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 …
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. …
“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 …
So, if you recall, a few days ago I posted my list of favorite running books. I mentioned that this one was my dad’s favorite and he practically had it memorized as he could quote from it whenever I had a running related question. To my dismay, however, I couldn’t find a new copy of …
My official training schedule for the Chicago marathon starts June 16th. For the time being, I am trying to get strong enough to complete 10 miles without feeling like I want to kill myself and trying to run for fun whenever possible. Training for a race can start to feel like having sex when you’re …
I have made fun of blogs for years. Famously so. I have said they are narcissistic, annoying and self-promoting. I have made jokes like “I think blogs are incredibly narcissistic, annoying and self-promoting. Want to know why? Check out my blog . . . .” And yet here I sit on a quiet Friday. Kid …