Today marks the return to hill work on my training plan. I've been looking forward to today with an odd mixture of dread and glee. Yes I said it...glee! Because while I know in the moment of running repeats, my quads will be burning and I'll be … [Continue reading]
I'm joining Pavement Runner and some other bloggers and peeling back the curtain to reveal madness that's taking over my closet - my ever-growing running gear collection. I took some time this weekend to pack up the winter gear (I don't care what … [Continue reading]
One thing I really struggle with is my hydration - unless it is the dog-days of summer, I have to really make a conscious effort to drink enough water. And I'll admit, sometimes I just get bored with plain old H2O. Often you'll find me putting either … [Continue reading]
Today begins week 6 of half marathon training. Recently Coach Bennett sent me the next two phases of my training plan. Since I was struggling with my runs due to my cranky ITB, I'd held off reviewing the rest of the plan - until yesterday. I got … [Continue reading]
Returning to Running After Sunday's not-so-long long run, Coach Bennett insisted on 3 days of no running. Cross-training yes, strength training yes, but no running. Of course, Mother Nature decided to serve up some of the best weather days of the … [Continue reading]
Black ice and an already tweaky knee quickly turned a 10 mile run in to 3 miles yesterday morning. I was lucky to not fall but the slide aggravated an already cranky left ITB/knee. I was only a mile and a half into my run when it happened and … [Continue reading]
From time to time, I have mentioned here and on Twitter that I meditate, and I've noticed that whenever I do I receive lots of inquiries about why I do it? Do I see any real benefits? Or, comments indicating that others would like to do it but don't … [Continue reading]
Good things for February: Started working with Coach Bennett again! Ran the Frosty Virtual 5K Started the 30-day ab/core challenge Enjoying my new gym, despite too many runs on the 'mill Unveiled the blog's new look! Things I could do … [Continue reading]
One of my goals for 2013 is to set back and take a hard look at my nutrition. As I have said before while I don't eat a lot of junk, I know there's room for some improvement. Lately, I've been feeling really sluggish during my runs - this morning's … [Continue reading]
The Frosty Virtual 5K/10K/Half was benefiting the American Cancer Society - a cause I was very happy to support. I lost both my grandmothers to cancer and both of those amazing women were on my mind Saturday morning. I stuck to my plan and got … [Continue reading]
