As many of you know, I am a runner. I don’t run every day, but I try to get out as much as I can. I don’t always go far, but I try to make every run count in some way. I didn’t always run, not in high school or college, but I can’t imagine not doing it now. It…
Remember how I put out there a couple months ago that I had this Big Idea and I was SO excited but couldn’t tell anyone about it yet? Here it is, kids! After 19 years, I am leaving Blank Children’s Hospital on a full-time basis. I am going to be running summer camps for kids and doing wellness coaching, leading…
06
Dec
How to Comeback when things fall apart. Four ways to make it happen again.
This week was a little tough. After spending a couple hours setting up my whole plan for the week and having a ton of motivation Monday and Tuesday, I woke up about 4am Wednesday with a headache. Not a horrible one. Definately not migraine level. But a persistent, low-grade headache that would not go away with Tylenol, caffeine, rest-nothing. I…
I am going to try this 50k thing again. My life is better when I’m on a training plan. I know what to eat and when. I know the length and days of my runs. I just feel Organized. Over the past couple of years, successfully training for a race has been difficult for me. I start a plan, get…
10
Sep
I started running in the summer of 1999 when I was living between my parents’ houses, working on my master’s thesis, working for each of them part-time, and planning my wedding. I wanted a way to “stay in shape” for the wedding, and I had a pair of tennis shoes and open highways and gravel roads. I started by running…
