I heard the heater kick on as I lay in bed this morning trying to get up the gumption to get up for a run. Checking my phone confirmed my fears: 32 degrees. Now, for you Northern folks who endure sub-freezing HIGH temperatures during the winter, please don't judge me. I choose to live in the South because I am a cold weather wuss. Not a fan of cold. Or snow. Or frost. Or seeing my breath while I trot through my neighborhood on a late November morning. The past year has been one of a lot of … [Read more...]
Making the Time
Because my 8 year old is struggling so severely in school, I've been doing a lot of research on learning styles. In doing so, I've come across some interesting information about biological clocks. Not THAT biological clock. The internal clock we each have that determines at what time during the day we perform at our best. As usual, when I'm struggling to understand my tweedles, I end up learning just as much about myself as I do about them. Demolition Man is a morning person, just like my Dad. … [Read more...]
So, You Wanna Be A Runner, Huh? (part 3)
I'm so glad I found this picture, because it's from 2001. I ran H2C in 1999 and 2000. Thank you, http://www.davidjamie.com/2001/hoodtocoast.html, from whom I stole this. (Wait! Did you first read Part 1 and Part 2?) I hobbled across the finish line at Hood-to-Coast, with the help of my co-worker, Doug, some 30 hours or so after we had started our journey. We stood, posing for pictures. We received finisher medals. Someone had rented a beach house, and I hobbled to the house for some … [Read more...]
Getting Fit Today… for Tomorrow
I must have been about 13 years old. I had received a new camera for Christmas, and was snapping away at anything that moved. I happened to take a picture of my dad making a goofy face with his arm pulled back pretending he was going to throw a football. Doesn't sound like a momentous occasion, does it? But it changed his life. When I developed the pictures, he saw his belly sticking out from under his sweatshirt. He was only 32, too young for a gut. Around the same time, some folks … [Read more...]
If You Want to be a Runner, then BE a RUNNER.
My collection of 2012 racing bibs... so far. "The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." -John Bingham I have always loved the treadmill. I felt like I had a lot more control over my workout. And seriously? Running on roads is for "real" runners. I am so NOT a "real" runner-- I'm just a wannabe. Even as I've completed 5 different 5K races so far this year, I still didn't feel like I could actually call myself a runner. I see those "real" runners, … [Read more...]
Sabotage, and Other 4-Letter Words
C'mon. Is it THAT hard to just eat healthy? Really? Ugh!! I really struggle with this and I shouldn't! I took a nutrition class in college. I've done the Weight Watchers Points thing. I KNOW that I'm supposed to eat fruits and vegetables and lean proteins. I make a kickin' salad with greens and fruit and fat free poppyseed dressing. Other salads, too, but that one's my favorite. This would have been SUCH a GREAT week if I could have just stopped putting crud in my mouth! What kind of crud, you … [Read more...]