Did you ever dread something but when it gets cancelled, rather than feel relieved, you’re sort of bummed? That’s exactly where I am right now with two things. Remember that super sprint tri I did last spring at the high school? It was Outside Bike-Track Run-Pool Swim and it was my very first tri adventure. [Read More]
Spring, Marathon Lotteries and an Excuse to Fail?
Today I’m thinking out loud with the lovely Amanda. Join us! The past few days here have been divine. After a winter with record warmth, the groundhog was right: spring has come early. At least for this week. It got up into the 70’s here the other day and I had my first truly “hot” [Read More]
Weightloss Week 1: Fail to Plan
Week 1 of operation drop 10 lbs. is in the books. To hold my feet to the fire and keep me accountable, I’ll be logging my progress, or lack thereof, here every week. Despite my best intentions…mostly…the week ended up mediocre at best. Mostly because I failed to plan sufficiently. Like most, I started out [Read More]
Loving/Not Loving: Winter Edition
Loving: Our town has cute, one-lane, covered bridges. Not Loving: When someone decides they’re not going to wait their turn to drive across and sneaks behind the car in front of them. What. You needed to save 5 seconds?? Loving: Costco’s low gas prices. Not Loving: People that jump the gas line at Costco. I mean [Read More]
Race Plans for 2016
We’re leaving for Florida soon. I should be packing and everything else that goes along with travel. I’ve got laundry going so there’s that. I volunteered for any/all of Thing 2’s class holiday parties and of course I was picked for the winter one. Because I need another thing to deal with right now. I’m [Read More]
The Ageless Issue
What is “old” and when does it start? When I was a kid, 20 seemed old. When my best friend’s mom turned 40, that seemed ancient. When I became a teen, 21 was the magical age where everyone seemed so cool and free to do as they pleased. After that though, I think I wised [Read More]
RnR Vegas and Going Sugar-Free
Here I go again about the weather. Mom Nature continues to outdo herself here. Although I do think it’s all going to hit the fan tonight, I’ve been making the most of it by hopping on my bike or hitting the trails running every chance I get. It occurred to me yesterday that running in [Read More]
How to Master the Mental Aspects of Running
Want to run a race? Most of us know to hire a coach, find a training group or training plan for the day-to-day physical part of training. But how much do we train for the mental side of running? I’m guessing for many of us it’s not much. Before I was a runner, I was a [Read More]
The Kindness Project
I almost got arrested yesterday. I was taking Thing 1 to skating and we were approaching the ice rink (all I had to do was make a left turn into the parking lot. Except there was an accident just North of where I needed to turn in and if I’d gotten there 10 seconds earlier [Read More]