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I’ve temporarily retired my Garmin.  For the first time in years, I don’t want to know how far or how fast I’m going.  I’ve found that when I wear the Garmin, I either push myself harder than I should or I analyze the numbers afterwards and feel bad about where I am.  I planned to…

I started the day looking a lot like this… And ended the day like this… Even then, you were unpredictable.  And had a mind of your own.  And every day since then, you’ve kept me on my toes. But who would choose boring when they could have smart, inquisitive, and unique? Happy Birthday, Jones!  Thank…

1. Yesterday I saw my chiropractor again. I have a high pain tolerance. I’ve run two marathons and many long runs. I gave birth to Shoo without drugs. When the chiro pushed his thumb into my right hip flexor, I damn near screamed and thought I was going to pass out.  The stuff he did…

1.  In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness month, I got my “girls” squished for the first time.  (OK, really it was because I’m *ahem* 41 and finally got my act together.)  I’d heard all the horror stories of how much it hurt, etc, especially for those of us who are not well endowed.  As…

1.  I’ve decided I can’t bury my head in the sand any longer.  I need to figure out why my ankle (and the opposite calf) keep hurting.  A local running blogger recommended a chiropractor who is walking distance to my house AND takes my insurance.  I decided that I needed to put on my big…

We all know I can’t resist a virtual race, even if I’m not actually in shape to race it.  Tonia is raising money for Grassroots Soccer and offered a chance to run if you’d donated.  (There’s still time to donate!)  This year, I didn’t actually rock socks.  Instead, I went with the KT Tape look….

Every fall I’m amazed at how overwhelmed I get.  We just have so much going on as all the school/extracurricular activities start + both boys have October birthdays.  Oy.  I kept meaning to sit down this weekend and write a blog post, but every time I did, something took my attention away. So what’s going…

I swear this has been the longest week known to man.  I’ve been super busy AND in a less than stellar mood.  Not great. 1.  Today I was going to take a “me day”.  This whole year of me thing has been a bust so far.  I constantly feel like I’m falling behind on stuff. …

Therefore, I have a ton of unrelated random stuff to say. File under: Miscellaneous I ran 4 miles this morning.  It was my longest run in a month.  I’ve run a marathon at a faster pace than I went this morning (and 26.2 may have felt easier.)   I have less than two weeks until my…

Win 6 pairs of New Balance socks engineered with COOLMAX® fabric technology! This should be enough to last you a week of running, right? I mean, everyone needs a rest day (unless of course you are Shelly LOL). According to New Balance: The socks are great for running and for  all sports because they feature…

1. Yesterday, I did my first real brick. I biked the kids to school and then biked about another mile and a half. Then I dropped the bike off at home and went for a two mile run. Sadly, my bike speed was about the same as my run speed. And my run speed wasn’t…

XLMIC asked me a while back how I planned on “juggling kids and workouts and preserving sanity”. Well, of course, the first thing I did was give up on sanity.  ;o) But the main thing I did was make myself a priority.  I’m a better mom if I’m working out.  I have more energy to…