With the half marathon fading further into the distance, I just wanted to collect some final thoughts on my adventure. For those of you who have followed me all along, you know that I did not expect to even get…
With my end in sight next Sunday, March 19, 2017, I can’t help but reflect warmly on where the last 10 weeks have brought me. As you may recall from a previous post, when I started on this path, it…
So part of my training consists of doing long and sometimes monotonous runs during the weekends. Not only can these runs be boring, but doing them alone makes me realize just how long it takes to go out there and…
So I may be a little crazy thinking that I could take on the challenge of training for this half marathon in the middle of winter, but I’m not stupid. I know that with everything else I have going on,…
Long ago in a time without children, I used to have goals for myself that only involved me. I know, a very hard concept for any fellow parent to remember, right? But at one point, we were all the center…
At 3:33 am, our dog Maya decided that she needed to make her presence known. She has an occasional nightly bark fest and although we never figure out quite why, she is determined. It normally starts with a bocking chicken…
Five and a half years ago when we got Maya, our beloved canine, my mind went wandering. I envisioned that she and I would be outside every day running side-by-side. She would be my companion, my cheerleader and when I…
The New Year is here and if you are anything like me, you’ve enjoyed your holiday to the max and now your pants are fitting a little tighter and your wallet has some extra space. What better time than now…
Running is hard. Your muscles ache, your bones hurt, your body tires, and yes, this even happens when you are doing it right. So, why do I continue? For all the pain, there is definitely a larger gain- the satisfaction…
It’s 6:00 am on a Monday. The alarm rings and it jolts my body, but my brain isn’t ready to compute. I check the time hoping that my smart phone has made a mistake. It seems way too early and…