Wow, this was a good training week! I did a lot on the treadmill because of the heat but did my long run today outside. So here’s how the week played out: Monday – 4+ – A 4 mile steady run followed by 4 quick 2 minute intervals with 20 seconds of recovery in between. […]
I Promised I’d Talk about the Depression . . . .
In my original blog post I promised I’d talk about my journey with depression. This is a rather long post but if you are reading it and it resonates with you, I’d love to hear about it! Twelve years ago, after the birth of our twins, I suffered from a horrible bout of postpartum depression. […]
8 Mile Long Run!!
http://runkeeper.com/user/jlefforge/activity/97053652 The top 10 things I saw on my long run today: 10. many guys running completely unencumbered9. many women running with strollers, toddlers on tricycles and/or dogs (seriously? Anybody else see an issue there? Ladies, start demanding that time to yourself!)8. a bunch of people I know, mostly just from seeing each other lots […]
It Might Get Even More Boring Now . . . .
Well, here I am, half way through week one of my marathon training. This will be the last post that I will alert people to on FB because honestly, it might get a little tedious, especially if you’re not a runner. I mean, even I can’t make “ran 4 miles M, W, F and ran […]
Maybe I was only toying with the vegan thing . . . .
Just got done watching the documentary Vegucated http://www.getvegucated.com/. I’ve seen many documentaries on vegetarian and vegan eating but this one really hit home. I’ve been a vegetarian for 8 years and only a vegan for a few months but seeing this has fundamentally shifted something in my brain. I have to wonder why more Christians […]
It’s Almost Time! Marathon Training Begins Monday!
Well, Folks, play time is over. It’s time to officially get serious and once again begin the arduous road towards a marathon. It’s only my second and I made some serious mistakes the first time around. What’s that you say? You’d love to know what they were? Well, if you insist. 1. I ate whatever […]
Thank you, Running!
In honor of National Running Day, I thought I’d say thank you to the sport of running. It has changed my life in many ways and given me a new leash on my 40’s. Dear Running, Thank you for taking a non-athletic girl who couldn’t even run a mile in high school PE and turning […]
Wow! I needed that!
It’s not been a great running week for me. End of school year stuff with my 3 kids, tile guy appts to fix our master bathroom shower, dryer repairman, early work mornings followed by evening work meetings . . .all in all a bust. I only ran once and it wasn’t great, only 3 miles. […]
A Normal Week with a Special Encounter
“Large portions of our lives are plagued by schedules imposed on us by other people. Running offers an escape from that.” Jim Fixx, The Complete Book of Running Overall, this was a very good running week. My last eight -miler made me feel like I wanted to die but yesterday’s was a different story. Never […]