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 […]
Is it too late to add a resolution?
Actually, it doesn’t matter what your answer is to that question, because it’s been done. Added! And not a moment too soon. You know how everybody says, “You’re only as old as you feel”? Well, I’ve been feeling about a million years old lately. I’m stiff, I’m sore, and my bones feel creaky. And yet, […]
Badass, or just plain crazy? It’s a fine line.
The other morning at my bootcamp, we were talking about… something. Honestly, I don’t remember how the conversation veered into the topic of being someplace early, but one of my campers asked, “Regular people early, or Pahla early?” Everyone laughed, and another camper remarked that my habit of running in the wee morning hours is […]
Thursday Three: Favorite Races
I’m not racing this month, but I already wish I was. Now that I’m back in the swing of things and have my 2015 calendar more or less planned out, I’m impatient to race! And, yes, I know I need to be cautious and build my base slowly and ease back into things, but. But. […]
Picture This: Where I Run
My daily runs aren’t exactly a pretty sight. I see your pictures on Instagram of snowy fields and well-groomed trails and grassy expanses of open land and I get a little – okay, a lot – jealous. I don’t really have a lot of that picturesque beauty here in middle of suburbia. It’s why a […]
Oh, the Thinks You’ll Think!
Twelve miles today. Northern route or southern route? Northern. I guess. Not feelin’ it.OMG, look at that sky!!! Overcrossing! Eastbound! I need a picture of that for Instagram. [snap a few pics] The reflection of the sky in the creek is so pretty, I wonder if that will actually show up in the photo. I […]
Making, Revising and Revisiting Goals. Because, You Know, 2015.
I really do enjoy the start of a new year. It feels so fresh and full of possibilities – like anything could happen this year, if I’m willing to work for it. I do not have any silly notions of flinging myself willy-nilly into the future with abandon. I’m too skeptical for that kind of […]
Stickin’ a Fork in 2014
I know it’s not quite done (and I was just saying how I needed eleven more days), but I’m ready to wrap up 2014. I hit my slightly revised mileage goal for the year on Sunday! So, now I’m just cruising into 2015 and basking in the gloriousness that was this (nearly) past year. I […]
This is How We do Christmas Around Here
When I was young, we had your typical Christmas traditions – singing carols on Christmas Eve, eating waffles on Christmas morning, arguing with your siblings by Christmas afternoon. You know, the usual. My kids are growing up just a little bit different. Oh, sure, we wake up early and go crazy for the gifts like […]
Learning to Run
I don’t think of myself as an inherently patient person. I hate to stand in line. I’m remarkably unpleasant to be around while I’m waiting to heal from an injury. And I’ve been known to grumble about how damn long the microwave is taking to cook something. So you might be surprised at how many […]
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