Happy Fitness Friday! Today I’m linking up with Jill and everyone else for some blog hop action! Were you always so good about getting your workouts in? I get this question a lot. In a word: No. I’d workout in fits and spurts, then layoff for oh 6 months or so. When I was single, [Read More]
Why Hot Marathons Are A Gift
Huge props to all who ran Boston yesterday! It was a sizzling hot exercise in perseverance to say the least. While I didn’t run Boston yesterday, I am a survivor and finisher of the very hot and cancelled Chicago Marathon 2007. I cussed up a storm through much of the race and immediately after finishing [Read More]
Unfair Comparison
It’s International Women’s Day–a celebration of women and their political, economic and social achievements. Sounds good right? This post is timely because it’s about empowering our kids, especially girls, and an issue that’s been in my craw lately. Recently I’ve been quite active on the figure skating scene, in a coaching/mentoring capacity, which I love. [Read More]
10 Reasons to Embrace Cold Weather Running
1. More fun running gear. Wind pants anyone? 2. Nearly frozen GU is a delicacy. 3. Who cares about a Klout score? Your badass quotient will soar. 4. You’ll want to pick up the pace before your water, and everything else, freezes solid. 5. Because the wildlife will be entertained when you slip and fall [Read More]
Happy New Year!
Before we all step off into business-as-usual 2012, I want to thank all of you who stop by here regularly to cheer me on, kick me in the ass, share advice, experiences and everything else. I’ve enjoyed your friendship, (real life and cyber) and it’s been an honor to celebrate your triumphs, encourage you as [Read More]
Motivation Monday: Stick the Landing
Google Images 2011 is fading fast, you’re in the midst of holiday parties, getting decorations up, shopping and all things festive and frantic. It’s easy to push health and fitness to the back burner or say eff it altogether and let it all go this month, joining a billion others jamming the gym come January.Sound [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]
The Mental Side of Speedwork
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]
Confidence
Google images After answering the question yesterday about when I considered myself a runner, I felt a little embarrassed by admitting to all of you how seemingly full of myself I was as a kid. There’s a fine line between self-confidence and arrogance after all. (Thank you Fancy Nancy for admitting your gymnastic aspirations–good to [Read More]
Inspired or Defeated?
Google images I saw a comment on another blog the other day that made me sad. It said something to the effect of (paraphrasing here): …”especially when I read running blogs and see these super athletes running 10 and 11 miles at paces I cannot hold for even one mile….then I go out and run [Read More]
