Remember how I told you I went cross country skiing last week and didn’t fall once? Well, I wish I had fallen once because it…
As part of my marathon training, I need to get back into the habit of eating healthy foods. You know – whole foods, low sodium foods, unprocessed…
My foster daughter is pretty excited about my plans to run a marathon. She thinks I’m an amazing runner and that I’ll do really well.…
Today I had all intentions of doing 8 miles on the treadmill at the gym. I was free of the kid for a few hours…
I’m a runner. I have been since school when I ran on the cross country team. I enjoy running. Really, I do. But I never…
The thing about grief is that sometimes it just hits you out of nowhere. Yesterday was such a great day. I really enjoyed spending time…
WooHoo! Today is 10-10-10 and I’ve just run a 10K. Yay! This makes me happy because: It’s the furthest I’ve run since shortly before Paul…
Today’s post is brought to you by my totally awesome nephew, Haden. Please welcome my first-ever guest blogger. Yay! I’m here in a motel room…
Wow! What a great weekend! And you want to know why? Well, it’s because I spent most of it in the homeland working toward three of my goals.
I’m really struggling this week. Actually, I’ve been struggling for a couple of weeks now. I’m sad and I feel quite helpless about it. I’m…
Yay! Pickle-making weekend has finally arrived. And just in time, as I was out of pickles. My folks arrived Friday night with freshly-picked cucumbers from…
When I run I think. Even when I’m listening to my iPod, my mind is racing through one thought after another. It jumps from here…
I am one of those people who pushes herself a little (a lot?) too hard when there’s a goal to be met. But I’m trying…
I ran the Runner Stumbles 5K yesterday with my nephew. My cousin and her son joined us, too, which was a fun little treat. I…
I’m a runner. Or at least I used to be a runner. Now I sort of fake it. But I hope that eventually, I’ll remember…
Ow! Ouch! Owie! OK, not yet, but come tomorrow those are the words I will be exclaiming! I had a rough night last night so…
I got a new toy today. It’s a lovely new, bright, and shiny 4 GB iPod Shuffle. It’s a pretty shade of green with a personalised inscription.…
I’ll start this post by saying that I don’t think I’m old or fat. But when I go to a university-operated gym where the average…
I found my way back to the gym today. It’s been just over a year since I last went and it felt a bit weird,…
My nephew, Haden, came out to visit so that we could run the Partners in Pain 5K together. We had a fantastically fun weekend! Read…