Note to self: Stay out of shoe stores when you’re still giddy from a good run. Quick! Somebody invite me somewhere fancy so I don’t have to wear these to the school bus stop. What was your craziest impulse buy? Long May You Run WINNER! Congrats to Kimert @ Diaries of a Coach’s Wife! Please [Read More]
20 Miles: Feels Like the First Time
Last Sunday I planned to run my first 20 miler on terra firma of this training cycle. Ideally I’d have already had three or more under my belt by now but it’s been that kind of summer. Travel + heat + bailing to the bike + hip woes = poor training, especially endurance in my [Read More]
Address the Stress
I swear those plates are glued on! Thank you all for your calming words of wisdom yesterday regarding the back-to-school onslaught of time demands. I think what wigged me out the most was the prospect of dropping the ball and forgetting something or someone somewhere and getting that dreaded phone call. I spent lots of [Read More]
Overwhelmed!
A mere two weeks into the new school year, well short weeks but still, I’m waving my white flag in surrender. I suspect I’m preaching to the choir here and I know many of you have issues far more challenging butHelp! I am overwhelmed! Three calls asking me to volunteer at school came in yesterday…Plus [Read More]
Long May You Run: Book Review
Whether you’re new to running or have been at it for awhile, Chris Cooper’s Long May You Run is a book you’ll want to pick up again and again. An easy-to-read ‘encyclopedia of running’, Cooper covers topics from running mechanics and nutrition to bucket list races, mentoring new runners and everything in between. It’s [Read More]
Hurricane Weekend and Good News!
We made it back from NC last night. Contrary to the hype on TV, our flights were smooth and on time. I’ll admit the weather got hairy on Saturday: The wind began howling in the wee hours Saturday morning and most of the day was rainy and blustery but we were far enough inland to [Read More]
How Solid is Your Rock?
I’ve always felt very fortunate that the Caveman was so supportive of my running: He alerts me to new products, websites and sales on running gear. He and the kids traipse to many of my races. They spend countless hours braving the elements along the sidelines, schlepping signs, balloons, my lotions and potions, cheering until [Read More]
Injured Week in Review
It’s been 11 days now since I had to ease up on a run due to my complaining hip. I’ve rested, I’ve iced, I’ve heated, I’ve tested it. Pretty much its still the same: a dull ache that I’m hesitant to run through. I’ve had to get a little creative to try to approximate marathon [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]
WTF? Wednesday
I was asked not once but TWICE this week if I smoke cigarettes. Things 1, 2 and I were making our way through the mall on our semi-annual pilgrimmage to Abercrombie & Fitch. Because when you have a 10-year old who’s returning to school next week, you dig deep and summon the courage to venture [Read More]
