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!

Adventures of an Average Athlete

Swim Day

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Well, clearly the silver lining to all the heat during the day is that my pool is now a really awesome swimming temperature - yay! It's gone up at least 8 or 10 degrees since last week (when it was in the 60s, brrrrrrrrrr).I had another terrific swim ... [ Read More ]

Long Run

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I hope you have some cheese handy, because I'm about to whine...Oh my goodness, it was HOT on my run this morning! A quick disclaimer here, I am a complete and absolute weenie about any sort of heat while running. In my "real" life, I'm a summer girl ... [ Read More ]

Head Games

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Today's bike ride was a thing of beauty: 16.5 miles in the early morning (still cool) weather, and I rocked an 18.3 mph pace. If there is such a thing as "biker's high" I was feeling it. Adding to my joy was the sense of accomplishment that came ... [ Read More ]

Five Goals Friday!

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Alright, I'm a newbie blogger, so bear with me while I figure this stuff out and get the hang of who's who. I entered my first giveaway today - I'm so excited!! Check it out here: Running on My Time Sweaty Bands Giveaway. I adore Sweaty Bands! I ... [ Read More ]

A Honkin’ Great Day!

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Happy National Running Day to you! I celebrated by...not running, but pretty much everything else. What a loser, huh? :-) My training plan called for a bike/swim day, though, plus I had a scheduled strength training session, so there was no way I ... [ Read More ]

Easy run? Not so easy today…

By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I had one of those runs this morning where I just wasn't feeling the love. Much as I enjoy running, there are some days that I absolutely slog through the miles, and today was that sort of day. I went through the usual excuses in my head: it's a ... [ Read More ]

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