Are you sitting down? I’ll wait.The weather was sparkling and cool and fabulous here all weekend. Lows in the high 30’s, highs approaching 70, fall colors at their peak.My long run did not happen.Yes, you read that right. No run of any kind in fact, unless you count some meager warmup time on the mill. [Read More]
Is There a Training Plan For That?
Is it just me or are you starting to get all white knuckled too when you think of how quickly the holidays are approaching? Even though Halloween isn’t even here yet, I’m already feeling holiday pressure creeping up:Stores are teeming with toys and decorations.It’s ‘my year’ to have Thanksgiving.I swore this was the year I [Read More]
Tuesday Tidbits
We’re in for a couple days of cold rain starting tomorrow. It took major restraint on my part to be smart with the dicey hip and not run two days in a row. I ended up doing plyo intervals on the mill instead. The cardio intervals were spent walking incline mostly. Ok, I ran some….but [Read More]
Confessions/Revelations of a Reluctant Juror
I’ve been on jury duty this week. In this county that means I need to be on call, like a fire fighter for the entire week, ready to pounce head in to court within a 90-minute time frame. ConfessionsThis was not the first time I was summoned to serve. Nor was it the second. Yes, [Read More]
Three Things Thursday
1. Thank You!Thanks so much to all who shared their wisdom yesterday regarding my PT fiasco. As usual your insights, resources, and recommendations were invaluable. Despite my dissatisfaction with the PT place I went to (BTW it was not one recommended by my doc, I chose it because they supposedly specialized in therapy for athletes–ha!) [Read More]
Drive Away PT Clients in 7 Easy Steps
1. Tell your client the human body wasn’t cut out for whatever sport they do. 2. Give your client no feedback. Make them drag it out of you. 3. Start your appointment late on a regular basis. 4. Forget you’re in the midst of myofascial release because you’re distracted by a conversation about lunch possibilities, [Read More]
My First Marathon: Chicago 2007
Since it’s race week here in Chicago, and because I’ve had a lots of questions about my first marathon, I thought I’d share the race report. I’d watched the weather reports for days. Who am I kidding? I watched them for weeks. Heat. The Caveman and I left the kids (then 2 and 7) with [Read More]
Whole Lotta Clenching Going On
I’m in the midst of week 3 of physical therapy for my ornery hip. The diagnosis, in case you missed it:Weak right sideWeak glutesOverburdened left side, complete with bruised hamstring compliments of the yoga incidentTight left hip that sits higher than the right thanks to said tightness and all of the above What PT is [Read More]
Weekend Rewind: Pumpkin Envy
Before school started, at the Teacher Meet n Greet for Thing 2’s class, there was a bulletin board of ‘wishes’. In other words, items the class would like parents to volunteer to bring.At the time, the 6 pieces of white felt seemed boring.The 2 dozen styrofoam balls seemed unwieldyThen I saw it:One XXL pumpkin. That’s [Read More]
Thoughts from Injured Reserve
There’s a mind-clearing technique for meditation where you imagine setting any thoughts that pop into your head on a leaf and let it float away from you. While I am not nearly as adept at meditation as I would like to be, I often use that leaf-in-the-water technique as a way of releasing negativity, worries [Read More]
