I have a hard time with long weekends. Not the weekend part, obviously, but the getting-back-to-reality-and-it’s-already-Tuesday part. I know I’m not alone on this, so I’m sure you’ll forgive my tardiness on this Monday Motivators post. Here’s how to play along if you’re interested – set a fitness goal for your week and then blog […]
All Better Now
Yesterday afternoon, I went to the lab and acted like a human pincushion to see where I stand with anemia and – thank you modern medicine and the internet – I already received results by the time I got up this morning. Which was 3 am. Seriously, my lab rocks! I won’t keep you in […]
California International Marathon 2014 – Race Report!
Alternate title: How to Run a Marathon with Pretty Much Zero Training. The short answer, of course, is, “Kids, don’t try this at home,” but the long answer is much more exciting! Read on… When last we left our intrepid heroine (me!), she was contemplating race goals and bemoaning the near total lack of training […]
CIM Goals
You might think that since I haven’t really been training for the California International Marathon, that I might not have any goals for the day, but you, my friend, would be wrong. I always have goals, even if they’re as simple as “Don’t suck too much.” Which, by the way, is exactly what I’m hoping […]
Elk Grove Turkey Trot (Courage Run) 2014 – A Much Longer Race Report than Necessary!
I haven’t run a Turkey Trot since 2008. In fact, I haven’t run a 10K since 2011. And even more in fact, this was only my fifth 10K ever! Since my only experience with 10Ks was back in the day when I used to be so very much faster than I am now, it is […]
Reflections of a Long Distance Runner
When I set out for my long run this morning, I was feeling a little pensive. Not sad or worried, mind you, just thoughtful. Last weekend was a “milestone” birthday for me (45!) and yesterday was the last race of my kids’ Cross Country season, so I was thinking a lot about endings and beginnings […]
Those Three Little Words
Lately, there’s been a thought floating around in my head. At first, it was sort of like a whisper – here and then gone again quickly. It would build up a little steam, then disappear for days at a time, only to come back a little stronger. I’ve been pushing it away, not wanting to […]
