The Adventures of an Average Athlete

A Running blog. a fitness blog. and sometimes a mom blog. The story of one competitive wife and mother running through life in my 40s. there will be chills, thrills, and plenty of spills!

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Managing My Expectations

February 4, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I had a really nice four mile run this morning and I’m going to tell you more about it in a minute, but first let me start with the dog: There I was, running along, listening to my music way too loud, when I saw a woman with a medium-sized poodle-looking dog on a leash […]

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January Review and February Plans

February 3, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I remember when my kids were very young, my mother-in-law told me that the years when your children are small seems like the longest time in your life, but once they hit school age that it all goes by in a blur.  I can attest that life seems mighty blurry these days.  Sort of like […]

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Weekend Update – Corsages, Climbing, and a Tick

February 2, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Happy Monday!  I’m linking up again with Tara at Running ‘n Reading for the Weekend Update – I hope you join in, too! CORSAGES As I mentioned last week, my boys were both invited to the Sadie Hawkins Winter Homecoming dance on Saturday night and I was overthinking the flowers.  As I tend to do. […]

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Runfessions!

January 30, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Well, it looks like I’m becoming addicted to link-ups!  That didn’t take long.  After last Monday’s successful Weekend Update link-up, I’m giving it a go again this week with my girl Marcia from Marcia’s Healthy Slice for some January Runfessions.  Wanna join in?  Check it out!  It’s good for your soul. Runfession:  I’ve got asthma […]

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On My Mind

January 28, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Happy Hump Day!  Although, here at the ol’ Triple As, it’s more like Brain Dump Day.  Here’s what’s on my mind today, in no particular order: Twitter.  Yes, I am aware of the fact that I am really, really, really late to this party, but I only just recently decided that I am capable of […]

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Knowing When to Say Goodbye

January 26, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Sometimes, when you love something, it’s hard to see how old and worn out it’s become.  You remember the good old days when everything was new and full of energy, and you stubbornly cling to the thought that the aging decline is just your imagination.  Surely there are a couple more good years left, aren’t […]

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Five Minutes Friday

January 23, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

There are moments in our lives that change us forever:  being born, getting married, having children.  Big moments where you realize that something irreversible is happening to you.  But today I am thinking about smaller moments, little things that maybe didn’t seem like life-changers at the time, but have absolutely shaped the person I am […]

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Runnin’ Hot

January 21, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I only had a couple of miles on the books today.  Actually – let me digress right here in the first sentence – I don’t even have a “book” going right now.  I stopped using any kind of a training schedule last year when I wasn’t sure what each day would bring me, and I […]

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Weekend Update – My First Linkup!

January 19, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

It’s true – I’ve been blogging for almost five years and even though I’ve thought about it lots of times, I’ve never actually participated in a blogger linkup!  So here goes nothing.  I’m linking up with Running ‘n Reading for the Weekend Update. It’s a little sad, really, that this is my first link up, […]

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On Being Competitive

January 16, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I have a new running client who signed up with me with the goal of running a 5K at some point in the not-too-distant future.  He’s starting from a point where he has some weight to lose and he hasn’t been vigorously active for a few years.  After our first run, he seemed pleasantly surprised […]

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