10 Things I am now in possession of: A new Half Marathon PR (2:01:48) A new medal A blister the size of Brazil on the ball of my left foot A toenail on my left foot that may not survive the night A nagging pain in my left knee that may be related to #3 and #4 Some of my very favorite race photos ever, courtesy of Ms. Meals and Miles (see her absolutely breathtaking post about this race here {Read More}
Ready or Not, Here I Run
April 9, 2011 7 Comments
Thank you so, so very much for your kind words about my 5-year wedding anniversary. It was such a deliciously wonderful experience to look back at that day — from the single tear I had to wipe away when I first saw Lucas to the hysterical shots of my parents movin’ and groovin’ on the dance floor, I really enjoyed looking at where we’ve been and thinking about where we’re going. It’s funny, too — Lucas texted me at about {Read More}
I am an Iron Girl (Or Will Be Soon!)
April 2, 2011 10 Comments
It started so innocently — I decided to come clean with my bi-polar relationship with running. I figured…well, now it’s out there and the pressure is off. Then came this sweet but oh-so-devious email: I came across your blog this afternoon and haven’t been doing anything but reading posts since I got there. There are many things that I find very interesting about your blog but one that I needed to reach out to you about. “On This Day, I {Read More}
Winter Park Road Race (Distance Dare)
March 28, 2011 25 Comments
(P.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY BROTHER!) Can you say Dom-Dom-Dom-Dom…DOMS? Yes, I have serious Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness after a blisteringly fast (for me) double distance race on Saturday (followed by 90 minutes of Dance Trance). And I couldn’t be happier. (Bad iPhone photo) I signed up for this race: because it offered a distance dare challenge — the option to sign up for both the 2-mile run and the 10K immediately following. I had a 9.5-mile run on {Read More}
Half Marathon Training: Embracing Intervals
January 22, 2011 9 Comments
There’s this funny moment in the Plyometrics workout of P90X (see my review here) where Tony Horton is leading the group in air-born Heisman moves and he says “STOP…and then GO.” It always gives me the giggles, because it’s such a weird thing to say in the middle of a workout. But this week, I started embracing intervals during my runs, and I found “Stop…and then go” to be a great mantra! For those of you who may be catching {Read More}
