1. I expected to wake up yesterday morning with sore legs. Surprisingly, except for my cranky calf (which really needs to see the chiro ASAP), my legs felt good. Unfortunately, I could not say the same about my upper body. I’d slept weird, so my back and neck hurt. I couldn’t lift my right arm…
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Can someone explain…
…why the one race I ran this month required ridiculous amounts of clothing to survive the cold when I’ve spent most of the month running in shorts? …why my boobs are the first place I lose weight? It’s not like I have that much there to begin with… …why I’ve totally lost my cooking mojo…
Flat.
One of the things we learned in RRCA Certification is that you should rotate between hard and easy through the week. Long runs are hard, just by sheer length. Easy runs should be both shorter and not a whole lot faster. This gives your body a chance to heal from the muscle damage done on…
Sunday Sweat to Street Coming Soon!
I was involved in a discussion recently about how all running bloggers talk about is their workout clothes. You all know I love my Alo capris, my Ryders sunglasses, and my huge collection of running shoes, ranging from Brooks Connects to Vibram Five Fingers to Zemgear Ninjas. But do you have any idea what I…
TTT: Spilled milk, wasted gas, and low mileage
1. Today I’m having one of those days where I’d like to get back in bed and start over. So far today I’ve spilled an entire thermos of organic milk (at what that stuff costs per gallon, I do nearly cry over spilled milk), dropped my fried egg on the floor, and showed up for…
It’s not Running’s fault
Some days, I think to myself “I hate running” and “I just really don’t feel like running.” I’ll sit there with my cup of coffee and my computer and procrastinate getting out there. Once I finally get outside or on the treadmill, I enjoy it. Even runs that don’t go as planned (because my legs…
Sometimes the stars align
I’ve been kind of out of sorts lately. Nothing big is going on, I’m just feeling like I have a lot of balls in the air. Some of the “balls” are fun things (vacation, races, work). Some of them are not so fun things (taxes). Some are just “things” (my garmin, homework for Jones, volunteer…
Wordless Wednesday and a Winner
Not my worst race picture. Not my best. Coffee I won from Courtney of Pancakes and Postcards Winner of the Sparkly Soul headbands… Kelly, shoot me an email with your info and exactly which headbands you want. I’m off to yoga to try and release some of the stress I have swirling around me right…
Love the Run You’re with 5k race report
AKA sometimes you have to leave it all on the course. It’s been a long time since I’ve been in “racing form”. I feel like I’ve been trying to come back from injury since Thanksgiving of 2010. I’ve had some good runs since then, but no really good races and most of my speed work…
Run for Sherry
Today, at 9am across the country, people are gathering to run in honor of Sherry. Approximately a month ago, Sherry left her house for an early morning run and never returned. This beloved wife, mother, and teacher was abducted and murdered not far from her home in Montana. I didn’t know Sherry. I don’t run…
Three Things Thursday: When the Cat’s away…
Beer Geek was on travel earlier this week. I am quite thankful that his current job does not include the frequent travel that his earlier positions had. I’m also thankful that my boys are older and not as needy as younger children. Some random things from the week: 1. When Beer Geek is away, we…
That’s how I roll
Last night, I was inspired to make Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese. I’d seen it on at least a couple of blogs and ended up pinning the recipe. (Pinterest for keeping track of recipes and races = best.thing.ever.) So, I pulled up the recipe and got to work. But I didn’t have butternut squash, so…