Running for a Cause
I set a new PR (personal record) earlier this month. I broke the 40 minute barrier! I ran the Wiggin’ Winter Dash in 39.30. My brother-in-law asked me to join him in this race for juvenile diabetes research; he was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. We did not run together. He’s faster than me [...]
Lacing Up for the Red Cross
It’s been seven months since my last 5K and I walked that one. Its been longer since I actually ran. I’ve been a little busy. You know…having a baby. But now my little buddle of joy is almost three months old and its time to get back out on the road. And what better reason [...]
From Running to Prenatal Yoga
I miss running. Its been months. I scaled back my running in December when the morning sickness kicked in but kept training for Francie’s 5K in March. My plan was to walk/run it with a friend but ended up walking it with my husband instead because my hip wasn’t in the game. I wanted to [...]
These Shoes Were Made for Running
These are my running shoes. They’ve been hanging out with the dust bunnies in my closet for over a month now. I know they miss the pavement – I miss the pavement – but here they are, getting no action. It would be easy to blame the weather. Temps under 40, gusty winds, inches of [...]
Couch to 5K Week 7
It took forever but I finally completed week 7 of the couch to 5k program. 2 more weeks to go. On this New Year’s Eve, I’m disappointed that I didn’t meet my goal of finishing the program by year end and I’m disappointed that I didn’t run a complete 5K in 2010 (by that I [...]
Why I Love Runners
I reluctantly showed up at the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. I hadn’t sleep well the night before and had told myself that if it was raining, I wasn’t running. It wasn’t raining. It was wet but not raining. So I laced up my shoes and headed to the race. I was surprised by the [...]
Running Inspiration
I just want something beautiful – Need to Breathe Last Saturday, I completed Week 5 of the Couch-to-5K program with a 20-minute run on the boardwalk at the beach. It was just what I needed. I needed something beautiful to carry me on the longest run I’ve attempted yet. I know that’s not very long [...]
Not So Ready for Race Day
Tomorrow, I’m running the 1st Annual There’s No Place Like Home 5K. Or, rather, I’m going to attempt to run I knew when I signed up for this race that I wouldn’t be ready. I knew I would not have completed the Couch to 5K program. But I thought I would have been farther along [...]
Couch to 5K Week 4 is Mental
It took me a week and a half to complete week 4. One reason was scheduling. The other reason was overcoming the 5-minute run mental hurdle. I wasn’t expecting the 5-minute run when I started week 4 – just like I really wasn’t expecting the 3-minute run in week 3 – I don’t usually look [...]
Couch to 5K Week 3
Week 3 surprised me. I was expecting to alternate a 90 second run with a 90 second walk for 30 minutes. Halfway through the second run set, I glanced at the timer on my C25K app and was surprised to see I still had 90 seconds left to run. Huh? Was there a glitch in [...]
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