February 2010

Didn’t I just mention something about flexibility? Shoo’s dental appointment went faster and better than expected, so I was able to drop him off at preschool on time. Since I only had 16 miles to do (there’s definitely something wrong with that statement) and I was worried about tomorrow’s weather, I decided to do my [...]

Thanks to all of the snow (did I mention it snowed here? Yeah, it did. Just a few inches. Like 30 or something.), I’ve done most of my miles since the beginning of February on my treadmill or on the less busy streets of my neighborhood. Today, I was desperate for some new scenery! I [...]

I’ve been a nuun convert for a while now. I used it while training for the Marine Corps Marathon in 2008 and recently rediscovered it. I’ve found that drinking water on long runs does not work well for me, even if I’m eating gels on a fairly consistent basis. I used to drink various “ades”, [...]

You will not often hear the words “wake up early” and “run” in the same sentence in my life. I am not a morning person. I could easily sleep most of the day away. Even with kids, I often don’t get up until 8am on the weekends and will sleep later when I can get [...]