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Last Sunday I left you with a teaser about my longest bike ride to date, thirty-six miles with my Cruiser friend, Chuck… What had started out as a bike ride with Bill and Chuck, turned into just Chuck and me when the chain on Bill’s bike derailed and they couldn’t get it back on. Bill […]
My week was totally thrown off with Independence Day falling on Tuesday. Just like I’ve done for the previous four years, I started my July 4th holiday running a local race while wearing a rather dapper looking costume… for me, at least. Be sure to check back later this week (hopefully Thursday) to see just […]
First off, I really should apologize to any of my readers who saw my Instagram posts last week bragging about how cool our early mornings were and how delightful it felt to run in 60° weather and lower humidity. Late June in the mid-Atlantic region is usually quite hot and miserably humid so any improvement […]
~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes… I runfess: That I have been spoiled and gloating about it all week on Instagram. Our weather has been absolutely delightful with temperatures in the low 60’s every morning. On mornings that I wasn’t out enjoying an early morning […]
Having neglected my yoga during the last couple of weeks, I decided to carve out a little more time for it this past week. There’s only so much time in the day and recently yoga has been what I sacrificed to get everything else done. My poses are mostly pretty basic, but for some odd […]
After arriving home from our epic Chicago trip late Monday afternoon, I played catch-up all week until we hit the road super-early yesterday morning for a quick overnight visit to see my mom. Sadly, between a busy work schedule and a couple of inconveniently scattered personal appointments, I only fit one run into my week. I didn’t […]
My life growing up in out in the country on a dairy farm was pretty fabulous and my life today in suburbia isn’t too shabby; however, a tiny part of me has always wished Bill and I had chosen to live in the city instead of the suburbs of Denver when we had the chance. Anytime […]
After two weeks of zero running due to a little gardening injury setback, I hit the running trail on Wednesday for a walk and a few running strides. Those easy strides felt as glorious as the blue sky and white clouds look, and reminded me of why I love my sport so much! Feeling A-OK from […]
Today I’m joining Deborah at Confessions Of A Mother Runner and Coco at Running With Perseverance for their monthly Ultimate Coffee Date linkup! Be sure to stop by their blogs for a cup of coffee and to say hello; and while you’re there, be sure to check out some of the other bloggers who are participating in […]
Around 6:30 this morning Bill woke me up and said he could smell smoke. I sleepily mumbled that our neighborhood fireworks were last night and we could probably smell the residual odor from that wafting through our open windows. Luckily he got up to inspect and shouted for me to get out of bed because our […]
~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes… I runfess: I’ve done it again! I overdid it with my gardening last weekend and aggravated my SI joint. As a result, I’ve spent the week doing bridges, cat/cows, knee-to-chest hugs, hanging on my inversion board (affiliate link), easing up on […]
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by Sarah Klein, a reporter with Prevention Magazine, who was writing an article about how to get started running after the age of forty. Since I am a running coach and had treated myself to running my first marathon for my fortieth birthday, she wondered if I would be willing […]
As I stumbled sleepy-eyed into my bathroom at 4:30 AM on Tuesday morning I noticed that I had a text from my first client of the day. Once I saw that she was canceling her appointment, I made a u-turn and grabbed another hour of shut-eye. Heading out for my run around 6:15 AM meant […]
I was late getting to packet pickup, to the race, to everything… It was like my head wasn’t in the race and when I finally got my bib and started to pin it on my racing tank, I realized that I didn’t even have a shirt with me and I was going to have to race […]
Today I’m joining Deborah at Confessions Of A Mother Runner and Coco at Running With Perseverance for their monthly Ultimate Coffee Date linkup! Be sure to stop by their blogs for a cup of coffee and to say hello; and while you’re there, be sure to check out some of the other bloggers who are participating in […]
Bluebird looks like many of us in Virginia felt during the first few days of this past week. With dreary skies and plenty of rain, even the sweetest of creatures said, “Enough already.” Bummed that I couldn’t be outside gardening, I sneaked out long enough on Monday to capture this picture of our bleeding hearts dotted […]
~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes… I runfess: I got so busy this afternoon working on a huge home project that I completely forgot I’d set my Runfessions to post at 8 PM. Thinking that it was set to post at 9 PM, I pulled out my […]
Tuesday’s run was tough, but I think that had more to do with the heat and the noon-time start than I realized when I started out for my run. My Garmin (affiliate link) showed a ridiculously slow pace, even for an injured Deb, but I think that was because I was running on the winding trails behind our […]
Monday night’s beautiful sunset had nothing to do with my workouts, but was too beautiful to ignore. Beautiful sunsets also seemed to became the theme for the week… Tuesday morning when I met my friend Lupe for a run I knew that I wanted to push a little harder to see what my legs could do and how […]
I can confidently announce that spring has hit Virginia! I know that because this weekend I uncovered our deck furniture, pulled our little nicknacks out of the garden shed, and had our mulch spread. Our bright green grass has been cut twice already, the early flowering fruit trees and redbuds are blooming, and what spring bulbs the deer and squirrels […]
