Tale of an angry hip I cut my 20-miler way short yesterday due to hip pain. My left hip was complaining mildly after just a couple of miles. Not wanting to make matters worse and push through something I shouldn’t, I aborted the mission after 3 miles and rode 30 miles on Blanche the trusty [Read More]
Sugarfree Friday Randomness
1. Yes, I’m sugar-free once again. Today is day 4. After the birthday celebrations that filled June and July, buttercream became a mainstay in my diet and I had 4.5 excess pounds on my hips to show for it. It was time to hit the reset button. I’m not combing ingredient lists to totally exorcise [Read More]
Tommie Copper Review
With at least two (possibly more) marathons coming up this fall, the miles are piling up and I’m doing what I can to minimize the stress on my body. When the folks at Tommie Copper asked me to try their compression products, I was more than happy to. Tommie Copper compression gear is made from [Read More]
Race Report: Just Book It! 5k
I was so excited to run this inaugural race–finally a chance to meet more local bloggers! The race was fairly close by and started at 8 so I took my time getting up and out. Goal: Stay away from the Garmin and just see what I can do. My speed and tempo work over the past [Read More]
Friday Filler
I love mail!I got a package all the way from Italy the other day! The Black Knight sent goodies from The Elton John and Chicago concerts he saw there. Thank you so much Stefano!What’s the best concert you ever saw? Journey maybe? No, Springsteen! What’s better than racing?Racing in a new skirt! The fruit of [Read More]
July Good-Bad-Ugly
Miles run in July: 132Up slightly from 123 in JuneRaces: 0 (because I blew off the lightning/thunder half on 7/23) oops. GoodI added back a weekly speed workout. I’m steadily regaining running efficiency, able to sustain a faster pace, and ALL of my workouts are more enjoyable. I’m getting my head rewrapped around covering 26.2. I [Read More]
Life is a Series of Equations
google images I had one of, if not THE best, workouts of the year yesterday: 2(8x400m) flanked by warmup/cooldown miles, followed by yoga, topped off with a little something for the core. You know you’re in trouble when your workout is expressed as an equation. The final three intervals got a little ragged but overall [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]
Q and A: Best Race and More
Elena asked: What was your best race and why? It was my first 10k for the season in 2008. I believed I was capable of holding a particular pace. My plan was to run the first 4 miles, then if I felt like I had anything left to pick it up until the finish. In [Read More]
Weekend Rewind and Goals
Half Marathon HellAfter much deliberation, I went to the half marathon on Saturday. We’d gotten 6+” of rain overnight and it was still pouring and hot and humid when I picked up my packet. I ran back to the car to get my frozen fuel belt and ended up sitting there. Two claps of thunder [Read More]
