My favorite winter activity? Hibernating? Drinking hot chocolate? Seriously, I don't ski, I don't like cold or snow, and while I do like to ice skate, I stopped skating when I started to run. That is the theme that Cynthia from You Signed Up for What?, Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar from Mar … Continue reading 5 Reasons I am Grateful to my Husband
Month: December 2015
Meet my personal black hole: TOLT
Fair warning: this TOLT may be sad and morbid, but then those are the sort of Thinking Out Loud thoughts I've had the last week. So if you don't want to go there, I understand, but I promise it won't all be sad. Let's dive right in It occurred to me . . . that if I … Continue reading Meet my personal black hole: TOLT
Is it Stressful, or is it Empowering?
Any kind of creative activity is likely to be stressful. The more anxiety, the more you feel that you are headed in the right direction. Easiness, relaxation, comfort - these are not conditions that usually accompany serious work. --Joyce Carol Oates Just take out "creative" and insert "physical", in other words: running. I think most … Continue reading Is it Stressful, or is it Empowering?
Year of Running 2015
I'll be recapping my 2015 running year in a later post, but for now I am joining up with Courtney at EatPrayRunDC to take the year of running survey. See, it's Tuesday and I don't have a race recap (but wait for next week!). Visit Courtney's page, grab her, code, answer the questions, and link up … Continue reading Year of Running 2015
Random Christmas Acts of Kindness: 12/7-13 Weekly Wrap
Running was good this week and that was about all that was good this week. No, that's not really true, as I wrote Wednesday, there are always things to celebrate, but as the week went on, things went south. I'm joining up with Holly of Hoho Runs and Tricia of Misssippipiddlin to recap last week. You don't have to be … Continue reading Random Christmas Acts of Kindness: 12/7-13 Weekly Wrap
Wouldn’t you like to run Maine with me?
I am dreaming of running by the ocean; the seabreeze blowing through my ponytail; the smell of salt in the air. If you've never run by the ocean, there's nothing better and it's been too long since I've had the opportunity. I just viewed the video of the half marathon course for the Shipyard Maine Coast … Continue reading Wouldn’t you like to run Maine with me?
5 Reasons You Need The Worm
Cynthia from You Signed Up for What?, Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar from Mar on the Run chose Holiday Wish List for this week's Friday Five. Seeing as how Hanukkah is about half over, it's a little late for that for me. Unless some sugar daddy wants to send me gifts? Didn't think so. So, instead, … Continue reading 5 Reasons You Need The Worm
It’s hard to be randomly spontaneous: TOLT
Well, that's what I find anyway, but Thinking Out Loud is sometimes the hardest post for me to write. Which is so not what TOLT is supposed to be! You can be random, or you can be spontaneous, or . . . . . . I have no troubles, most days, sitting down and writing something spontaneously off … Continue reading It’s hard to be randomly spontaneous: TOLT
Celebrate good times
I am happy to provide you with your earworm of the day. I'm sure I won't be the only one going there. It has not been the best year. But that doesn't mean there hasn't been things to celebrate, too: Running 3 halfs with no injuries 2 of those halfs were PRs Chester is still … Continue reading Celebrate good times
Jingle Bell 5k Race Recap 12/5/15
I looked at the Jingle Bell 5k, but ultimately decided against it, mainly because a) I was tired and b) they made it really hard to find the sign up! In my weight watchers meeting on Thursday, though, I was chatting with my friend. She mentioned she'd thought about it. She's a sometimes runner -- … Continue reading Jingle Bell 5k Race Recap 12/5/15
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