First, let me just say thank you to everyone who weighed in on yesterday's post about possibly switching to intervals. I appreciated your stories, advice and support more than you know. This community is so amazing and I am so privileged to be a part of it. And now, on to the big news. I did ...
something new & prepping for a night race
goal adjustment
I feel like I am reaching a point where I need to take a long, hard look at what I am trying to do, what my body is telling me it can do, and how the two work together. When I started this running journey, I didn't really consider walking an option. So long as my knees cooperated, I felt very ...
color me rad 5k (plus a discount code for you)
Since I started running in February, I have been stepping out of my comfort zone on the regular. First it was actual running. Then it was registering for races and putting myself in an unknown situation, in public, surrounded by strangers. I mean, this is the stuff of nightmares. However, it's ...
cramps and bridges and fog, oh my
I'm going to combine a few training updates in one big post, because they just seem to flow that way. On Wednesday, I completed Week 5, Day 3 of the 5-10K plan for the second time (5:00 warmup/30:00 steady run/5:00 cool down). I got out a little later than planned, and it was humid. Horribly ...
in which i win the best mommy award
Even though we had a wonderful trip to Disney last week, the one thing little man really wanted to do was visit Hollywood Studios with his cousins. I felt awful that we were rained out, and even though we did manage to stay an extra night due to bad storms back home, we needed to leave to pick up ...
the one about a bike
For some reason, I'm not a huge fan of Tuesdays. What Monday is to most everyone else, Tuesday is to me. So it should really have come as no surprise that Mr PugRunner chose yesterday, Tuesday, to approach me with this little gem. "Why don't we get you a bike?" Say what, now? Apparently, ...
