Ambitious I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a bitch, okay. -- Madonna Today I'm linking up with Deb Runs and her Wednesday Word, which obviously is ambitious. Maybe the Madonna quote above isn't exactly me, but I tend to know what I want and then just wear people down until they … Continue reading Determination to succeed — ambitious, that’s me!
They blinded me with bling!
But should they? It's a question that's been rattling around in my brain for a while. When you survey people, most will tell you that participation medals for kids in sports is a bad idea. That we are raising generations of kids that think they deserve medals for showing up. Yet we expect medals … Continue reading They blinded me with bling!
One is the loneliest number: 8/17-23 Weekly Wrap
This week, on paper, was scary. Hard workouts, solo workouts, steamy weather, potential thunderstorms, and almost no wiggle room to move runs around. But it went great! Today I'm linking up Holly from HohoRuns and Tricia at MissSippiPiddlin and their weekly wrap linkup. Monday: Dog walk, tempo run -- humid, buggy, awesome, negative splits if you don't count the cooldown mile, core … Continue reading One is the loneliest number: 8/17-23 Weekly Wrap
Where I’ll be in 5 Years
I love to plan. It kind of drives my husband nuts. I'm not really happy if I'm not planning something. So when the Friday Five crew, Cynthia from You Signed Up for What?, Courtney from Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar from Mar on the Run, cam up with the topic of 5 Years from now, I thought … Continue reading Where I’ll be in 5 Years
Friday Food Porn #7: No cook recipes for hot weeks
It was a hot week, y'all. I'm surprised running went as well as it did, although as of this writing I haven't yet done my long run is the prediction is 100% chance of rain. Which wouldn't be so bad, except they're also predicted thunderstorms. And there's just no wiggle room with my long run … Continue reading Friday Food Porn #7: No cook recipes for hot weeks
Running Q & A
Or what I do when I don't want to think -- as in think up a topic, that is. I take the survey I've been tagged in. Thank you, Skinny Running! Would you rather run along a beach path or a mountain trail? Beach. I've mentioned that I love running by the water and most of … Continue reading Running Q & A
Focus: eye on the prize
Focus Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity, but in doing it. -- Greg Anderson Isn't the above quote so true? And one I really need to keep in mind. I tend to get overly focused on the destination (goal race), rather than on the journey. And … Continue reading Focus: eye on the prize
Why Injuries can be Good
No runner wants to be injured; I think we can all agree on that. I have been very lucky, too: no injury, so far, has caused me to DNS. And I've never had to take a lot of time off running, either. Injuries have led to some really miserable races and runs, though. Today I'm … Continue reading Why Injuries can be Good
Slowly recovering: 8/10-16
At least I hope I'm recovering. My knee felt a lot better this week. Not normal, but much better. I felt twinges about the 10k that wasn't, but I know it would have been very hard on Chester (such a humid day) and really was the right decision. Part of why I was bummed is … Continue reading Slowly recovering: 8/10-16
Is your fitness tracker dangerous?
I have thought about getting a fitness tracker for, oh, years. Mostly I leaned towards a fitbit. Everyone seems to love their fitbits. Somehow I could never quite pull the trigger. I came really close a few times, but I never did buy one. Early on in my weight loss journey I wore a pedometer … Continue reading Is your fitness tracker dangerous?
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