I run with USAFit Albany in the summers; this is my fourth year with them (I'm front & center in the black & pink running skirt because I'm one of the shortest people in the group; photo courtesy of USAFit Albany). We have seminars post run from local businesses on many weeks - today was from a … Continue reading Scavenger Run???

Today I'm linking up with Cynthia from You Signed Up for What?, Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar from Mar on the Run for Friday Five. Since I'm a new blogger, I thought I'd share five things about me you might not guess: This is not my first blog. In fact, I suppose technically you … Continue reading Friday Five: Five things you may not have guessed about me

I often am a stream of consciousness writer; some of my best posts (at least in my mind) are those where I have no idea what I'm gonna say & then it just seems to flow. People are always posting "would you rather": would you rather run in the heat or cold? And my answer … Continue reading Thursdays are for thinking out loud

Erika @ MCM Mama Runs hosts Tuesdays on the Run with April @ Run the great wide somewhere and Patty @ My no-guilt life! This week's topic is Hot Weather Running Tips. I hate the heat. I hate cold even more.  I grew up in upstate NY (and presently am living there again) & I … Continue reading Tuesdays on the run: Hot Weather Running Tips.

I only ran 2.8ish miles this morning. Even after running 10 half marathons, I am still surprised when the words "I only ran 3 (or 4, or 5, etc.) " come out of my mouth. Because I remember when 1 mile seemed impossible. Heck, just last October, after being injured going into a half, I … Continue reading

You might be able to relate: I lost almost 30 lbs and then screeched into a wall. I have never been athletic & I never ran. I was in my late 40s. I had quite a few online friends who ran & they talked about this couch to 5k thing. I thought I needed something … Continue reading A runner is born