I never ran under a coach. Never. Well, unless you count when I “ran” the mile in PE and the coach was yelling at me the whole time to stop walking and chatting with my friends and finish already. But that was, truly, the extent of my running supervision. I hated running, I hated sweating […]
Running In The Summer Heat – Guest Blog by the Amazing Laura!!
A while back I asked my friend, Laura, who lives in Houston, to share her tips for training in the summer. She’s my “go to” on this subject since the climate where she is can be even warmer and more humid than Dallas, and she’s done it successfully for several years. Enjoy!! And thanks, Laura!! […]
Only 11 Days Left of 5K a day for 30 days challenge!
So this morning I ran day 19 of the 30 days of 5K’s challenge. That I gave myself. That I’m doing with no one. And for no particular reason other than seeing if I could. I have honestly hesitated to post because I figure if it went horribly wrong (or I got really hurt or […]
Running and Grief
After the devastation in Moore, OK, yesterday, I’ve had it with death and dying. There’s just been so many major events in the last few months – really if you go all the way back to Sandy Hook Elementary. Then we had Boston. And West, TX. And the tornado in Granbury, TX, just last week. […]
Wow!! So it’s been A WHOLE YEAR of Running For My Life! Woohoo!
I bought the blog a birthday bagel. But since blogs can’t eat, I ate it. When I started this blog, one year ago today, it was for the express purpose of getting men and women who might be stuck – emotionally, physically, spiritually – to see how regular exercise, and specifically running, might be part […]
Why My Running Has Everything to Do With Mother’s Day
So I wasn’t going to write today but sometimes words just beg to get out of me and so here I sit, next to the beautiful roses my husband gave me and wearing the gorgeous bracelet my boys presented me with this morning. I’ve been thinking about my kids all day (typical of us moms, […]
One Week In to the 5K May 30 day Challenge! How Am I Holding Up?
So, I was trying to find some expert advice to advise, encourage or otherwise justify the nutty task I’ve undertaken this month of running a 5K every day. I know how I feel and what it’s done to me, but figured I’d try and find some expert articles or encouragement or something. Have you ever […]
5K MAY EVE!! Getting Ready for The 30 Day Challenge
It’s been a very busy (for me) running season. It really started last October when I ran Chicago, then I had the WDW Marathon in January, the Princess Half Marathon in February, and just last Saturday, the GE Irving Half Marathon. So that’s a lot of big goals in only 6 months and a lot […]
The Day AFTER A Half Marathon – Evidently Part 3 of 3
So I hadn’t originally planned for this to be three days in a row of blogging, but having done the day before my half and the day of, seems only logical I would write, real time, about what I’m experiencing today, the day AFTER my half marathon. First off let me say to my looney […]