, cold, don't quit, friend, hills, humor, kennekuk, long run, midlife, mud, pain, race, running, trail run, training, weight watchers, workout buddy, tagged athlete, beautiful, celebration, challenge, cold, don't quit, friend, hills, humor, kennekuk, long run, midlife, mud, pain, race, running, trail run, training, weight watchers, workout buddy on November 29, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Running Shoes: BEFORE So here’s the thing. I had this whole post planned with the title: You Don’t Expect Me to Run Up THAT, Do You? And the post was about the Wild Wild Wilderness Run hosted by the Kennekuk Road (and must.not.forget.the.TRAIL) Runners a couple months ago. That trail featured 7.55 miles of pure [...]
Rest. Day. Ahhhh.
Posted in balance, family, healthy, humor, rest, running, training, tagged beautiful, family, healty, humor, rest, running, training on November 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday was a wonderful family day. Yesterday was a 10-mile run day. Today is a Rest Day. Who knew after you’re 40 your body does most of its hard work when you’re actually resting? Photo Credit Ahhhh. Life is good.
Happy Thanksgiving and Long Run Thursday
Posted in celebrate, cold, family, gratitude, humor, long run, marathon, running, snow, training, tagged celebrate, cold, family, gratitude, humor, long run, marathon, running, snow, training on November 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Happy Thanksgiving! Image Credit I am planning on celebrating this holiday in the same way I celebrate everything special these days: by going for a run! I have a 10-miler scheduled for this weekend, so since I have no intention of hauling this body through the fine streets of our little community while full of [...]
I Think It’s Time For Drastic Measures
Posted in athlete, calorie, carb, carbohydrate, challenge, contest, cook, diet, encouragement, exercise, God, healthy, humor, husband, lose weight, marathon, midlife, motherhood, motivation, recipe, recipe contest, running, schedule, training, weight loss, weight watchers, Why, tagged athlete, calorie, carb, carbohydrate, challenge, contest, cook, diet, encouragement, exercise, God, healthy, humor, husband, lose weight, marathon, midlife, motherhood, motivation, recipe, recipe contests, schedule, training, weight loss, weight watchers, Why on November 23, 2009 | 18 Comments »
Well, one of my friends just lost her 100th pound on her 40th birthday. (I would post her name here, but I don’t know if she’s willing to be a public figure, so you’ll have to die of curiosity.) Another friend is in size 9/10 jeans as of this weekend, in spite of her PMS. (I [...]
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