google images Monicac2 delurked (thank you and welcome!) and asked: I did RLRF last year and it made me dread speed work. How do you maintain a love for speed work? Great question! Yes, speed work is hard. Gut-busting, even puke inducing if you let it be. But like any hard work, it pays off [Read More]
9 For Friday
1. I’ve been up since 4 (thank you grass-eating dog) and haven’t done a damn thing. 2. When I hauled the trash to the curb (thank you golf-junketing Caveman–wait I DID do something), I found this standing in our driveway. WTF? 3. I’m going to go pump some serious iron now. Really I am. Now. [Read More]
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
I kicked off week 3 (I know time flies) of Twin Cities Marathon training this morning. For the first time in forever I’m not using the RLRF plan and I’ve gotta say, things are a little pretty unfamiliar.Up ’til now I considered myself fairly open minded. When I saw outrageously hard workouts on paper I’d [Read More]
Weightloss: Phase III and Beyond
I began married life 40 pounds lighter. We immediately moved to the UK where, except for a brief lapse when I got carried away with Irish butter, full-fat yogurt and digestives (the British term for what we Americans call cookies) I maintained my weight, kept up with the weight training, added in English horseback riding, [Read More]
