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 ...
a coffee date of tentative beginnings
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 ...
five ways runners can celebrate earth day
Happy Earth Day! Can you believe this is 50th Anniversary of Earth Day! This movement began in 1970, with over 20 million Americans lending a hand to help make positive changes to environmental policies and protections. Go For A "Plog" Plogging is the act of picking up litter while ...
week 16 (2020): and so ends 6th grade
Another week. All the days are really blending at this point, and it's getting hard to manage my time. On Friday, our local counties opened up some of the beaches (for certain hours and with specific restrictions), and on Saturday, our governor made the announcement that our students would ...
