I’ve reached that dangerous point. You know the one. My leg feels close to 100%. I can’t find a sore spot anymore (I’m sure my chiro will though LOL). I can run up and down the stairs of my house without limping. My body is screaming for a run. But I won’t run. Not today….
Category: 5 in 5
Well, hello there Happy!
Yesterday, I implemented “The Plan”. I went to the gym and spent 75 minutes on the elliptical and 45 minutes on the stationary bike. Neither seemed to aggravate my calf. Win! Somewhere during the first hour, Happy showed up. I could practically feel the stress melting off of me. It was a good feeling. Some…
Keep Calm and Foam Roll
Yesterday I was hit with a revelation: There’s no way I can do 5 halves in 5 days if I don’t stop running. I know that seems counterintuitive. I mean, who trains for a running race, much less several running races, without running? Me, I guess. Per my chiro’s permission, I jumped on the treadmill…
Not the February I planned
Remember that 200 mile goal for February? I’ll be lucky if I end up making 100. But, it is what it is. I got on the treadmill yesterday, expecting to knock out a very slow 10 miles. I had my kindle, I planned to add some walking, my calf felt normal… 2.5 miles in, my…
State of the run
So, yesterday’s post may have been written while under the influence of a runner’s high. Maybe. I am, tentatively, back to running. Right now that means 3 things: barefoot, treadmill, slow as molasses. I ran 2.3 miles on Wednesday and it felt ok. Not great, but no pain, just tightness. It was a rainy day…
A love letter
Dear Running, Today is Valentine’s Day! It seems like the perfect day to spend some time together. We’ve been involved for a long time, first as friends when I was young and doing short runs with my dad. Then we flirted our way through high school, college, and grad school. Sometimes we were close, sometimes…
Flexibility
What I lack in physical flexibility (seriously, you should see me do yoga…), I more than make up for with my ability to fly by the seat of my pants. And that’s a good thing when you have no idea what the path from Point A to Point B is going to entail. Right now,…
So many miles…
Did you hear that I ran 50 miles last week? It’s not like I’ve mentioned it on Facebook. Or twitter. Or y’know, in a post or anything… OK, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m pretty proud of myself for successfully running 50 miles in one week. I’ve never hit that number before. I…
A weekend in pictures
It’s been a good weekend. I filled the freezer with a year’s worth of grass-fed beef… I ran in place for a really long time… I drank back all of the calories at Mad Fox Brew Pub (and then later at Tallulah)… Today, I finished out my 50 mile week by running another 7.5 miles……
Like a Yo-Yo
I seriously feel like a yo-yo lately. My run is great. My run sucks. I can do this mileage. I can’t run three miles. It’s a beautiful 60+ degrees. It’s 40 degrees and windy and there will be snow. Really, people, I could just use some consistently decent runs. And some consistent temperatures. My body…
The Joy of running + WIAW
Lately, all of my running has been done for one reason: to train for this crazy ass goal of five half marathons in five days. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited about my goal and a lot of my runs have been enjoyable, but they all have a goal: to build my mileage high enough…
Not fun, but done
Sunday night the weather guys were calling for icy rain for the Monday morning rush hour. The federal government offered a two hour delayed arrival. District of Columbia schools called for a delayed opening. But when I went to bed at midnight, our school system still hadn’t made their call. I assumed I’d wake up…