I'm Thinking Out Loud about how grateful I am to my blogger friends (again), PRs (again, in case you missed it), and, of course, Bandit. Someday I'll be able to stop posting updates on him because he'll just be part of the pack! Too busy to link up Seriously, I was so busy all day on Thanksgiving that … Continue reading Tenderizing Turkey: TOLT
Runner’s High? Thank Your Endorphins
Endorphins: any of a group of peptides occurring in the brain and other tissues of the vertebrates, and resembling opiates, that react with the brain's opiate receptors to raise the pain threshold Endorphins, how I love you. Endoprhins and the thought of what I will eat after my run/race get me through many a long run/race. … Continue reading Runner’s High? Thank Your Endorphins
Cohoes Turkey Trot Race Recap 11/24/16
You can have your Troy Turkey Trots, because even though I've never done it, I'm pretty sure I prefer the more low key (and free) Cohoes Turkey Trot. Here's how it went down for the second year I've run it. Packet Pickup I got to the race earlier this year than last year. I knew … Continue reading Cohoes Turkey Trot Race Recap 11/24/16
Thankful Thanksgiving is over:11/21-27 Weekly Wrap
I've been slacking again. Not a whole lot of strength training or yoga this week. I was fighting off a cold, off and on, and, of course, just super busy with Thanksgiving prep. Thankfully I never felt bad enough that I had to skip a run. I knew I might be better off with extra rest … Continue reading Thankful Thanksgiving is over:11/21-27 Weekly Wrap
Where’d my kitchen mojo go?: November 2016 Runfessions
I'm hooking up with the new Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy, and Marcia's Healthy Slice for Runfessions today. I runfess that in honor of Black Friday, this post was going to be another post full of stuff to shop for, but since it's the end of the month and runfession time, … Continue reading Where’d my kitchen mojo go?: November 2016 Runfessions
I am thankful for you: TOLT
I'm Thinking Out Loud about how grateful I am to my blogger friends (again), PRs (again, in case you missed it), and, of course, Bandit. Someday I'll be able to stop posting updates on him because he'll just be part of the pack! What is a PR, anyway? I touched on this briefly in my Girls on the … Continue reading I am thankful for you: TOLT
Happiness is itself a kind of Gratitude (Joseph Wood Krutch)
Gratitude: the quality of being thankful, readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness It is Thanksgiving week here in the States, and while there is much to be grateful for, today I am filled with gratitude for discovering running. Who knew when I first laced up some running shoes the places it would take … Continue reading Happiness is itself a kind of Gratitude (Joseph Wood Krutch)
Girls on the Run 5k Race Recap 11/19/16
If you're not familiar with Girls on the Run, you should check them out. I wish I'd had a program like this when I was a girl! This was my second year running this race, and it was also the second year the race was ran -- got that? Packet Pickup While there was … Continue reading Girls on the Run 5k Race Recap 11/19/16
Racing ain’t Wrapping up yet!:11/14-20 Weekly Wrap
I've been plagued by this on again off again pain, sort of in my groin, for a few weeks now. Plagued is too strong a word -- I'm pretty sure it wasn't caused by running and it doesn't bother me while running, either. But raising my leg? Or legs swings to the side that I … Continue reading Racing ain’t Wrapping up yet!:11/14-20 Weekly Wrap
5 Gifts for the Runner in Your Life
I may be going off theme today for the Friday Five 2.0 from Fairytales & Fitness and Rachel @ Running on Happy -- actually, this was the theme for the Tuesdays on the Run Linkup -- but I hope you'll bear with me and see if any of these gifts seems right for the runner in your life. … Continue reading 5 Gifts for the Runner in Your Life
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