Well, friends. Mother's Day is this Sunday, and it's going to be a bit different. While restaurants and other locations are opening up, I am not feeling quite ready to venture out for brunch and activities. No judgment against those who do, but I just think I would be pretty anxious the whole ...
the perfect mother’s day for this runner
week 18 (2020): birthdays in lockdown
Happy May! We are entering our seventh week of social distancing/lockdown/quarantine/whatever you want to call it. I can't believe it's almost halfway through 2020. For better or worse, this year is moving by, and while it's nothing like what I imagined or hoped for, we are managing to get ...
a coffee date of tentative beginnings
Happy May! Another month has passed (yes, April seemed just as long as March), and we are now in the fifth month of this crazy year. Join us for this month's Ultimate Coffee Date. After reading here, head on over to visit Coco and Deborah, our awesome link-up hosts. Over coffee, I would ...
the emotional anatomy of a comeback
When you work on a comeback, it's a crazy range of all the emotions. It's truly kind of crazy what all goes into it, and how my mood changes from day to day. At first, I couldn't imagine a time when I would be able to run again. Heck, I didn't know if I would be able to walk without a limp ...
week 17 (2020): my return to couch to 5K
Well. I did it. I restarted the Couch To 5K program. Holy. Moly. I have been going back and forth about starting. Was I ready? Could my leg and ankle handle it? Was I rushing things? Ultimately, I just had to suck it up and tell myself to try. So much of returning from injury is in the brain and ...
april runfessions: a return to running
And now it's April. Also known as "another eternal month." We have settled into this (I hate to use the term) "new normal", but it's certainly not as great as The Before. My heart breaks for the areas that are hard hit, and I hope that we can pull together when these quarantines and shelter at home ...
