So here’s what happened this morning. I was scheduled for a four mile run (if you must know, 2 miles easy, 1 mile tempo, 1 mile cool down but non-runners stick with me). I happen to despise looking at my watch every few seconds to see my pace so I went by effort and felt […]
Why I Care if You Read This Blog
I don’t make any money blogging. Well, that’s not entirely true. All of last year, I made just over $7 from AdSense and then I took it off and now . . .well, yeah. Nothing. And there are literally hundreds of great writers out there blogging about everything under the sun, including running, and most […]
Where we Are With Our Dumbo Double Dare Training Plan!!
Although I can hardly believe it, we are right now only six week away from the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend and, for many of us, the Dumbo Double Dare Challenge!! Life has been so busy with summer and fun vacations and work that I keep forgetting how quickly it’s coming up but I really and […]
It’s My Birthday Blog!
Well, here we are again, on my birthday. I don’t have many deep thoughts or profound truth to share today, even though, at 43, I believe you’re supposed to enter into “sage” status and impart wisdom on a regular basis. What I would like to express, though, is heartfelt thanks to God for an amazing […]
What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?
As a runner, and maybe in your life . . . What would you do if you weren’t afraid? Sign up for your first race? Sign up for a marathon? Join a local running group? Or maybe (and I sincerely hope some of you reading this can relate to this), GO FOR YOUR FIRST RUN […]
The Seasons of Our Family – The Mom side of Running Pastor Mom
So I am a big fan of seasons. I love the seasons in nature and I love the seasons of the church. The church where I pastor very wisely observes the Liturgical Calendar. If you’re not familiar with what that is, it’s basically the observance throughout the year of various times and seasons that focus […]
I REALLY Don’t Want To Run Tomorrow
So this will be short and sweet (maybe). I have eight miles on the schedule for tomorrow morning and I REALLY don’t want to. I mean truly and seriously don’t want to. I need to identify the contributing factors so I can get over them so here goes: Although when summer first began I loved […]
What Are YOU Declaring Independance From?
On the fourth of July, Independence Day, we celebrate our independence from Great Britain. To be more specific (and stolen from Wikipedia): Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the […]
Coaching . . . WEEK TWO!!
So here’s where we are: Week two of my coaching with the Amazing Natalie. Last week I was on vacation, so she encouraged me to take the week off (any wonder why I love her?) but this week, WE ARE BACK AT IT, BABY!! She took it somewhat easy on me, and here’s the plan: […]