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 […]
What I Do All Day
I love being a personal trainer. Pretty sure I’ve mentioned that before, but it bears repeating. I seriously spend my entire day thinking about exercise! Every client I have is like a puzzle that I get to figure out: what’s going to work best for losing weight or keeping them motivated or gaining muscle or […]
Hungry
Last year at this time, I had logged over 84,000 meters in the pool, ridden almost 800 miles on my bike and run about 200 miles (which was really low – I spent the first three months of the year injured). This year? I haven’t been in the pool even once yet. I finally got […]
It’s Complicated…
Once upon a time, running and I had an easy relationship. I woke up in the morning, threw on a pair of cotton sweatpants, laced up my $20 Champion shoes from Payless ShoeSource and hit the road. Sometimes I could even run for two whole miles! We were so happy together. I wanted to run […]
Double Digits! (or, “How Zumba Saved my Long Run”)
It’s funny how life has a way of reminding you (and of course by “you,” I mean me) not to take yourself (errrr, myself) too seriously. Mere moments after proclaiming to the world that I never run races I haven’t trained for, the running gods blew me a little raspberry: I got an email yesterday […]
DU for FUN #3–Race Report!
Let me tell you the (only mildly) disappointing news first: no PR. Everything else about the day was awesome, though, and I’m super, super happy with the race and the results. Here’s the whole story, complete with pictures and video, thanks to my 11-year old cameraman. Pre-Race Honestly, I spent most of Friday so wrapped […]
How is it Thursday Again Already???
Do you ever have one of those days where you feel invincible, like you could just go forever? Me, neither, but I totally had one today. There’s no real reason for me to be feeling so lively today. Heaven knows I didn’t fuel for a spectacular workout with last night’s dinner of half of a […]
Blah Blah Blah
Okay, I need to confess something: I’ve got the blahs. The Winter Blahs, the Bah Humbug Blahs, the Work Sucks Blahs, the Can’t Stop Eating Christmas Cookies Blahs, and – worst of all – the Post-Marathon Blahs. *whew* It feels good to finally admit that. I’ve been fighting it and denying there’s a problem, but […]
Tuesday Tidbits
Yep, it’s that sort of day, so here’s some bullet points for ya: I’m sluggish and a little crabby today, which I’m going to blame on the heat. I know you’ve heard this from all us Californians the past couple of days, but it is HOT and I am over it. I cranked out a […]
