5 K prep. Bear Creek, a different perspective. November 5

A much better run today – what a difference sleep makes! I started from a different location, ran a part of the trail I hadn’t been on in years (man, hills… I forgot what they do to your legs…), and even though it was a much tougher section to run, I never had to walk. [...]

Happy Hallowe’en. A Frightful October 31 Run. And a Lesson Learned.

What with last week’s unsettled schedule, rainy days, and my overwhelming weariness, my workouts dropped to the bottom of my priority list and I missed a couple of runs as well as a weight-training session. Everyone needs a break once in a while, it’s true, but coupled with the amount of alcohol and rich food [...]

Tuesday October 20 Heart Rate Run. Not sleeping…

So, yeah, I’ve been tired, and yeah, I’m supposed to be recovered, but someone forgot to tell that to my brain last night. The brain that woke me at 12:05, 1:22, 3:10 and 4:15. The brain that finally threw in the towel and made me turn on the light at 5:00. And then get out [...]

Ninjas vs. Rockers: Sunday October 17 Training Run

Some days, you suck. Some days, you rock. And some days, you are a Ninja … Today, I rock. According to D., I look like a Ninja in my running clothes, but this morning I spoiled the effect with my pink and white Asics. So I have to downgrade to just being a rocker, even [...]

Playing Chicken with Kids on Bikes: Training Run October 16

Some days, you just should listen to your body. I know this and yet… I have been feeling a bit tired the last two days and knew that I needed to take a day off from training. So I decided that Saturday would be a much-needed (and deserved) rest day. But, Saturday is a running [...]

Tuesday October 13 Training Run

Guess what? It’s raining. I am not even kidding. I’m beginning to think maybe we should have built an ark. But surprisingly enough, my mood has seemed to change – where a few days ago, I was seriously questioning whether I could keep my sanity in the midst of this endless rain, today I find [...]

The Only Thing Left Running is My Nose (Saturday October 10 Training Run)

It was supposed to be such a lovely day and I had been looking forward to it all week. But, in keeping with the recent unsettled weather, we ended up with yet another overcast and gloomy day. The high so far has only reached 53 (as of 2:30) and there is a steady breeze that [...]

Thursday October 8 Training Run

Umm… the weather. Overcast today, foggy, hot and humid, threatening to rain any second, and predictions of flood-causing rain this evening. Yeah, my type of weather… So once again, I ran at the gym. I had an appointment this morning with my dermatologist for a follow-up skin check (I had to have a seborroheic keratosis [...]

Tuesday October 6 Training Run (Yay, Me!)

I’m not going to go on and on about this, but it is raining yet again. So today’s run was on a treadmill in the gym – and not even on one of the decent big guys. They were being serviced, so I had to run on a short track treadmill, not my fav by [...]

Saturday October 3 Training Run

Today’s run was almost a non-occurrence due to a number of factors, but in the end, my stubborn streak came through for me and I managed a couple of miles. My original intention had been an early run at the track -  it was a beautiful morning, temperatures in the 60′s and sunny – but [...]