Silly Walks

When I plan my long runs, I pick locations where there's a potty station every two miles to mimic a race course as closely as possible. With my hour bladder, there are other benefits to having restrooms along my path. Two of my sisters and one of my daughters are runners. I have heard STELLAR …

Nervous Tick

I mentioned the exhaustion the yesterday. So much exhaustion and fatigue. How about a little background: Last December I was feeling a little off so I talked to my doc about it. It's pretty unusual for me to talk to the doc about anything because I just don't go (aside my from my annual lady-doc …

Exhaustion

It's my recovery week. This means that I allow my body to recover. The trick here is to get the brain to accept that there is plenty of time in the training plan to allow this to happen. Therein lies the problem. Last week was an excellent training week. I accomplished nearly ALL of what …

Happy Running

  Guess who ran HAPPY in the really low humidity on Saturday? This girl! Guess who WALKED up the short, albeit steep AF hill behind me? This girl! Guess who was SUPER glad to be outside on a beautiful morning? This girl! Guess who felt SUCCESSFUL for the first time during this training segment? This …

Learning To Listen

With age comes wisdom, right? That's what they say, anyway! Well, I'm trying to gain wisdom, but it's been a decades long struggle. The workout plan yesterday was hill repeats. Walk around the lake to warm up the old legs (even though it was hotter than hell outside and ALL THE THINGS were already warm). …

New Admiration

You never stop being a mom. No matter how old your kids get, or where your kids' adventures take them, they are always your babies. You hope that you have given them the tools that they need to live their adult lives in the best way possible. And yet, somehow you have a difficult time …

Working On It

My sister and I are doing a self portrait photo challenge this month. This is so far out of my comfort zone. When I was younger (read: thinner) I liked being in photos. I was a bit of a ham, in fact. Now when I know someone is taking my picture I try to be …