The Test of Travel
It’s late Wednesday night, and I just spent an hour and a half on a completely different and infinitely more frightening kind of writing. I wrote a toast for my … Continue reading
Owww…
Today, I am in pain. In fact, I think I’d go so far as to say that if you want to be a distance runner, you must have a high threshold … Continue reading
A Healthy Addiction?
Pretty much anyone who has met me can tell you: I have an addictive personality. A lot of kids read The Black Stallion and decided they wanted a pony for … Continue reading
A New Look
I’ve made a resolution. I’m determined to be as dedicated to this blog as I am to my running. (Minus the whole waking up at 5am thing.) The Goal: Have the … Continue reading
If I’ve Learned Only One Thing: Lock the Bezel!
As many already know, I have a love/hate relationship with my Garmin. When I mention it, non-runners often go off on rants about their dash-mounted GPS devices. They don’t realize … Continue reading
On Groups
I originally thought to title this post “Going Rogue”, but the parallels with the Sarah Palin book were just too much for me to stomach. Well fine, Sarah. You can … Continue reading
Review: Better
Title: Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance Author: Atul Gawande ISBN: 0312427654 I don’t know that I would have picked this book up on my own, but after my boyfriend … Continue reading
Still Running…
Okay, so clearly I fell off the face of the earth–or at least out of the blogosphere–for a while there. You know how it is: things get busy, you take … Continue reading
Sometimes You Get TOO Motivated
Yes, I know, it’s been forever since I updated. Contrary to popular belief, I have not in fact stopped running. I just took a temporary break from blogging about running. … Continue reading
I’ve Been Stood Up!
Today’s Workout: 3.5 mile run/walkTime: 45 minutesDays to Marathon: 85 Today was going to be a tough run. I had signed up for the Austin Bat Run 5K, and I … Continue reading