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 […]
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 […]
Good News and More Good News
Today has been chock full of good stuff and it’s not even 2 o’clock – I love it! I ran this morning! It was brief and it was slow, but it was almost pain-free, so I’m calling it a victory. I made it two miles at a …well, let’s call it a “relaxed” pace. My […]
Two Steps Forward…
I’m sure you know where I’m going with this. I went for a run this morning and it wasn’t quite the glorious return to running I had been envisioning for the last ten days. Bummer. I took it slow and I didn’t plan to go far, but apparently it was still too much. 1.83 miles […]
Operation HTFU Starts Now
I went to Fleet Feet on Tuesday to see if getting some new shoes will help my IT issues. The extremely friendly and helpful worker – Alex – analyzed my gait and let me try on about a bajillion shoes. It made me feel good that, upon looking at the wear of my last pair, […]
Stacking Bricks
Not to be confused with laying pipe… ;P This morning’s workout was the most awesomest thing ever! Rather than doing a straight brick of bike miles and run miles, I broke it into smaller bricks and did them back to back to back. Here’s what I mean: I biked 8 miles, then I ran 2 […]
3:30 am Thursday
It’s true, I was up and running in the 3 o’clock hour again this morning. My training plan is so completely jacked right now from all the unforeseen circumstances – my hours at work, The Hubs’ training and racing plans, unscheduled travel, etc. – that I’m not even sure if today was supposed to be […]
Connected
First of all, THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by yesterday and left wonderful comments. Your kind words and thoughts were more helpful than I can tell you! By yesterday evening it was clear (as many of you pointed out) that I really needed to go for a run. And not just any old run, […]
TRI for FUN Race Report
The short version: WOOOO HOOOOOOOO! The long version:I realized yesterday that I was feeling really good, really confident and really excited about today’s race. I had a nice pasta dinner, I pre-hydrated, and I got to bed at a reasonable hour. But when the alarm went off at 5, the nerves hit hard. Honestly, I wonder […]
An Ode to my iPod
Okay, I have no ode-writing skills whatsoever, but I liked the title so I’m sticking with it, even though this post is ode-free. If I could write an ode, though, it would certainly be to my iPod. I’ve been training and racing sans tunes for over six days now and I am so sick of hearing […]
