The Run Down
My biggest hurdle planning for my half-marathon has been pacing. I don’t have a Garmin for pacing so I tend to just run with specific people or coaches. I often found myself gravitating towards a faster group on the shorter mid-week runs. As we got closer to the race, I planned on running with the group that I did my long runs with. However, because I did often pace with... Read More
Becoming A Runner
I was never athletic growing up. (If my Dad were alive today he would laugh because that is SUCH AN UNDERSTATEMENT.) I naturally gravitate towards the television, rather than to the gym. Wait…WAIT. There was that ONE time in high school where I ran track. Disclaimer: It was a small school, you could play whatever you wanted and my friends chose track! My first meet I decided... Read More
My Runner’s Brain
I think about a lot of things as a runner that I never thought about before. Basically, there are a lot of VERY IMPORTANT THINGS in my life as a runner that I never considered important before. Race Day Nutrition. And not in the “Eat Healthy” sense, but in the “What do I eat at mile 5 to get me through to mile 13?” sense. Everyone has a different method... Read More
The One Where I Actually Want My Picture Taken
One of the biggest perks of getting in shape is finding myself WANTING to be photographed. E and I went to see Young Frankenstein Saturday night and I asked Donnie to take a picture before we left. That is the picture you see on the right. The first picture, on the left, was taken before Legally Blonde in January. OF THIS YEAR. And when I saw that picture on my phone after someone... Read More
Do I Like Running…While I’m Actually Running?
My friend posted on Facebook yesterday that she didn’t really like running yet, not while she was running anyway. She liked the feeling after, but not during. Someone in my running group said the same thing a few weeks ago. I think I’ve said the same thing before, even. But lately? I’m not sure it’s true anymore. When I’m doing an “easy”... Read More
