I tend to get wrapped up in things. I immerse myself and push too hard. Sometimes, it's a good thing. Sometimes, not so much. At the moment, I'm having a hard time giving myself permission to rest. In some ways, I don't think I've worked hard enough to have earned downtime. My longest run has ...
learning to be good to myself
Florida Striders Memorial Day 5K – race recap {5.27.2013}
Wow. That's really all I can say. Mr PugRunner and I joined our friends, K from A Mom on the Run and her husband, for the Florida Striders Memorial Day 5K in Orange Park. I picked it because of the timing (a few weeks after Mr PugRunner and I graduated from Couch 2 5K and at the end of May so ...
In Memory
Let's take a moment to remember the men and women who lost their lives in service to our country. Let us never forget the sacrifices of our fallen heroes, and those of their families and loved ones. To those who continue to serve, we thank you. ...
the night before race day
Here we are. I honestly can't believe this day is here. If you had asked me 10 weeks ago if I thought I would be actually running 3.1 miles on the last weekend of May, I probably would have collapsed with laughter, gotten up and laughed some more. My philosophy was always more of this: And ...
5-10K: week 3, day 1 {5.24.2013}
Happy Friday! This morning marks my last scheduled run before the race on Monday. The first day of Week 3 called for a steady 20 minute run, and I thought it would be a good idea to go for it, especially since I didn't go out walking last night. I decided that I would get up and out as early ...
5-10K: week 2, day 3 {5.22.2013}
This is it. The longest run I have scheduled before the 5K. In fact, the longest run I have done since I started training. Thirty. Five. Minutes. Straight (a total workout of 45 minutes when you add in the warm up and cool down). To be honest, I was really thinking about skipping today. ...
