A week at home (although I'm probably at my parents or on my way home as you read this -- just a visit) felt glorious. In fact, by Tuesday I felt extremely run down so I took a real rest day -- stayed in my pjs all day. Binged watched a few shows (mostly because … Continue reading Baby it’s cold out there: 11/11-17 WRD
Running
PRs Don’t Just Happen . . .
. . . or do they? Google "how to get a running PR (personal record)" and you'll find lots of advice: Run more miles Do speedwork Do running workouts specific to your race distance Fairytales and Fitness All this advice is true, and yet if only it were that simple. If you don't care about … Continue reading PRs Don’t Just Happen . . .
Reunited & It Feels So Good: October 2019
I got a small break in October (see last month's "grade" herefor what's been going on), but it ramped up at the end of the month with my Dad's discharge from rehab and scrambling to try to find a suitable aide for him. They don't give you much notice. Running continued pretty strong, and since … Continue reading Reunited & It Feels So Good: October 2019
Missing you: September 2019
September was the month it all fell apart. In case you hadn't heard, we went to visit my parents on Labor Day, and my Dad ended up in the hospital that night. He spent almost a week in the hospital and is still in a rehabilitation center -- except then he ended up back in … Continue reading Missing you: September 2019
Make today your best day: Spilling over tea/coffee October 2019
September brought with it the start of a new (Jewish) year. I'd like to say it started off well, but that wouldn't be the truth, and I believe in sharing -- the good, the bad, the ugly. So no one ever thinks that someone else's life is all unicorns and rainbows. Write it on your … Continue reading Make today your best day: Spilling over tea/coffee October 2019
Watch out for the acorns!: 9/23 -29 WRD
If you're coming up to run Mohawk Hudson/Hannoford Marathon/Half next month, just watch out for those acorns! In 10+ years of running I've never been hit by one, until this week. Damn, those things hurt! Did it just naturally fall or did some angry squirrel throw it at me? Joining Kim @ Kimrunsonthefly and Deborah … Continue reading Watch out for the acorns!: 9/23 -29 WRD
It’s a Miracle: 9/16 -22 WRD
I was listening to a talk this morning and they shared this quote from Albert Einstein: There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. I realized that even though I'm a pretty positive person, I have gotten … Continue reading It’s a Miracle: 9/16 -22 WRD
Are you crutching?
Crutching, yes, I totally made up a word: reliance on a crutch. Runners can have many crutches, and it's the rare runner that has no crutch at all. The only real problem with crutches is that we can become too dependent on them. Fairytales and Fitness Reliance on technology Guilty as charged. I'd say I … Continue reading Are you crutching?
Reverse Mommobile: 9/9- 15 WRD
Kudos to all you moms out there who are taxiing your kids around all the time. Usually I'm the furmobile, as I like to call it. For much of this week, though, I was driving my mom around. Back and forth to the hospital every day. Shopping and errands. It was another intense week! I … Continue reading Reverse Mommobile: 9/9- 15 WRD
No One-Size-Fits All
Google training plans or eating plans and you'll have enough choices to choose from to make your head spin. The problem? You are the only you there ever will be, and who knows who those training plans or diets were created for? Fairytales and Fitness Free training plans found on the Internet might work for … Continue reading No One-Size-Fits All
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