Post-long-run musings before total brain freeze sets in. Wow the hhheadwinds were bbbbbrutal out there today. 2 more weeks til marathon day–what the hhhhell am I gonna wear?HHHHot coffee, the SSSunday newspaper and an ice bath: what could be bbbetter?FFFugly BBBBetty toenail is hhhanging tough–guess she wants to be part of marathon day ffffun!CCCan’t wait to [Read More]
Archives for 2009
A New Gym Friend
I met a new friend at the gym the other day: The Power Plate. We’d actually met over a year ago at an exercise equipment store. That meeting turned ugly when I was standing on it unprepared when Thing 1 unexpectedly turned it on high, throwing my back into convulsions. But this time was different. [Read More]
TIaRT: Woof Woof!
Woof! We mean hello tapering Prima Donna Marcia’s friends! It’s her dogs here! We know she’d want to be here to answer this week’s question but as you may know (who the hell doesn’t?) she’s tapering for the Columbus marathon and is behaving a bit strangely. Despite our best efforts (short of whizzing on the sheets) [Read More]
Kicking Off the Taper with My 100th Post!
I’m so glad to have today’s 22-miler behind me! Bring on the taper! As promised, to celebrate my 100th post and to thank you, my wonderful readers, I’m giving away two, that’s right TWO $50 gift cards to Trader Joe’s! Share the love: 2 winners instead of just 1! As you probably know by now, I try [Read More]
When the Going Gets Tough . . .
The tough go golfing! Well they go to the driving range at least in my case. No lie, up ’til now I had not swung a golf club this entire century. I swore off golfing once we had kids, cuz who am I kidding? I simply don’t have the time to devote to my golf [Read More]
TiaRT and Some Exciting News!
This week’s Take it and Run Thursday question: You get to run the last six miles of your next marathon with 6 different people. They can be dead or alive; famous or not famous. Who are these people and why did you pick them? Furthermore, why did you pick them for the specific mile you did? [Read More]
6 Seconds: My 5k Race Report
Ambivalent best describes how I felt going into this race. The reasons to skip it were plentiful:* High hamstring is angry, I risk marathon-ending injury if I can’t control my pace* I have a 20-miler the next day, should I compound matters with a 5k the day before?* My races thus far have proven I’m [Read More]
Combatting Childhood Obesity: Part 2
Now that most all the kiddos have returned to school, it’s high time I made good on my promise and shared things we do to help keep the kids active. I’m sure there are tons more great ideas out there and I’d love to hear from you! 1. Walk wherever you can. It’s less than a block [Read More]
Happy Labor Day!
Just like this Grizzly Bear we saw yesterday at the Milwaukee Zoo, I hope all of you find some time this weekend to kick back and enjoy some time off!In keeping with the Labor Day theme, I thought it would be fun to talk about jobs. Heaven knows I’ve had a few dandy ones! So [Read More]
Rough Week!
Whew! I’m glad to have this week behind me. Running-wise it was a real challenge. I swapped my usual Tuesday speedwork for my Thursday tempo run since my body is notoriously unstable and injury-prone after a race. I got out really early and begged hubby to leave for work a little later so I could squeeze [Read More]
