Source: Wasserman In yoga the other day the instructor kept saying “find your edge” as a way of motivating us to press just a bit harder (without rupturing anything hopefully), not enough to feel pain, or so hard that we stopped breathing, but just to that, well, edge. That got me to thinking about other [Read More]
Training Recap
Boston Training Week 3 is complete! 40 milesHere’s how the week went: Monday: SRD Tuesday: Ladder workout: 1200m, 1000m, 800m, 600m, 400m; yoga class at night. The ladder got ridiculously hard by the time I got into the 800. Thankfully it was almost over by then! Wednesday: FIRST+ 10 miler with BBTN weights afterward Thursday: 7 mile [Read More]
Beautiful Blogger Award
Thank you to Anne at Asthma and the Gift of Running for the esteemed Beautiful Blogger Award! I am truly honored! If you haven’t visited Anne’s blog, stop by and say hi! One of the requirements of this award is that I share 7 things about myself so here goes: 1. Modern Caveman and I started dating [Read More]
It’s Probably Nothing…
Thank you all so much for the support and good wishes. I’m back from the dreaded annual physical. Thank my lucky stars the papers containing my bloodwork results were glowing so brightly I almost had to wear shades!Cholesterol Ratio: perfectoTriglycerides: almost non-existantGood Cholesterol: through the roofFasting Glucose: mighty fine…and so it went. I’d just finished [Read More]
It’s Probably Nothing…
Thank you all so much for the support and good wishes. I’m back from the dreaded annual physical. Thank my lucky stars the papers containing my bloodwork results were glowing so brightly I almost had to wear shades!Cholesterol Ratio: perfectoTriglycerides: almost non-existantGood Cholesterol: through the roofFasting Glucose: mighty fine…and so it went. I’d just finished [Read More]
Ding Dong the Weight is Gone
The wicked holiday weight is finally gone! How’d I do it? Simple: A phone call. To the doc’s office. For an appointment. That’s right, My dreaded Annual Physical is tomorrow. If mainlining broccoli for 2 weeks will roust any plaque that may be setting up shop in my arteries, and dropping a prodigious 3 pounds [Read More]
Ding Dong the Weight is Gone
The wicked holiday weight is finally gone! How’d I do it? Simple: A phone call. To the doc’s office. For an appointment. That’s right, My dreaded Annual Physical is tomorrow. If mainlining broccoli for 2 weeks will roust any plaque that may be setting up shop in my arteries, and dropping a prodigious 3 pounds [Read More]
Well iDeclare!
My A-List Besties have reached the triple digits! That calls for a celebration! What better way to do that than to share some love? This particular love is sponsored by the talented peeps at i Declare!. I’ve admired their gorgeous jewelry for eons. Now an i Declare! creation can be yours! 4 Ways to Win: [Read More]
Well iDeclare!
My A-List Besties have reached the triple digits! That calls for a celebration! What better way to do that than to share some love? This particular love is sponsored by the talented peeps at i Declare!. I’ve admired their gorgeous jewelry for eons. Now an i Declare! creation can be yours! 4 Ways to Win: [Read More]
Troubleshooting From the Hips
During the ‘offseason’ I brought my running down to the bare necessities and focused on my poor, neglected core. Because I’ve proven to be pretty much incapable of working out on my own (without someone standing watch, preferably shouting insults) I attended 2 weekly conditioning classes at the gym. I squatted and shuffled my poor [Read More]
